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- How one Paducah farmer keeps 2,000 acres running on older gear
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- Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
- Thursday: Humid with drenching t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Squeezed by a tough economy, many farmers are relying on decades-old machinery (kansaspublicradio.org) — A Paducah farmer, Donnie Edwards, is stretching older machinery and his own repair skills to keep a 2,000‑acre operation going amid high equipment and input costs. He's weighing pricey tech upgrades, experimenting with drone spraying, and even running a repair shop with his son, reflecting how farmers nationwide are juggling time, money, and debt risk. 
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McCracken County High School 300 Cumberland Ave, Paducah, KY 42001, USA
5:30 pm - MCHS Men's JV/Varsity Soccer vs Paducah Tilghman @ HOME, Mercy Hea
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
5:30 pm - MCHS Women's Varsity Soccer @ Smoky Mountain Cup vs Pope John Paul
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
4:45 pm - MCHS Varsity Football @ Paducah Tilghman
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
7:00 pm - MCHS Women's Golf vs Paducah Tilghman, Paxton Park
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
4:00 pm - MCHS FR/JV/Varsity Volleyball @ CCA
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
5:00 pm - MCHS JV Football vs Mayfield @ HOME, Marquette Stadium
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
6:00 pm - MCHS Women's Golf @ Massac, Metropolis CC
McCracken County High School Paducah, KY 42003
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- MCHS Men's JV/Varsity Soccer @ Henderson County
McCracken County Public Schools Paducah, KY 42003
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The Carson Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Kentucky Ave, Paducah
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Reidland Intermediate School 300 Cumberland Ave, Paducah, KY 42001, USA
5:30 pm - MCHS Men's JV/Varsity Soccer vs Paducah Tilghman @ HOME, Mercy Hea
McCracken County Public Schools Paducah, KY 42003
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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