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🌱 Buchanan community remembers the life of Jada Rena Hilkene

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  • Buchanan community remembers the life of Jada Rena Hilkene

Also on today's calendar: Empty Bowls 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 58, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, a shower; windy, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jada Rena HIlkene (wsjm.com) — Buchanan is mourning the loss of 45-year-old resident Jada Rena Hilkene, a Buchanan High School alum remembered for her kindness, creativity, and infectious laugh. She built a career in business, including time at Whirlpool and Ameritox, and cherished close relationships with her mother, fiancé David, and extended family. Arrangements are being handled by Swem Chapel in Buchanan, with condolences accepted online.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does this dog belong to anyone in the Garr/Grange road area?
    We picked it up this morning close to Burgoyne. (Nextdoor Oronoko Lake Grange)
  • Hardee's Restaurants, LLC posted a job opening for CREW PERSON - 2021 - Niles in Niles. Apply here.
  • GPM Investments posted a job opening for Cashier/Sales Associate - 2nd/3rd Shifts in Niles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buchanan here.

🗞 Nearby News

Niles

  • High School Spotlight: Olsen powering Vikings baseball (wsbt.com)
  • Brace for marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in Cass and Berrien counties Wednesday – wind gusts reaching 30 mph (mlive.com)
  • Michigan Library's Missing 1967 Book Found in Scottish Castle (wgrd.com)

Berrien Springs

  • County Commissioners honor 911 Telecommunicator of the Year (wsjm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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