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🌱 North Pole drivers face new DUI and weapons charges this week

North Pole, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • North Pole drivers face new DUI and weapons charges this week
  • Why a North Pole coach hauled his whole team 2,700 miles

Also on today's calendar: Ragtime at the Malemute and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public Safety Report — June 11, 2026 (newsminer.com) — Several North Pole residents are facing fresh DUI and related charges, including one case handled by North Pole police after reports of dangerous driving with a firearm in the vehicle. The public safety report details multiple recent arrests in the Fairbanks–North Pole area, underscoring ongoing enforcement around impaired driving and weapons misconduct on local roads.
   

• Viking Alum brings team to Valley City from Alaska (vcsuvikings.com) — A North Pole high school football coach and Viking alum brought several Patriots players and his family over 2,700 miles to Valley City State’s 11‑man camp, giving local teens rare exposure to college coaches. He praises how well VCSU supports Alaskan recruits and imagines having similar facilities back home in North Pole, hoping the experience broadens his players’ options after graduation.
   

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  • Missing cat
    Her name is Aphrodite, she is a small black brown and white cat 8 pounds Skiddish around dogs Text 573-550-8787 if found or email idiotbeanos@gmail… (Nextdoor Lakloey Hill & Airstrip)
  • Lost a cat named Aphrodite, a small 8 pound black, brown, and white cat.
    If found text me 907-251-8539 or bring her to 1417 tramon ave (Nextdoor Lakloey Hill & Airstrip)
  • Glass Doctor posted a job opening for Glazier in North Pole. Apply here.
  • The Alaska Club posted a job opening for Summer Camp Counselor: Fairbanks in Fairbanks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Pole here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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