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🌱 What we know about the late-night shooting at Main Street Dillon.

Dillon, Colorado Patch AM: a 2 min read

Good morning to you Dillon! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the late-night shooting at Main Street Dillon.
  • Officials explain why Dillon Valley car explosion was ruled non-criminal.

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top 5 most-read stories last week: Dillon shooting, El Niño outlook and charter school request (summitdaily.com) — A recent roundup of most-read stories highlights a shooting investigation at Main Street and Fiedler Avenue in Dillon, where police quickly arrested a suspect and found no injured victims. Other top pieces cover a potentially wetter El Niño summer, a dramatic mountain rescue, intense debate over a proposed Summit County charter school, and a principal’s sudden resignation.
   

• Details emerge on fatal vehicle explosion investigation that found ‘no criminal act' (summitdaily.com) — Investigators have concluded that the March car explosion and fire near Dillon Valley that killed a Dillon resident was a suicide and not the result of any criminal act. Authorities say accelerant was present in the vehicle but found no evidence anyone else was involved. Multiple state and federal agencies assisted, and officials highlighted mental health resources for those in crisis.
   


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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Dillon. Apply here.
  • Colorado Mountain College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Sustainability in Dillon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dillon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Silverthorne

  • New Silverthorne Police Station to host public open house (summitdaily.com)
  • Law enforcement, fire department responding to Silverthorne Post Office (summitdaily.com)
  • Construction beginning soon on downtown pedestrian path linking South Gondola to Main Street that impacts parking (summitdaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Dillon

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