🌱 How a $2.3 billion Army deal reshapes Hawthorne’s depot future

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• How a $2.3 billion Army deal reshapes Hawthorne’s depot future

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 99 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 66.
• Sunday: Sweltering heat with sunshine, with a high of 98 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Day & Zimmermann Wins $2.3B Army Contract for Ammo Depot Modernization (govconwire.com) — A new $2.3 billion U.S. Army contract will keep Day & Zimmermann operating, maintaining, and modernizing Hawthorne Army Depot through 2046, shaping jobs and activity around the base for decades. The deal covers everything from ammunition demilitarization and supply depot operations to security, fire services, environmental work, and IT support, underscoring Hawthorne’s ongoing role in the nation’s munitions infrastructure.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Lifeguard in Hawthorne. Apply here.
• INDUS Technology, Inc. posted a job opening for Safety Manager in Hawthorne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hawthorne here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Yerington

• Community Invited to Artist Reception Featuring Photographer Roberta Bryant: Friday, June 12th, 6-8pm (pizenswitchtimes.com)
• Nevada Canyon Gold Announces 2026 Drill Program Begins at the Lapon Canyon Gold Project (juniorminingnetwork.com)
• Yerington hospital breaks ground on ‘much needed' clinic (nevadaappeal.com)

Fallon

• Fallon Native Brings Aviation Career Camp Home (thefallonpost.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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