🌱 Thursday Tech Help and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Thursday Tech Help →
  Marshalltown Public Library, 105 W Boone St, Marshalltown
  2:00 pm
• Football: East Marshall vs South Hardin (Middle School)
  Hubbard Athletic Fields
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball: AGWSR vs South Hardin (Middle School)
  South Hardin Middle School
  4:15 pm
Friday October 2
• 2026 Fall Youth Cheer Clinic
  Marshalltown High School Marshalltown Roundhouse
  5:00 pm
• Football: Waukee vs Marshalltown (Varsity)
  Marshalltown High School
  7:00 pm
• Football: Grundy Center vs South Hardin (Varsity)
  South Hardin High School Tiger Field
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Football: Grundy Center vs South Hardin (Junior Varsity)
  South Hardin High School Tiger Field
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Toddler Time →
  Beaman IA
  10:30 am
• Boys Cross Country: Dick Bell (Middle School)
  Eagle Grove Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• JH VB vs SH@Hubbard
  BCLUW Middle School Union, IA 50258
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball: BCLUW vs South Hardin (Middle School)
  South Hardin Middle School
  4:15 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Dick Bell (Middle School)
  Eagle Grove Golf Course
  4:25 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Titan Machinery, Inc. posted a job opening for Diesel Mechanic in Grundy Center. Apply here.
• Ziegler, Inc. posted a job opening for Field Service Technician in Grundy Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conrad here.

🗞 Nearby News

Marshalltown

• Marshalltown Fall Open Burning Season Begins Oct. 1 (radioonthego.com)
• Council hears MPACT update as funding cutoff looms (timesrepublican.com)
• Curtains up (timesrepublican.com)

Tama

• SPORTS SHORTS: Mustang volleyball competes at STC Invite (timesrepublican.com)

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-- 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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