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🌱 Patch AM: 1,500 Customers Lose Power After Construction Crew Strikes Underground Line In Geneva

Coming up on the Geneva Patch calendar: Charity Partner Sale Weekend for Lazarus House

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Good morning Geneva! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Construction mishap briefly cuts power to 1,500 on Geneva's west side
  • How Geneva's tight win reshaped the DuKane football race.

Also on today's calendar: Charity Partner Sale Weekend for Lazarus House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Warm with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1,500 Customers Lose Power After Construction Crew Strikes Underground Line In Geneva (patch.com) — Geneva residents on the west side briefly lost power Tuesday afternoon after a construction crew accidentally hit an underground line, affecting about 1,500 customers. Neighborhoods including Fisher Farms and Pepper Valley, plus Delnor Hospital and parts of Geneva Commons, saw service restored within about 30 minutes, with officials urging anyone still having issues to call Public Works.
   

• Adam Schilling, back after PCL tear, helping Wheaton North fly high at 4-0: Suburban Life football notebook (shawlocal.com) — Geneva High School's football team edged Wheaton Warrenville South 28-26, highlighted by a record-setting 481-yard passing night from the opposing quarterback. The story also looks ahead to Wheaton North's remaining schedule, where matchups with Batavia, Geneva, and Wheaton Warrenville South could shape the DuKane Conference race.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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