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Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Party in Puyallup: 2026 Cinch Playoffs Team Roping Draw, Payout, and More (teamropingjournal.com) — Puyallup is about to host the high-stakes Cinch Playoff Series Finale rodeo Sept. 10-13, with top team-roping pairs chasing big payouts and coveted NFR spots. Local fans can catch multiple performances, semifinals, and finals at the Washington State Fairgrounds, where more than $77,000 per side in prize money is on the line.
• Pierce County News Briefs Sept 9 (tacomaweekly.com) — Pierce Transit is running special express buses to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup through Sept. 27, with frequent service from Lakewood and South Hill and free rides for youth. The broader county news roundup also covers data center limits, job training funds, charter amendments, public safety incidents, and several opportunities to apply for local boards and programs.
• Police searching for missing man who left adult-family home in Pierce County (thenewstribune.com) — Deputies are searching for 60-year-old Montgomery Smith, who left his adult-family home on Waller Road East in unincorporated Pierce County between Tacoma and Puyallup on Sept. 7 and never returned. He relies on medication and cannot care for himself without it, so residents near Puyallup are urged to call 911 immediately if they see him.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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