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🌱 What Delaware County gains from the Maquoketa River’s new trail status

Delaware, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • What Delaware County gains from the Maquoketa River’s new trail status

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 40.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 22-mile segment of Maquoketa River earns Iowa Water Trail designation (radioiowa.com) — Delaware County’s Maquoketa River Water Trail is now fully designated, with a new 22.5‑mile stretch from Bailey’s Ford to the southern county line joining the earlier Backbone-to-Bailey’s Ford segment. Local officials say improved access, maps, and river amenities should draw more visitors to Manchester’s Whitewater Park and the wider county park system, boosting outdoor recreation and tourism.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

  • Ward Opens DCM Fitness in Manchester – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.com)
  • DNR investigating fish kill at Little Maquoketa River (kwqc.com)

Dyersville

  • Students consider manufacturing careers after Dyersville tours, Iowa steel plant news (kcrg.com)
  • Meet Carrie Koelker, the Republican candidate for State Senate District 33 (kcrg.com)
  • Twins' latest historic attendance low shows winning is the only way to win back fans (puckettspond.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Delaware

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