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🌱 Bridge City Slam VIII and 10 more events
Also check out Football: Albia vs Davis County (Junior High) on the Agency Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Bridge City Slam VIII
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and less humid, temps: high: 69, low: 44.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Agency
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★ Featured events ★
- Bridge City Slam VIII →
Bridge View Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa
4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Football: Albia vs Davis County (Junior High)
Davis County High School Mustang Stadium
4:30 pm - Football: Davis County vs Ottumwa (Junior Varsity)
Schafer Stadium
6:00 pm - PAC XC Meet →
Ottumwa IA - Steve Johnson Invitational →
Ottumwa IA - Volleyball: Newton Cardinal Volleyball Invite (Varsity)
Newton High School Upper Main Gym
8:30 am - Davis County Festival of Bands
Davis County High School Mustang Stadium
6:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: Charger XC Invitational (Varsity)
Lake View Golf & Country Club
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Centerville vs Davis County (Junior High)
Mutchler Community Center
4:30 pm - Davis County at Cardinal →
Cardinal High School, 4045 Ashland Rd, Eldon
5:00 pm - Volleyball: Davis County vs Cardinal (JV1)
Cardinal High School
6:15 pm - Volleyball: Davis County vs Cardinal (Varsity)
Cardinal High School
7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LifePoint Health posted a job opening for Unit Secretary (HUC) in Ottumwa. Apply here.
- L Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate-Quincy Plaza in Ottumwa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Agency here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ottumwa
- Notice of Public Comment Perio... (ottumwacourier.com)
- Donna L. Bair (clintondailydemocrat.com)
- Fairfield Community School District Receives Choose Iowa Local Food for Schools Grant (ottumwaradio.com)
Fairfield
- Fairfield Volleyball Wins Second Straight Conference Match at Keokuk (ottumwaradio.com)
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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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