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What's up Iowa City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Who are the eight contenders for Iowa City's open school board seat?
• How a late-night Lake Ridge fight led to criminal charges
• How a weekly trip to Iowa City turned Harlow into a Kid Captain

Also on today's calendar: Friday Night Out: Wire Hoop Earrings and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
• Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 8 apply for open board seat as ICCSD moves public hearing (press-citizen.com) — Iowa City Community School District leaders have delayed their public hearing to Sept. 15 as they prepare to appoint a new school board member to replace a director who resigned over a 'toxic' environment. Eight applicants, many with deep ties to Iowa City schools, will speak that night, and residents still have the option to petition for a later special election.
   

• Marion man accused of using glass bottle as a weapon during Iowa City mobile home brawl (1630kcjj.com) — An alleged late-night fight at the Lake Ridge manufactured housing community in Iowa City left one person injured after deputies say a Marion man hit another person with a glass bottle. Johnson County deputies reviewed video, identified the alleged primary aggressor, and filed assault, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication charges that could mean more than a year in jail if convicted.
   

• Iowa's first Kid Captain: 6-year-old Harlow fights rare disease (kwwl.com) — A 6-year-old Illinois girl who travels weekly to Iowa City for treatment at Stead Family Children's Hospital is being honored as the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season. Her rare genetic condition requires frequent infusions, but the Kid Captain program and visits from facility dog Nacho help make her long days at the hospital more special.
   

📸 Around Iowa City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Iowa City

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Friday September 11
• Friday Night Out: Wire Hoop Earrings →
  Beadology Iowa, 355 S Clinton St, Iowa City
  5:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• French Beaded Flowers & Leaves →
  Beadology Iowa, 355 S Clinton St, Iowa City
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Drop-in Make-n-Take Bracelet Making →
  Beadology Iowa, 355 S Clinton St, Iowa City
  10:00 am
Thursday September 24
• Quilt Square Beaded Earrings through Kirkwood →
  Beadology Iowa, 355 S Clinton St, Iowa City
  1:00 pm

📣 Iowa City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• Voter Registration & Postcarding
  Iowa City Farmers Market, 405 E Washington St, Iowa City
  7:30 am
• Free Beginning English Language Class for Adults →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  9:00 am
• Family Storytime →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  10:30 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day 2026 →
  City of Coralville Calendar Coralville, IA 52241
Tuesday September 8
• Chat 'n' Chai →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  10:00 am
• Storytime Together →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  10:30 am
• ELL Conversation Hour →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  11:00 am
• Community Writing Center →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hydrant Flushing 9/3
  Iowa City Water Distribution crews will be flushing hydrants on and around Potomac Drive, Hillside Drive, Buena Drive, Mayfield Road, Arbor Hill… (Nextdoor )
• This precious sweetie keeps coming to my deck and is hungry.
  Is this anyone's cat? Court St and Scott Blvd. Such a cutie and seems to be someone's cat? (Nextdoor Far Eastside)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Iowa City. Apply here.
• US Foods posted a job opening for Cust Serv Rep National Sales in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iowa City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coralville

• Why pro campers say this RTIC outdoor gear rivals Yeti—now 50% off (press-citizen.com)
• This Iowa College Town is a Launchpad for Sports Legends and Pulitzer Winners—And a Fun Fall Weekend Getaway (midwestliving.com)
• It takes guts to cook menudo, Mexico's satisfying 'soup of the poor' (littlevillagemag.com)

Solon

• Go 'Cycling with Gabe' next Saturday (soloneconomist.com)
• Robert Wiley (communitynewsmarket.com)
• Which former Johnson County area high school stars will compete on Saturday, Sept. 5? (iowacitytoday.com)

Ok Iowa City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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