🌱 How a river search near Oroville ended a reality star’s struggle
Oroville, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Oroville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a river search near Oroville ended a reality star’s struggle
- Body of TV personality recovered from Okanogan River near Oroville
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
- Friday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Alaskan Bush People' Star Bear Brown Breaks Silence After Brother's Body Is Found in River, Reveals Shocking Family Truth (amomama.com) — Search and recovery efforts along the Okanogan River near Oroville frame this detailed account of reality TV figure Matt Brown’s final days in town, including sightings near Driscoll Island Wildlife Area. The piece focuses on his struggles with addiction, the family’s attempts to support him, and brother Bear’s plea for compassion toward relatives. 
• Body of reality TV star pulled from Okanogan River (kxly.com) — Residents should know that volunteers recovered reality TV personality Matthew Brown’s body from the Okanogan River near Oroville on Saturday, May 30, and the county coroner is now investigating the cause of death. Authorities say a 911 caller previously reported a man drifting away south of town, and a firearm was later found where he was last seen.
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- It’s Medicare Fraud Prevention Month!
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- Family Resource Home Care posted a job opening for Part Time In Home Caregiver - Weekly Pay! in Oroville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Omak
- One More Line, Lots More Snacks: SunOpta Expands Production in Omak (businesswire.com)
Okanogan
- Free pet vaccine, microchip clinic planned in Okanogan (qcherald.com)
- Washington Ski Area Details Future After Not Operating This Past Winter (unofficialnetworks.com)
- Coroner Shares Details About the Discovery of 'Alaskan Bush People' Star Matt Brown's Remains (suggest.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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