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🌱 Thursday Tech Help and 11 more events
Also check out Football: East Marshall vs South Hardin (Middle School) on the Conrad Patch calendar
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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- 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 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 - 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 - Football: Grundy Center vs South Hardin (Junior Varsity)
South Hardin High School Tiger Field
6:00 pm - 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
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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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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