🌱 How officers safely freed a tangled bull moose in Fairplay

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• How officers safely freed a tangled bull moose in Fairplay

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 66, low: 41.
• Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers perform unique rescue at a home in Fairplay (koaa.com) — Wildlife officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife helped free a bull moose tangled in rope in a Fairplay backyard over the weekend, briefly stunning it with a Taser instead of using tranquilizers. The animal was safely untangled, quickly got back up, and left the area unharmed, giving neighbors an unusual but reassuring wildlife encounter close to home.
   

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• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Leadville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Leadville

• Denver Pride 2026: Here's your guide to dance parties, outdoor activities and the parade and fest (9news.com)
• Monday Travel Notes for Chaffee County and Surrounding Areas (heartoftherockiesradio.com)

Breckenridge

• Breckenridge took a long, global journey to honey whiskey (thirstcolorado.com)
• Breckenridge officials consider pause on new out-of-town water hookups (summitdaily.com)
• Top 5 most-read stories last week: Dillon shooting, El Niño outlook and charter school request (summitdaily.com)

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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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