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Choosing the Correct Drill Bit for the Best Results

As usual, the drill bit I needed for a project was nowhere to be found in the shop. The next day, as I was standing in the bit section at a local home improvement center, I realized what a bewildering assortment of drill bits are available. The size and material you are drilling generally dictates they type of drill bit to use. There are five general types of drill bits available.

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EPA Announces $18 Million for Training and Technical Assistance for Small, Rural, and Tribal Wastewater Improvements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced up to $18 million in available federal funding to build the pipeline of Technical Assistance (TA) providers that can serve rural, small and Tribal municipalities through the Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution Grant Program. This investment delivers on President Biden’s Justice40 initiative and will support TA providers to help utilities improve vital wastewater management that is essential to healthy communities. This funding will also elevate impact from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding available to small, rural, and Tribal communities.

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Around Town Chillicothe

JULY 4 CLOSURES The following businesses and government offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Closures include: Chillicothe License Office, city and county offices, Livingston County Health Office, Lilliam DeMaris Youth Library, Livingston County Library, all state offices and the Constitution-Tribune.

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Four Die in Train Derailment

The names of the four people who died after a train derailment in near Mendon on June 27 have been released. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) released the names of the four people killed when an Amtrak train going from Los Angeles to Chicago hit a dump truck that was crossing railroad tracks that area residents had voiced concern over being dangerous and transportation officials had been “urged” to fix.

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