Community Corner
🌱 How Avoca’s new noise cameras could affect your next drive.
Also check out Friday Club on the Avoca Patch calendar
Good morning Avoca! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Avoca's new noise cameras could affect your next drive.
Also on today's calendar: Avoca Public Library Friday at One Club and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 68, low: 44.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Noise cameras capture license plates to ticket loud vehicles in US (savannahherald.com) — Avoca drivers on Highway 59 are now subject to a noise-camera program targeting loud engine braking, after a 2025 pilot logged 183 violations from 83 vehicles. The story explains how these cameras work, which companies power Avoca's system, and what similar programs in other cities mean for tickets, privacy, and how residents can review or contest citations. 
📸 Around Avoca
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avoca
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★ Featured events ★
- Friday Club →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
1:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Avoca Public Library Friday at One Club →
213 N. Elm, Avoca
1:00 pm - League of Human Dignity →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
2:00 pm - Wednesday Storytime →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
10:30 am - Avoca Public Library Storytime →
213 N. Elm, Avoca
10:30 am - Crochet Club for All Ages →
213 N. Elm, Avoca
5:00 pm - Crochet Club →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
5:00 pm - Adult Craft Night →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
6:00 pm - Adult Crafting at the Avoca Public Library →
213 N. Elm, Avoca
6:00 pm
Friday October 2
Wednesday October 7
📣 Avoca Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Cross Country: (Junior High)
Shenandoah High School Cross Country Course
4:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: South Sioux City Cross Country Invitational (V
South Ridge Golf Course
4:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: (Junior High)
Shenandoah High School Cross Country Course
4:10 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Southern Tire Mart, LLC posted a job opening for Mobile Service Technician STMP 579 in Avoca. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Avoca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avoca here.
🗞 Nearby News
Atlantic
- Atlantic Rallies to Beat Harlan 3-1 in Hawkeye Ten Conference Volleyball (westerniowatoday.com)
- Des Moines Register Names Cass Health a Winner of the Iowa Top Workplaces 2026 Award (kjan.com)
- Persistent Rain Taking Producers into Unprecedented Territory (westerniowatoday.com)
Underwood
- Glenwood's Grace Berglund wins another home meet, moved by weather (nonpareilonline.com)
Ok Avoca! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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