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Coming up on the calendar:
- Main Street Makers Market at Ballingall Park
- Taylorville - A Tribute to Taylor Swift at Bridge View Center
Today's riddle: What Do u call a pig that knows karate? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
- Friday: Humid with a stray shower, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Main Street Makers Market →
Ballingall Park, 210 W Main St, Ottumwa
10:00 am
Saturday July 11
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Other local events
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Taylorville - A Tribute to Taylor Swift →
Bridge View Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa
7:00 pm
Saturday July 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Bloomfield Livestock Market →
Bloomfield Livestock Market, 510 Weaver Rd, Bloomfield
11:00 am -
Softball: Ottumwa vs Washington (JV1)
Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
1:00 pm -
Softball: Ottumwa vs Clear Creek Amana (Varsity)
Ottumwa Comm School District Ottumwa, IA 52501
6:00 pm -
Summer Meal Distribution
Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
2:00 pm -
Softball: Girls High School Regionals vs Washington (IA) (Home)
Davis County Comm School District Mustang Sports Complex
7:00 pm -
Baseball: Iowa City High vs Ottumwa (Varsity)
Gateway High School Ottumwa, IA 52501
7:00 pm -
Softball: Ottumwa vs Bettendorf (Varsity)
Liberty Elementary School Ottumwa, IA 52501
7:00 pm -
SRP - Blank Park Zoo!
Ottumwa Public Library Knights of Columbus, 123 3rd St W, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA
10:00 am -
Online Author Talk: Karin Slaughter
Ottumwa Public Library 102 West 4th Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
6:00 pm -
Online Author Talk: Reyna Grande
Ottumwa Public Library 102 West 4th Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
1:00 pm
Wednesday July 8
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
Saturday July 11
Tuesday July 14
Thursday July 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bath & Body Works posted a job opening for Retail Supervisor-Quincy Plaza in Ottumwa. Apply here.
- Keurig Dr Pepper posted a job opening for Sanitation Technician in Ottumwa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Agency here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ottumwa
- Ottumwa Woman Charged After Walmart Theft (ottumwaradio.com)
- Healthcare becomes Democrats' strongest midterms message in rural Iowa (prismnews.com)
- Ottumwa Woman Arrested After Hatchet Incident (ottumwaradio.com)
Fairfield
- Visit Fairfield Launches Gamified History Trail for Locals and Visitors (ottumwaradio.com)
- Southeast Iowa Man Charged After Allegedly Striking Fairfield Officer in the Face (ottumwaradio.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pork chop (Thank you Jody M. for sending it in!)
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