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🌱 Patch AM: Apple Valley worker charged after fatal tree-trimming incident
Happening soon: SATURDAY NIGHT ACOUSTICS ON THE PATIO WITH MELISSA SCHULZ on the Apple Valley Patch calendar
Greetings Apple Valley! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Apple Valley worker charged after fatal tree-trimming incident
Also on today's calendar: Family, Friends and Fishing with the Cub Scouts and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Minnesota tree trimmer charged in coworker's death after on-the-job horseplay turns deadly (fox40jackson.com) — A tree-trimming worker has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after a coworker died during a job in Apple Valley, where authorities say a hydraulic grapple fatally injured the man's head. Dakota County prosecutors allege negligent "horseplay" with the equipment led to the death, and the accused is currently being held in the county jail on set bail. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Apple Valley
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★ Featured events ★
- SATURDAY NIGHT ACOUSTICS ON THE PATIO WITH MELISSA SCHULZ →
Bogart's Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley
6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Coffee Connection / 25th Anniversary Celebration at Culver's
Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce Culver's
8:00 am - Family, Friends and Fishing with the Cub Scouts →
, Apple Valley
6:03 pm - Highland Elementary Open House
Highland Elementary School
4:00 pm - South Suburban United Intermediate Organization
Dakota County United Educators 6950 146th St W #114, Apple Valley, MN 55124
5:00 pm - Back to School Open House
School of Environmental Studies Saint Paul, MN 55124
4:00 pm - August 27, 2026, City Council Informal Meeting →
Apple Valley, MN Calendar
5:30 pm - Cedar Park STEM Open House
Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Cedar Park STEM Elementary School
5:30 pm - August 27, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting →
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7:00 pm - 2026 Simley Hall of Fame induction ceremony →
Simley Senior High School, 2920 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights
6:00 pm - Kids 'n Kinship Youth Mentoring: Virtual Information Session →
Virtual
12:00 pm - Ladies Day →
Dakota County Gun Club, 17501 Station Trl, Rosemount
12:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ** I have 6 left**
Free cucumber plants before they die! Last chance for someone to get these in the ground! They all have flowers, so fruit will be coming quick, but… (Nextdoor Apple Valley) - Moving sale!
172 150th St W Apple Valley. Sunday 9-4. King size bed frame with 2 dresser drawers $60, everything else is make an offer and fill up a brown paper… (Nextdoor Apple Valley)
🗞 Nearby News
Burnsville
- Same-Day Septoplasty and FESS Linked to Higher Corticosteroid Use (time.news)
Eagan
- Eagan church group volunteers in Appalachia (hometownsource.com)
- Wisconsin retiree bought a 400-square-foot tiny home outright, and now lives on Social Security (thecooldown.com)
- Takeaways from the Vikings' 13-3 loss to the Ravens (mitchellrepublic.com)
Lakeville
- They Might Need the Lane Someday (and Who Cares How Many People Get Hurt in the Meantime) (goodmenproject.com)
- Goodwill Proposed at Spirit of Brandtjen Farm (southmetroscoop.com)
Ok Apple Valley! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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