🌱 How AP athletes dominated the pitch and track to start the week

Morning Aplington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How AP athletes dominated the pitch and track to start the week

Also on today's calendar: West Marshall Varsity Baseball @ APHS.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Turning sunny; breezy, nice, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and becoming windier, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; warmer, with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• AP Girls Soccer defeats Union, highlighting Monday action (radioonthego.com) — Aplington-Parkersburg girls soccer, ranked No. 10 in Class 1A, blanked Union 3-0 at home Monday, scoring all three goals after halftime. Falcon boys and girls track teams also turned in strong relay and field-event finishes, and the AP/DNH boys soccer squad now hosts Columbus Catholic Tuesday evening after going unbeaten in seven straight matches.
   

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📸 Around Aplington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aplington

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 15

• Denver Girls JV Soccer @ APHS →
  Aplington-Parkersburg High School, 610 N Johnson St, Parkersburg
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 28

• West Marshall Varsity Baseball @ APHS →
  Aplington-Parkersburg High School, 610 N Johnson St, Parkersburg
  5:00 pm

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📣 Aplington Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Teen After School Stop
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  2:30 pm
• Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arrangement)
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Kdg Music Concert
  Orchard Hill Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Movie Matinee.
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Popcorn & Pictures: A Family Matinee
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  1:55 pm

Monday May 18

• Baby Playtime
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  10:30 am
• Tween Book Club
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  4:15 pm
• Clear Lake Girls JV Soccer @ Hampton-Dumont →
  Hampton-Dumont High School, 101 12th Ave NW, Hampton
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Cedar Heights Library Night
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  5:00 pm
• Menopause 101
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LifeWise Academy posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Parkersburg. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Sales Merchandiser in Iowa Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aplington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Iowa Falls

• Annette Sweeney seeking another term in Iowa Senate District 27 (radioonthego.com)

Cedar Falls

• UNI announces 2026 homecoming theme 'The Future is Purple' (communitynewspapergroup.com)
• Cedar Falls high school senior named 2026 National Youth Poet Laureate (kwwl.com)
• Nearly 1,600 students set to graduate from UNI this spring (kwwl.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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