🌱 How Box Elder police helped tackle a major regional fentanyl bust.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Box Elder police helped tackle a major regional fentanyl bust.

Also on today's calendar: Hold the Rope Summit and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UNET announces drug bust in Pennington County (kbhbradio.com) — A regional drug task force that includes the Box Elder Police Department helped investigate a major fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation tied to Rapid City and Colorado. Two suspects were arrested after a Pennington County traffic stop, and officers seized thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills plus other drugs and cash.
   

📸 Around Box Elder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Box Elder

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Chandler Walters at The Monument →
  The Monument, 444 N Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Hold the Rope Summit →
  Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder
• Tenth Avenue North Concert →
  The Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder
  7:00 pm
• Tenth Avenue North - Steer Inc. Fundraiser Concert →
  The Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Early Childhood Connections Fall Mini Conference →
  BHSU Rapid City Campus, 4300 Cheyenne Boulevard, Box Elder
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Little Owl Tuesday Story Time
  Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
  9:30 am
• Breastfeeding Mothers Group →
  Neuroscience Center, 677 Cathedral Dr., STE 302, Rapid City
  1:00 pm
• Talk With a Recruiter →
  1400 Turbine Drive Door 1, Rapid City
  2:00 pm
• Curiosity Club
  Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
  3:30 pm
• Community Healing Activities →
  Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
  5:30 pm
• Youth Drum and Wicaglata Class →
  Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
  5:30 pm
• Pipebag Making and Teachings for Prevention →
  Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
  " Proverbs 16:24 Being kind to another is more wise than being unkind. The moment you spread hate, you also spread it throughout your body. You… (Nextdoor Box Elder)
• I have 2 white call ducks, 3 white layer females, and 2 swedish black and one swedish blue.
  I get on avg 5 large white duck eggs a day, you do the math.. that's like 24 to 35 eggs a week. Anyone looking for chicken eggs, this is a good… (Nextdoor Box Elder)

• Hunt Building Company posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician I, II, and III in Box Elder. Apply here.
• YMCA of the Black Hills posted a job opening for Group Exercise Instructor in Box Elder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Box Elder here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rapid City

• B-21 developer Northrop Grumman brings new jobs to South Dakota (aberdeennews.com)
• Black Hills Model Engine Expo teaches history, engineering, and evolving tech in Rapid City (newscenter1.tv)
• Why grocery prices could rise after a summer of extreme weather (bradenton.com)

Deadwood

• Sports Wagering Revenue Report August Week 2 (rg.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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