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In today's newsletter:

• How Davenport's compost site can simplify your fall yard cleanup
• How Davenport schools decide when it's too hot to play
• How a Davenport man's meth case led to 20 years.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
• Sunday: Variable clouds; not as hot, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Davenport Compost Facility offers easy drop‑off and natural soil products this fall (kwqc.com) — Davenport residents can drop off yard waste and buy compost or mulch at the city's Compost Facility on Railroad Street, which keeps thousands of cubic yards out of the landfill each year. Open daily through Nov. 30, staff help ensure loads are clean and guide visitors on safe drop‑off and loading so you can manage fall yard work sustainably.
   

2. Quad Cities schools track heat and humidity to keep student athletes safe (kwqc.com) — Davenport school officials are closely tracking heat and humidity with 'wet bulb' instruments and can halt outdoor activities when conditions reach the most dangerous zone. Alongside Rock Island, they're shifting practice times, using cold‑water immersion tubs, and stressing early hydration so local student athletes stay safe during the ongoing heat wave.
   

3. 3 men sentenced for bringing 25 pounds of meth to distribute in QC (kwqc.com) — A Davenport man and two others from Clinton and Durant have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for distributing about 25 pounds of meth and related firearms offenses across the Quad Cities. The report details each defendant's sentence and supervised release, underscoring ongoing federal efforts to curb large-scale drug trafficking affecting Davenport neighborhoods.
   

4. September 3 recap: Quad-Cities news you may have missed today (qconline.com) — Davenport residents are part of a busy Quad-Cities news day, including Iowa Democrats holding an event in town criticizing Rep. Ashley Hinson's ties to the insurance industry. Other regional updates range from an accidental shooting and a vehicle hitting a building to opioid settlement grants, a local sentencing, and upcoming theater and sports storylines.
   

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Tuesday September 8
• 8VB vs Wood
  Sudlow Middle School, 1414 E Locust St, Davenport
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• 7th FB vs Muscatine
  North High School, 626 W 53rd St, Davenport
  4:30 pm
• 8th FB - Sudlow v Williams Williams Home
  North High School, 626 W 53rd St, Davenport
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Cross Country at Clinton
  Ericksen Community Center, 1401 11th Ave N, Clinton
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• 7th Football vs Walcott
  Walcott K-8, 545 E James St, Walcott
  4:30 pm
• 7VB vs Walcott
  Sudlow Middle School, 1414 E Locust St, Davenport
  4:30 pm
• 8VB vs Walcott
  Walcott K-8, 545 E James St, Walcott
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• CASI's Chip in Fore Seniors Golf Classic →
  Glynns Creek Golf Course, 19251 290th St, Long Grove
  9:00 am
• Library Tour
  Bettendorf Public Library -
  1:00 pm
• Cross Country Meet
  Walcott K-8 Crow Creek Park, Bettendorf, IA 52722, USA
  4:00 pm
• Bloxels Club
  Bettendorf Public Library - Creation Studio
  4:00 pm
• GW Playground Night
  Grant Wood Elementary School Bettendorf, IA 52722
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Vickie Kehl-Ganz —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Love my PA there.
  I had gone to get Cortisone injections in my knee. Gave me a brace which helps tremendously.m (Nextdoor McClellan Heights)
• Trinity seems to have a better handle on getting people evaluated and treating them.
  Hospital ERs need to recommend urgent care locations or other options if they know it's going to be a while. (Nextdoor Forest Rd)

• Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for CNC Machinist - 2nd Shift in Davenport. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Davenport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davenport here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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