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🌱 Patch AM: Ankeny nurse faces state board hearing after multiple theft convictions
Coming up: HS Picture Day on the Ankeny Patch calendar
Hi Ankeny! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ankeny nurse faces state board hearing after multiple theft convictions
- Hear the Ankeny 8-year-old's winning "Best Mom Call" at the Fair
- Mayor of town just north of Ankeny killed in motorcycle crash
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. After five theft convictions, nursing home worker faces licensing sanctions (mississippivalleypublishing.com) — An Ankeny resident who works as a licensed practical nurse at Iowa care facilities is facing possible sanctions from the Iowa Board of Nursing over criminal convictions and alleged failure to cooperate with regulators. The case involves multiple past theft convictions and a scheduled October 15, 2026 hearing, which could affect his nursing license and future work in area nursing homes. 
2. Best Mom Call Kid At The Iowa State Fair WINNER 2026 (kxrb.com) — An 8-year-old from Ankeny, Vivien Sullivan, just captured first place in her division of the always-lively "Best Mom Call" contest at the Iowa State Fair. Her urgent shout about being late for the fair stood out among creative, booming calls from kids across Iowa, continuing a quirky tradition that delights crowds every summer.
3. Sheldahl mayor identified as Polk City motorcycle crash fatality (desmoinesregister.com subscription) — A nearby community just north of Ankeny is mourning after Sheldahl Mayor Todd Anderson was identified as the motorcyclist killed in a crash near Polk City. Authorities say the single-vehicle accident happened Saturday evening on Iowa 141, and Sheldahl's mayor pro tem will serve as acting mayor while residents await funeral details.
4. 26 questions we have entering 2026 Iowa high school football season (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — With standout running back Daniel Larmie graduated from Ankeny, central Iowa coaches are wondering who will emerge as the next top rusher in the CIML this fall. A Des Moines Register preview poses 26 big questions about the 2026 Iowa high school football season, spotlighting key players, title contenders, and storylines fans will follow into November.
5. Doran Bolin (ottumwaradio.com) — An Ottumwa family is mourning the passing of 87-year-old Doran Bolin, whose surviving son and daughter-in-law live in Ankeny. Bolin spent 34 years with John Deere Ottumwa Works, loved tinkering, Hawkeye games, and the Iowa State Fair, and chose to donate his body to the University of Iowa for research, with memorials directed to Hospice Comfort House.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Picture Day
Middle School Alleman, IA 50007
8:24 am - Baby Story Time →
Bondurant Community Library, 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant
9:30 am - Girls Cross Country: Bobcat Early Bird (Varsity)
Middle School Marshalltown Community College
4:30 pm - Boys Cross Country: Bobcat Early Bird (Varsity)
Middle School Marshalltown Community College
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Roland-Story JV/JV2/JV2 Triangular (JV 1)
Middle School Roland-Story High School North Gym
4:59 pm - Volleyball: Ankeny Christian vs North Polk (9th A)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
5:30 pm - Volleyball: Ankeny Christian vs North Polk (JV 1)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
6:30 pm - Football: Lewis Central vs North Polk (Freshman)
Middle School North Polk High School
4:15 pm - Football: Lewis Central vs North Polk (Varsity)
Middle School North Polk High School
7:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: Johnston Sunrise Invitational (Varsity)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am - Volleyball: Bondurant-Farrar Varsity Volleyball Skip Anderson Classic (Varsity)
Middle School Bondurant-Farrar High School
8:00 am - Girls Cross Country: (Level 2)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Presbyterian Homes & Services posted a job opening for Cook in Ankeny. Apply here.
- U-Haul International, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service / Lot Attendant in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.
Ok Ankeny! 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
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