🌱 What this Top Workplace award means for Anita’s Cass Health clinic

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• What this Top Workplace award means for Anita's Cass Health clinic

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• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Des Moines Register Names Cass Health a Winner of the Iowa Top Workplaces 2026 Award (westerniowatoday.com) — Cass Health, which operates a rural health clinic in Anita, has been named a 2026 Iowa Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register based on employee feedback. The Atlantic-based system, including clinics in Anita and nearby towns, is Cass County's largest employer and has also earned national recognition as a leading critical access hospital.
   

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Tuesday September 29
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Wednesday September 30
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  Atlantic IA
  9:30 am
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  4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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  10:00 am
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  Atlantic IA
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• VIP Connections: Walking Group →
  Atlantic IA
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Fireman's Donation Breakfast →
  Atlantic Fire Department, 1203 SW 7th Street, Atlantic
  7:00 am
Monday October 5
• Book Edge Stenciling →
  Atlantic IA
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Civil Rights 101 →
  Atlantic IA
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Knitting Group →
  Atlantic IA
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Community 1st Credit Union posted a job opening for Full Time Teller in Atlantic. Apply here.
• Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company posted a job opening for Production Operator (2nd Shift) in Atlantic. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anita here.

🗞 Nearby News

Atlantic

• Shenandoah Wins Boys' Team Title at Glenwood Cross Country Invitational (westerniowatoday.com)
• FFA Soil Judging Contest (kjan.com)
• Cash Grains September 28 (westerniowatoday.com)

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• Guthrie County Sheriff's Office Weekly Report — Sept. 21-27, 2026 (gctimesnews.com)

Corning

• 12 Iowa Restaurants Serving Farm-Fresh Flavors This Harvest Season (travelmag.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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