🌱 Why a Dysart board member fears for Tama County home health care

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• Why a Dysart board member fears for Tama County home health care

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
• Monday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Public Health director resigns, citing supervisors' ‘unprofessionalism' among reasons (northtamatelegraph.com) — Tama County’s public health director has resigned, and Dysart board member Richard Arp is warning that staffing cuts could make local home health services unsafe and unsustainable. At a tense April 9 meeting, nurses detailed overwhelming workloads under the new budget, raising concerns about certification, service cuts, and what these changes could mean for rural patients across the county, including Dysart residents.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 27

• Esports: Esports (Varsity)
  Benton Community High School
  4:00 pm
• Boys Spring Golf: Golf Meet (Varsity)
  Lake MacBride Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Golf: (Junior Varsity)
  Tara Hills Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Marion vs Benton (Varsity)
  Benton Community High School
  5:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Marion vs Benton (Junior Varsity)
  Benton Community High School Stadium and Track
  6:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Girls Track & Field: Coed Track Meet (Varsity)
  Vinton-Shellsburg High School , Karr Athletic Complex , Keystone
  4:30 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Coed Track Meet (Varsity)
  Vinton-Shellsburg High School , Karr Athletic Complex , Keystone
  4:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Band: HS Band Concert (Concert Band)
  Benton Community High School , Auditorium , Keystone
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Bus Tour #4
  Vinton Iowa Public Library , 510 2nd Ave , Vinton
  9:00 am
• Boys Track & Field: 2025 Center Point-Urbana MS Boys Invitational (
  Center Point-Urbana High School , Rogers Field , Keystone
  4:15 pm
• Girls Track & Field: CCA Pacha Relays (Varsity)
  Clear Creek Amana High School
  4:45 pm
• Boys Track & Field: CCA Pacha Relays (Varsity)
  Clear Creek Amana High School
  4:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Corteva Agriscience posted a job opening for Production Technician in Dysart. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Tama

• Tama County Community Foundation distributes more than $193K during annual grant cycle (tamatoledonews.com)
• South Tama hosts WaMaC Art Show (tamatoledonews.com)
• North Tama celebrates Prom 2026: A Night in Venice (northtamatelegraph.com)

Waterloo

• Iowa DOT considers safety improvements at busy intersection outside Waterloo (kcrg.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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