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🌱 What’s happening around Woodland Park every day this holiday week?

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Good morning Woodland Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s happening around Woodland Park every day this holiday week?
  • Which Woodland Park streets saw the latest arrests and traffic busts?
  • Did you buy a ticket at Woodland Park’s lucky liquor store?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 57, low: 23.
  • Thursday: Cooler; windy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mountain Almanac for the Week of December 16 (mountainjackpot.com) — Woodland Park residents have a busy week ahead, from a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours networking event and city council’s final meeting of the year to yoga, weight-loss support, and a New Year’s Eve party at Ute Pass Cultural Center. Nearby Cripple Creek and Victor also offer theater, concerts, holiday lights, and the returning Ice Castles attraction.
   

• Busted in Woodland Park December 15, 2025 Edition (mountainjackpot.com) — Recent police reports detail a series of arrests and traffic citations in and around Woodland Park, including DUI cases, warrant arrests, and crashes on key stretches of Highway 24 and local streets. Residents can see when and where officers responded, and the types of violations being enforced around town.
   

• These Colorado stores have sold winning tickets as Powerball surpasses $1 billion (kdvr.com) — A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Banana Belt Liquors in Woodland Park during the current billion-dollar jackpot run, putting a major win right in town. The story lists other Colorado locations with big recent Powerball prizes and explains how long the jackpot has been rolling over without a winner.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • If there are any other adults in this town with an interest in board games, card games, TTRPGs, and video gaming, please message me.
    Would love to find enough people to start a gaming group of some kind. (Nextdoor Tranquil Acres)
  • I was walking bato my house after getting the mail onNorthwoods E when I saw a beautiful buck on the other side of the road.
    I heard some leaves shuffling and lookes again. There is another young buck walking up to the older one. The young oner has like rope netting,… (Nextdoor Woodland Park)
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Woodland Park. Apply here.
  • Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Woodland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • ‘He's reconnected with Mother Nature': Families honor fallen vets through Wreaths Across America (gazette.com)
  • Colorado Has North America's Largest Wildlife Overpass – How Big? (999thepoint.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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