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🌱 How Grass Valley police unraveled a frightening ‘Brunswick Boys’ assault call
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- How Grass Valley police unraveled a frightening ‘Brunswick Boys’ assault call
Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Very windy; chilly with rain, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: Chilly with periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 37.
- Saturday: Cool with sun and clouds, with a high of 51 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Claims of assault by 'Brunswick Boys' Tuesday turns out to be extreme intoxication (theunion.com) — Grass Valley Police say a reported assault off Dorsey Drive Tuesday night turned out to be an unfounded claim from a highly intoxicated caller, who was instead given medical help. Officers and medics found no evidence of the rumored “Brunswick Boys” attack, though the group has been linked to past concerns about racially motivated assaults in the wider region.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Say hello to Caspian our silver chinchilla Persian boy and to Piccadilly our torty smoke Persian.
They are excited about Christmas... playing with all the ribbons and the wrapping paper and sniffing around the kitchen as I begin to bake. (Nextdoor Peardale) - I know the person means well, but food left by the group of Vistamont mail boxes half way up street needs takers before the rain starts.
See carrots/ onions/ eggs/ canned goods. Hope they get taken before rain ruins or critters partake. Know there are covered free food places( near… (Nextdoor Morgan Ranch)
- Starbucks posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 05820, FREEMAN & MCKNIGHT in Grass Valley. Apply here.
- Placer County, CA posted a job opening for Eligibility Specialist - II (Extra Help Only) - #2025-15543-01 in Auburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grass Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nevada City
- Apply for Nevada County's Citizen's Academy by Feb. 17 (yubanet.com)
- Doing a Lot with Very Little: Community, Care, and Connection on the San Juan Ridge (yubanet.com)
- Cash Crunch Triggers Lease Hikes for Vendors in Montana's State-Owned Ghost Towns (usnews.com)
Wheatland
- Feeling the festive stress? Try this yoga teacher's three relaxing poses to help manage holiday overwhelm (fitandwell.com)
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