🌱 What this $11 million hospital grant means for Calexico patients
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In today's newsletter:
- What this $11 million hospital grant means for Calexico patients
- Which Calexico streets saw the latest felony arrests and police activity?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 104 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 106, low: 69.
- Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 106 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ECRMC Awarded $11 Million California Distressed Hospital Grant (calexicochronicle.com) — An $11 million state grant to El Centro Regional Medical Center is expected to stabilize hospital finances and strengthen healthcare across the Imperial Valley, including Calexico patients. Leaders say the money will support essential services as ECRMC prepares to join the Imperial Valley Healthcare District, which also oversees Pioneers Memorial Hospital. 
• COPS BRIEFS: Parolee faces cache of felony weapons and terrorist threat allegations (ivpressonline.com) — Several recent arrests in Calexico, including alleged assaults with deadly weapons and stolen property cases, have filled the latest county booking logs. Local police activity centers on downtown streets near the border and surrounding neighborhoods, with multiple agricultural workers and other residents facing felony and misdemeanor allegations and significant bail amounts.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
El Centro
- City of El Centro Hosts Nights of Melody (calexicochronicle.com)
- El Centro Secondary Barrier Construction Update (thedesertreview.com)
- Raising Hope Collective holds soft opening (ivpressonline.com)
Holtville
- Caltrans awards millions for community projects (ivpressonline.com)
- Fire trucks, ice cream and family fun coming to Holtville (thedesertreview.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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