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🌱 Ripley neighbors on edge after brutal home robbery injures 87-year-old
Ripley, West Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Ripley! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
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- Ripley neighbors on edge after brutal home robbery injures 87-year-old
Also on today's calendar: SCCA: Southern West Virginia Region – Rallycross.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: A passing shower, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 87-Year-Old Ripley Woman Recovering After Home Robbery (thunderboltradio.com) — An 87-year-old Ripley resident is recovering in rehabilitation after being brutally attacked and robbed in her home, suffering head wounds and two broken arms. Ripley police say she recognized one attacker from her neighborhood and has given investigators several names, but no arrests have been made yet, leaving neighbors concerned as the investigation continues. 
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Ravenswood
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Spencer
- W.Va. couple says they were shot at while trying to deliver DoorDash order in Spencer (wchstv.com)
- Treasurer Pack Announces Live Firearms Auction Raised More Than $127,000 for 25 West Virginia Law Enforcement Agencies (hintonnews.com)
Point Pleasant
- Something mysterious is waiting in the shadows... Join Leu Gardens for a screening of The Mothman Prophecies (gottagoorlando.com)
- Marshall Health Network brings robotic-assisted joint replacement to Rivers Health (wvnews.com)
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