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🌱 Remembering Donavon Jessie, longtime Melrose farmer and school board member

Melrose, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Melrose! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Donavon Jessie, longtime Melrose farmer and school board member

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 57 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, temps: high: 43, low: 26.
  • Friday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Donavon Dean Jessie (monroecountyherald.com) — Donavon Dean Jessie, a longtime Melrose farmer who served six years on the Melrose-Mindoro School Board, died November 1 at 86. He raised award-winning Percheron draft horses and shared his expertise as a judge at fairs. His memorial service is November 13 at 11 a.m. at New Life Assembly of God in Sparta.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • With the 9-day gun deer season opening in just a few weeks, we're reminding hunters about the availability to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
    The DNR is especially interested in samples from the CWD sampling priority areas, but hunters anywhere in Wisconsin can submit a sample from their… (Nextdoor )
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Lead Cook - La Crosse County, WI in Melrose. Apply here.
  • Hormel Foods Corporation posted a job opening for 3rd shift - Sanitation Technician II in Sparta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose here.

🗞 Nearby News

Black River Falls

  • No contest plea for Marshfield man in Jackson County bank robberies (wizmnews.com)
  • Cheapest E85 gas in Jackson County reach $3.75 in week ending Oct. 31 (wcwisconsinnews.com)

Sparta

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Melrose

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Melrose

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.