🌱 What this new SCORE jail fatality report means for Des Moines residents
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In today's newsletter:
- What this new SCORE jail fatality report means for Des Moines residents
Also on today's calendar: Fenders On Front Street and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
- Sunday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Inmate Fatality Report Points to Ongoing Issues at SCORE Jail (theurbanist.org) — A new report on a 2025 overdose death at the Des Moines-based SCORE jail raises questions about delayed medical response, contraband control, and overall detainee safety at the regional facility. Local cities, including Des Moines, rely heavily on SCORE, even as Seattle-area officials debate whether to keep sending people there and a new medical contractor takes over inmate healthcare. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Fenders On Front Street →
232 Front St N, Issaquah
8:00 am
Sunday June 21
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Other local events
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Family Bike Rodeo →
North SeaTac Park & Ball Fields, Des Moines Memorial Drive South and, S 128th St, SeaTac
11:00 am -
Curious Creatures Window Painting
Des Moines Library 21620 11th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98198
4:00 pm -
Low Tide Beach Exploration (with Park Naturalists) →
Saltwater State Park, Saltwater State Pk, 25205 8th Pl S, Des Moines
10:00 am -
Books at the Beach
Woodmont Library 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 98198
11:00 am -
Cookies and Canvases for Teens
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
3:00 pm -
Sound It Out Sunday!
Woodmont Library 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 98198
3:00 pm -
Live Music at the Quarterdeck - Tyler McGinnis →
Quarterdeck, 22307 Dock Ave S #1, Des Moines
6:00 pm -
STEAM Family Story Time
Woodmont Library 26809 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 98198
10:30 am -
Bored Art →
Waterland Arcade, 22306 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines
4:00 pm -
MIBBB Afterparty →
Waterland Arcade, 22306 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines
9:30 pm -
Waterland Sock Hop →
Waterland Arcade, 22306 Marine View Dr S, Des Moines
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Monday June 15
Saturday June 20
Friday June 26
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🗞 Nearby News
SeaTac
- Coors Light reveals giant 'Cooooooooooooooors' can holder for the World Cup. Here's how to get yours. (king5.com)
- SEA Airport's expanded C Concourse opens Thursday (king5.com)
- Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Victoria Mboko injury (seattlepi.com)
Kent
- Kent's Padilla named president of police chiefs, sheriffs group (kentreporter.com)
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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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