🌱 How new flood-control money will change Auburn’s 15th Street SE

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In today's newsletter:

• How new flood-control money will change Auburn's 15th Street SE
• King County report links a recent overdose death to an Auburn business.
• How an Auburn pot shop robbery helped bring down a crime ring

Also on today's calendar: Medicare & Right-Sizing Tips - FREE and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 51.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Millions in flood control grants coming to south King County (seattleweekly.com) — Auburn is set to receive $300,000 for the Auburn 400 Flood Mitigation Ponds and 15th Street SE culvert project, part of a larger $14.3 million countywide flood-control package. This work will clean and restore the Auburn 400 culvert system that carries Algona Creek flows to Mill Creek, helping reduce prolonged high water and flood risk for nearby Auburn neighborhoods and regional drainage.
   

• Washington weekly drug overdose tracker Sept. 7-11 (everettpost.com) — A recent King County Medical Examiner report includes a drug-related death at an Auburn business, underscoring how the overdose crisis is affecting this community as well as nearby cities. The weekly tracker lists multiple accidental fatalities across Seattle-area locations, highlighting the ongoing regional impact of fentanyl and other substances.
   

• Man sentenced for Auburn marijuana dispensary robbery (kentreporter.com) — A violent robbery spree that included an armed holdup of Lucid Cannabis in Auburn has ended with a 17-year federal prison sentence for the Seattle man who organized and armed juvenile accomplices. Auburn readers may recall the multi-city string of marijuana shop and bank robberies; investigators from Auburn Police and several regional agencies helped build the case that also left a Tacoma dispensary worker dead.
   

📸 Around Auburn

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Wednesday September 16
• NPSL: WR, AM, @ TJ →
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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Medicare & Right-Sizing Tips - FREE →
  Auburn Library, 1102 Auburn Way South, Auburn
• Cascade Community Open House
  Cascade Middle School Auburn, WA 98002
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• First Aid Training ($30) and CPR/AED Training ($30), Auburn →
  Valley Regional Fire Authority Station 31, 1101 D St NE, Auburn
• Farm Open Day: Fall on the Farm →
  Auburn WA
• Shred Event-Auburn →
  Commencement Bank, 220 15th Street NE, Auburn
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Coffee with Christians: Auburn →
  Cafe of the Week, 2nd Street Southwest, Auburn
• 2026 Club Championship - Final Rd →
  Auburn Golf Course, 29630 Green River RD SE, Auburn
  8:00 am
• Cracking the Cemetery Code →
  Auburn WA
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• Le Centre d'Accueil / The Welcoming Center
  Federal Way 320th Library, 848 South 320th Street, Federal Way
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Daytime Playtime
  Federal Way 320th Library, 848 South 320th Street, Federal Way
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• English Language Learning (ELL) Classes
  Federal Way 320th Library, 848 South 320th Street, Federal Way
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found : 2 Persian type cats Weyheauser by boat launch .
  If anyone knows who they belong to please message me. If anyone knows a cat rescue that is accepting cats could you please message me ? I can't keep… (Nextdoor 340th Place)
• Frankie is a 4 year old rescue Shihtzu looking for his forever home!
  * He's neutered, up to date on vaccinations and chipped. He is crate and potty trained. Frankie would love a calm household with a single women who… (Nextdoor 133rd Ave SE)

• KeyCorp posted a job opening for Lead Teller in Kent. Apply here.
• SmartTalent posted a job opening for Sanitation in Kent. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Auburn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kent

• Driver, 16, crosses into oncoming traffic, injures 5 in Tacoma wreck, WSP says (thenewstribune.com)
• Macklemore booted from Ed Sheeran tour after calls of 'free Palestine' (newsnationnow.com)
• 2026 Engineering Leader Under 40: Josh Weitz, 38 (controleng.com)

Federal Way

• Modern 3 bedroom Townhomes with Garage - 31408 28th Ave S Federal Way WA (1 units available) (zillow.com)
• Your Chance To Win PAEC Presents Season Passes! (audacy.com)
• Fairer taxes or 'slippery slope'? 7 Washingtonians weigh in on the 'millionaires tax' (kuow.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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