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🌱 Did you feel Tuesday’s 3.0 quake just north of Middletown?

Middletown, California Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Middletown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Did you feel Tuesday’s 3.0 quake just north of Middletown?

Also on today's calendar: FNM Standard [05/15/2026] and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 54. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• May 12: Earthquake of 3.0 magnitude registered near Middletown, CA (sanluisobispo.com) — A small 3.0-magnitude earthquake shook just north of Middletown around 12:38 p.m. Tuesday, with residents urged to share what they felt through the USGS "Felt Report" form. The article also recaps several recent nearby quakes and offers practical, step-by-step safety tips on how to protect yourself during and after shaking.
   


📸 Around Middletown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown

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Other local events
    Thursday May 14
  • Softball Championship Tournament
    Middletown Middle School
    4:00 pm
  • Wrestling Championship Tournament
    Middletown Middle Tallman Gym Middletown, CA
    4:00 pm
  • Friday May 15
  • SOM Assembly
    Minnie Cannon Elementary Middletown, CA 95461
    8:15 am
  • FNM Standard [05/15/2026]
    Kingdom games, 14808 Olympic Dr, Clearlake
    6:15 pm

📣 Middletown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday May 13
  • Softball @ Round Valley
    Calistoga Junior/Senior High School Round Valley High School, 76270 High School St, Covelo, CA 9542
    4:00 pm
  • Thursday May 14
  • DW: Minimum Day
    Konocti Unified Lower Lake, CA 95457
  • Wrestling Championship Tournament
    Middletown Middle Tallman Gym Middletown, CA
    4:00 pm
  • Softball Championship Tournament
    Middletown Middle School
    4:00 pm
  • Softball vs Laytonville
    Calistoga Junior/Senior High School Calistoga Junior-Senior High School, 1608 Lake St, Calistoga, C
    4:00 pm
  • Friday May 15
  • ELS: School Spirit-Wear your blue shirt
    Konocti Unified Lower Lake, CA 95457
    6:00 am
  • SOM Assembly
    Minnie Cannon Elementary Middletown, CA 95461
    8:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have a friend who who has a crumbling driveway where the driveway meets the road on North Shore.
    Does anyone else have problems with shifting land in hidden Valley? (Nextdoor Big Canyon Rd)
  • Middletown Unified School Dist posted a job opening for Custodian -Substitute in Middletown. Apply here.
  • Middletown Unified posted a job opening for SDC Special Education Teacher-MMS/MHS in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Calistoga

Clearlake

  • ‘Never going to feel safe': California neighborhood flooded with over 1 million gallons of sewage (sfchronicle.com)
  • DON'T FEAR: It's Not 1987 Anymore, and That Low-Flying Chopper is (Probably) Just LIDAR-ing the PG&E Lines (lostcoastoutpost.com)

Healdsburg

  • Celebrating Healdsburg's Farmers Market: A Story Told Through Food (patch.com)
  • YWCA SONOMA COUNTY's 19 th Annual 'Gather Sonoma' (pressdemocrat.com)

Ok Middletown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Middletown

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.