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🌱 What’s on the menu at Altoona’s new all-you-can-eat buffet?
Altoona, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Altoona! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s on the menu at Altoona’s new all-you-can-eat buffet?
Also on today's calendar: IIHOF Induction Ceremony 2026.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 20 hottest new restaurants to try in the Des Moines metro now (desmoinesregister.com subscription) — Altoona diners have a new option with Red Anchor Sushi & Seafood Buffet, an all-you-can-eat spot near Prairie Meadows and Adventureland offering sushi, hibachi, steak, pho, and a broad Asian buffet. It’s one of 20 recently opened restaurants around the Des Moines metro, giving locals another nearby choice for casual group meals and big-plate variety. 
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K² Marketplace Magic →
Outlets of Des Moines, 801 Bass Pro Dr NW, Altoona
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Saturday October 17
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IIHOF Induction Ceremony 2026 →
The Meadows Event Center, 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Altoona. Apply here.
- Lineage Logistics, LLC posted a job opening for High Reach Forklift Driver - 1st shift in Altoona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altoona here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bondurant
- Rural Bondurant intersection sees four crashes, two killed since May (who13.com)
- One person dead after three-vehicle crash near Bondurant (desmoinesregister.com)
Ankeny
- Madi VanBruggen finding her footing for Ankeny Centennial volleyball (desmoinesregister.com)
- Developer to bring 200 townhome units to Ankeny. Here's where and when (desmoinesregister.com)
- Rome Grinding Solutions marks 50 years of manufacturing growth (meatpoultry.com)
Ok Altoona! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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