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In today's newsletter:

• How a Highway 120 intersection crash sent two Oakdale drivers to hospitals
• How a Lake Elmo overdose led to a rare murder charge

Also on today's calendar: Safety, Crime and Fire Prevention and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
• Friday: More clouds than sun, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
• Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School bus driver hurt in T-bone crash in Oakdale (fox9.com) — A school bus driver and an Oakdale man driving an SUV were hospitalized after a T-bone collision at Highway 120 and Upper 35th Street along Oakdale's border Wednesday. No students were on the bus, and troopers say the driver was taken in as a precaution while the SUV driver had suspected injuries. State Patrol continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
   

• Saint Louis Park Woman Sold Fentanyl Before Fatal Overdose (mncrime.com) — Washington County prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old Saint Louis Park woman with third-degree murder, alleging she sold fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose at a Lake Elmo treatment home. The article explains Minnesota's homicide degrees and notes related Washington County crime cases, including one mentioning Oakdale police. The state is seeking a warrant, citing ongoing public safety concerns.
   

📸 Around Oakdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Family Fun Flatables →
  Richard Walton Park, 1584 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Safety, Crime and Fire Prevention →
  Oakdale Discovery Center (Discovery Room Closed), 4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale
  12:00 pm
• Wellness 50+ - Safety, Crime, and Fire Prevention →
  Oakdale Discovery Center Community Room, Oakdale
  12:00 pm
• Wellness 50+: Safety, Crime and Prevention →
  Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Yoga - Morning Yoga | Summer Session 2 →
  Oakdale Discovery Center Full Building, Oakdale
  9:30 am
Wednesday September 30
• Oakdale Wednesday Walks (Spring Summer Fall) →
  Oakdale Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale
  9:00 am
• Library Story Time →
  Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  10:30 am
• Adult Cards →
  Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  1:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  Walton Park - west parking lot (off of 15th Street N), 1584 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  2:00 pm
• The Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate Fourm →
  Oakdale Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 24
• Knyaw Digital Literacy Class
  Rice Street Branch Library, 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul
  11:00 am
• Candle Votives with East Side Elders
  Sun Ray Branch Library, 2105 Wilson Avenue, Saint Paul
  1:00 pm
• Teen Hang-Out
  Rice Street Branch Library, 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul
  5:30 pm
• Farm Bureau Dinner →
  Lake Elmo Inn, 3442 Lake Elmo Avenue North, Lake Elmo
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you are looking for help this winter Call me or email to me!
  Will be a pleasure help 651-417-6861 jscanelo043@gmail.com (Nextdoor Hadley Ave)

🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Tribal Flags at the Military Museum, and NativeCare Opens Dispensary in Maplewood (minnesotanativenews.org)
• Prospecting: Ollie's Bargain Outlet To Open 700th Store. (insideradio.com)

Lake Elmo

• County Board sets preliminary levy, proposed budget for 2027 (hometownsource.com)

Woodbury

• Photo Gallery: Woodbury Football Beats Hopkins In Homecoming Game (woodburynewsnet.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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