🌱 How close did a 1,400-pound marijuana bust come to Yreka?

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• How close did a 1,400-pound marijuana bust come to Yreka?

Also on today's calendar: Free Socialization Class and 2 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 49 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 59, low: 44.
• Friday: Rain, with a high of 50 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Why Interstate 5 is California's black-market cannabis superhighway (siskiyoudaily.com) — A major marijuana bust just 11 miles south of Yreka highlights how Interstate 5 through Siskiyou County has become a key route for large-scale illegal cannabis shipments. Deputies have seized thousands of pounds of marijuana in recent traffic stops near Grenada, Mount Shasta, and Dunsmuir, raising concerns that looming federal funding cuts could weaken local enforcement against organized trafficking operations.
   

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📸 Around Yreka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yreka

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• December Laugh Out Loud: Comedy Night at Rain Rock Casino
  Rain Rock Casino Resort Hotel, 777 Casino Way, Yreka
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Free Socialization Class
  Rescue Ranch Adoption Center , 2216 E Oberlin Rd , Yreka
  10:00 am
• YMCA Ugly Christmas Sweater Run/Walk
  Siskiyou Family YMCA , 350 N Foothill Dr , Yreka
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Free Socialization Class
  Rescue Ranch Adoption Center , 2216 E Oberlin Rd , Yreka
  10:00 am

Thursday January 15

• Yreka Miners vs West Valley Eagles
  Yreka Union High School District , 400 Preece Way , Yreka
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Yreka Miners vs Mazama Vikings
  Yreka Union High School District , 400 Preece Way , Yreka
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Yreka. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Yreka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yreka here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Weed

• Darkest Days Before the Coming Dawn (siskiyou.news)

Mount Shasta

• Why Interstate 5 is California's black-market cannabis superhighway (desertsun.com)

McCloud

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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