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🌱 What’s next for Council Bluffs’ dangerous ‘Triangle of Death’ crossings?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What's next for Council Bluffs' dangerous 'Triangle of Death' crossings?
  • Want winter work? Iowa DOT hiring snowplow drivers in Council Bluffs
  • College golfers converge on Council Bluffs for Bent Tree Intercollegiate Sept. 21.

Also on today's calendar: Special Neighbors Meal Community BBQ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Council Bluffs moves closer to solving 'Triangle of Death' railroad safety concerns (3newsnow.com) — Council Bluffs officials are working with Union Pacific and the Iowa DOT on both immediate and long-term fixes for dangerous, frequently blocked rail crossings in the south-side "Triangle of Death" neighborhood. Recent operational changes are already reducing peak-time blockages, while the city prepares to seek new state and federal funding for a possible viaduct or other major safety improvements.
   

• The Iowa DOT is recruiting hundreds of snowplow drivers (radioiowa.com) — Council Bluffs residents looking for winter work can apply at an Iowa DOT snowplow-operator hiring event scheduled in the city on September 28, with pay starting above $22 an hour. The agency is filling hundreds of seasonal positions statewide, offering training for CDL holders who want to help keep roads safe during storms.
   

• Bulldogs improve round-over-round at Siouxland Invite (cunesower.com) — Council Bluffs will host the Bent Tree Intercollegiate golf tournament on Sept. 21, bringing the Concordia Bulldogs back to Iowa after a solid showing at the Siouxland Invite. The team's A and B squads both finished mid-pack but showed strong round-to-round improvement, highlighted by senior Jude Elgert's impressive closing 68.
   

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  • I am in need of a couch, probably a sectional but I'm not too picky right now.
    The only thing I require is definitely bug-free because that is why we had to throw away our last sectional unfortunately we got hit with bed bugs… (Nextdoor Council Bluffs)
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    Any idea or know who's hiring right now? Mainly AM shifts (Nextdoor Grace Street)
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  • Color Run kicks off Lo-Ma Homecoming Week (missourivalleytimes.com)
  • HARRISON COUNTY LANDFILL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES September 10, 2026 The HCLC regular meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m., September 10, 2026 by Chairman Struble. Roll call showed … (missourivalleytimes.com)
  • Harrison County Board of Supervisors August 13, 2026 Chairman Brian Rife called the meeting to order with members Tony Smith and Rebecca Wilkerson in attendance. Motion to approve the tentative … (missourivalleytimes.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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