🌱 How a Sumner upbringing launched Amelia Day’s fast-rising music career
Sumner, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Sumner! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Sumner upbringing launched Amelia Day’s fast-rising music career
- How a Sumner Spartan lineman chose his future at Montana State
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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
- Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Amelia Day Is Betting on Herself (And Winning) With The Release Of New EP ‘Ego Trip' (brobible.com) — A rising Nashville-based singer-songwriter got her start growing up in Sumner where early piano lessons and small local gigs sparked a now fast-growing career. She talks about overcoming stage fright, building a following through farmers’ markets and bar shows, and channeling a painful breakup into her new EP “Ego Trip,” which blends folk, rock, and 90s-influenced alternative sounds. 
• Montana State Lands Commitment From Sumner (WA) OL Maciah Keene (yardbarker.com) — Sumner High offensive lineman Maciah Keene, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound standout from the two-time state champion Sumner Spartans, has committed to play football at Montana State. He describes how Sumner’s culture and work ethic shaped him, reflects on the Spartans’ back-to-back 4A titles, and shares why the Bobcats’ coaches, culture, and Bozeman atmosphere convinced him to choose MSU.
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Puyallup
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- Overturned semi near Kasota Road blocks traffic with other accidents nearby (kmvt.com)
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- Pierce County realtors accuse developer of sabotaging their open house events (thenewstribune.com)
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