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🌱 What Adel residents should know about the upcoming infant death arraignment

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Thursday October 1st Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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  • What Adel residents should know about the upcoming infant death arraignment

Also on today's calendar: Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 69, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State News: State Audit Finds Time-Off Issues; Washington County Disaster Proclamation; Perry Woman Faces Murder Arraignment (westerniowatoday.com) — From Adel, authorities report that a Perry woman accused of killing her newborn will be arraigned October 28th in Dallas County and is being held without bond. The same statewide update details a critical audit of time-off approvals at the Iowa Department of Public Safety and a new disaster proclamation for Washington County after recent severe storms.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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