🌱 Why deputies seized 17 dogs from an Iron Gate home this week

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• Why deputies seized 17 dogs from an Iron Gate home this week

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler with a thunderstorm, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 63, low: 55.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man arrested in Iron Gate animal neglect investigation (wfxrtv.com) — Residents of Iron Gate may notice law enforcement activity after deputies removed 17 dogs and other animals from a local home, citing poor conditions and strong odors. The animals are now being treated at the Alleghany County Humane Center, while the homeowner faces multiple charges in an ongoing investigation.
   

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Tuesday October 6

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Sunday October 11

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Saturday October 17

• Fall Festival Gospel Sing Featuring The Announcers →
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Sunday October 18

• Owl Prowl →
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  6:30 pm

Friday October 30

• Movies @ The Masonic: The Rocky Horror Picture Show →
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Sunday November 8

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Saturday November 14

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ingevity Corporation posted a job opening for Safety Manager in Covington. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Covington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iron Gate here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clifton Forge

• Joanne Hughson Robertson (therecorderonline.com)
• C&O Historical Society announces new series book (wvnews.com)

Covington

• A fall getaway worth savoring: Discover Covington at Southern Hotel (inregister.com)
• Chapman marks 65th anniversary (therecorderonline.com)
• Barbara Drumheller Leitch (therecorderonline.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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