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In today's newsletter:

  • How booming tourism dollars are reshaping everyday life in Council Bluffs
  • How 192 new affordable apartments just changed Council Bluffs housing
  • How a local fundraiser is easing costs for Council Bluffs cancer patients

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy, warm, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
  • Saturday: Sunny, windy and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Unleash Council Bluffs drives tourism and year-round marketing (nonpareilonline.com) — Tourism in Council Bluffs is booming, with visitor spending driving higher hotel‑motel tax revenues and funding Unleash Council Bluffs' marketing efforts. The group now lists thousands of local events, runs seasonal campaigns, and operates a busier Iowa Welcome Center on 23rd Avenue, all aimed at bringing more visitors and conference business that support local jobs and amenities.
   

2. Annex Group Opens 192-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Council Bluffs, Iowa (rebusinessonline.com) — A new 192‑unit affordable housing community, Union at Bluffs Run, has just opened in Council Bluffs, offering income‑restricted one‑, two‑, and three‑bedroom apartments. Backed by city support, state tax credits, and major private financing, the complex adds amenities like a fitness center, playground, and community room, expanding options for residents earning up to 60% of area median income.
   

3. Breast cancer awareness month proclamation supports local patients (nonpareilonline.com) — Pottawattamie County has declared October Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is lighting the courthouse pink while directing fundraiser proceeds to patients at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs. A new "Find Your Fight" apparel campaign raised over $750 to help local patients cover everyday costs like gas, groceries, and prescriptions during treatment, reinforcing community support close to home.
   

4. Stolen Omaha, Council Bluffs cemetery vases returned to relatives after yearlong wait (wowt.com) — Families from the metro area are finally reclaiming cemetery vases stolen from graves after Council Bluffs police recovered 843 of them at a scrap yard. About 115 relatives are carefully searching through the unmarked vases, hoping to match pieces tied to loved ones, while officers and cemetery staff help restore these sentimental memorials following multiple theft convictions.
   

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    Thursday October 8
  • Girls Cross Country: Boyer Valley XC Meet (Varsity)
    Dunlap Golf Club
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have a feral I call Whiskey that I have been looking after for nearly a year now.
    Last year a wonderful cat house was given to me for Whiskey. This winter I would like to make it warmer. I have had hay and or straw recommended. All… (Nextdoor The Heights)
  • I'm digging a drain tile down in my basement.
    Does anyone know where I can get rid of the clay dirt I dig up? I'm estimating about a half ton, or so. (Nextdoor Council Bluffs)
  • Nebraska Methodist Health System posted a job opening for Stock Clerk I - Distributing - Evenings in Council Bluffs. Apply here.
  • Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Controls Assembler - Council Bluffs, IA in Council Bluffs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Council Bluffs here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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