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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Highlighting Infrastructure Projects (independentvoice.com) — Dixon is moving ahead with big-ticket projects that will affect your daily life, including the Parkway Boulevard overpass, a new Fire Station 82, and an expanded police facility. City officials also outlined costly water, wastewater, City Hall, and fleet upgrades, and are courting federal partners to fully fund these long-term improvements and meet upcoming state regulations.
2. Dixon Chamber Marks Manager's First Anniversary (independentvoice.com) — Dixon's Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Manager Sara Echarte's first year leading efforts to support local businesses and community events. Board members and ambassadors praised her for welcoming new businesses, coordinating activities, and becoming a familiar presence around town as she begins her second year serving the Dixon business community.
3. Two killed in I-80 crash near Dixon (eastbaytimes.com) — A Dixon woman and a Vacaville man were killed when their SUV veered off eastbound I-80 near the Highway 113 interchange Sunday afternoon and hit an embankment. CHP investigators are still determining why the vehicle left the roadway and are asking any witnesses to contact the Solano Area office with information.
4. Dixon Fire Personnel Deploy to Monterey County Wildfires (independentvoice.com) — Dixon residents should know that local firefighters have been deployed to help battle the Timber and Plaskett wildfires in Monterey County as part of a Solano County strike team. Crews from Dixon and neighboring cities are providing structure protection and suppression in steep terrain, underscoring how mutual aid agreements let Dixon support other communities while representing the city in major wildfire responses.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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