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🌱 What the sale of Dayton’s turkey plant means for 1,400 workers

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  • What the sale of Dayton’s turkey plant means for 1,400 workers

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Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Warm with a couple of showers, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
  • Friday: Warm with variable clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cargill completes sale of Virginia turkey plant (meatpoultry.com) — A major employer in Dayton has changed hands, as Cargill finalized the sale of its Dayton turkey processing plant and related local facilities to California-based Pitman Family Farms. The deal includes the processing plant, a Mount Crawford cold-storage site, and a local feed mill, affecting roughly 1,400 workers and signaling a continued shift in the national turkey industry.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A crash involving a tractor trailer and passenger vehicle on I-81 in Rockingham County has closed one northbound travel lane, causing a four-mile delay.
    9:23AM on Mar 31: All northbound and southbound travel lanes on I-81 at mile marker 241.8 in Rockingham County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
  • Traffic is at a standstill on I-81 N reported at...
    Traffic is at a standstill on I-81 N reported at 9:15 AM. (Nextdoor )
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Entry Level in Dayton. Apply here.
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for D/C Loss Prevention Specialist in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dayton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bridgewater

  • Quincy city officials consider changes to water and sewer rates (kold.com)
  • Liberty League Performers of the Week for March 30 (ithaca.edu)
  • Harrisonburg preschool teacher arrested on child porn charges (dnronline.com)

Harrisonburg

  • Harrisonburg Tourism announces new History Trail of the Friendly City (whsv.com)
  • City of Harrisonburg Spring Holiday schedule (rocktownnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Dayton

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Dayton

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.