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🌱 Why Flandreau’s highway crew still needs one more snowplow driver

Hey there, Flandreau! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Flandreau’s highway crew still needs one more snowplow driver
  • How a Flandreau Guard officer changed lives before retiring from service

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy and increasingly windy, with a high of 42 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Thursday: Very windy; colder, temps: high: 26, low: 3. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 31 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DOT still seeking plow driver as snow season hits (moodycountyenterprise.com) — Flandreau’s state highway crew is nearly fully staffed for winter, but the South Dakota DOT still needs one part-time snowplow driver to help keep local roads clear during storms. Supervisor Chris Voelker, based in Flandreau, urges drivers to slow down and give plows room to work as snow events increase.
   

• Flannery steps down after decades of service (moodycountyenterprise.com) — A longtime Flandreau resident and South Dakota National Guard lieutenant colonel is stepping away from military service after 26 years, shifting her focus to family, learning, and writing. She reflects on building the Buddy Aid program for assault survivors, her deployments, and the leaders and soldiers who shaped her career, while promising to keep serving in a slower, more local way.
   

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  • Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Flandreau. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Brandon Valley's Padgett just keeps getting better and better (dakotanewsnow.com)
  • Kirby Proposes Consolidating Nine School Districts into One Sioux Falls Metro District (dakotafreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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