🌱 How a Dodge City gambling case factors into a statewide political fight

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Dodge City gambling case factors into a statewide political fight

Also on today's calendar: Garden City Town Council Meeting and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Video raises new questions in Cullman donor, gambling controversy (alreporter.com) — Residents may recall a 2021 case where gaming machines were removed from a Dodge City thrift store after state inspectors found compliance issues, and that enforcement is now being compared to how other gaming machines tied to a major political donor were handled. A new video of machines in a Cullman County convenience store has sparked ethics questions about Sheriff Matt Gentry’s campaign supporters and gambling enforcement decisions statewide.
   

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📸 Around Dodge City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dodge City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• The M-80s at Goat Island Brewing →
  Goat Island Brewing, 1646 John H Cooper Dr SE, Cullman
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• Girls Basketball
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  8:00 am
• Football Workouts
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  6:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Cheer choro camp
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  8:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Football Workouts
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  6:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Garden City Town Council Meeting →
  Garden City Town Hall, 501 1st Ave S, Hanceville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• North Alabama Agriplex: CULLMAN TOURING FARMS FOR KIDS
  Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce North Alabama Agriplex 1714 Tally Ho Street Cullman, AL. 35055
  1:00 am
• Girls Basketball
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  8:00 am
• Football Workouts
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  6:00 pm
• Weekly Live Trivia Nights at Grumpy's Italian... →
  Grumpy's Italian Grill, 402 5th St SW, Cullman
  6:30 pm
• Ribbon Cutting: Country Wok
  Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce 107 Bangor Ave, Hanceville, AL
  10:30 pm

Monday June 8

• Cheer choro camp
  Vinemont High School Cullman, AL 35057
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Good Hope

• Good Hope City Council meeting notes: May 26 (cullmantribune.com)
• Cleghorn, McCluskey named May CCBOE/AmFirst Employees of the Month (cullmantribune.com)
• CCBOE names new Holly Pond principals (cullmantimes.com)

Hanceville

• Hanceville council approves park improvement funding, restaurant liquor license (cullmantribune.com)
• Hanceville Library celebrates poetry contest winners (cullmantribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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