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Leighton, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Leighton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Dementia Support Group at Pella Public Library
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Dementia Support Group →
Pella Public Library, 603 Main St, Pella
4:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Oskaloosa Farmers and Vendors Market →
Oskaloosa, IA Calendar Oskaloosa, IA 52577
9:00 am -
Awakening Grace 5K Color Fun Run →
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9:00 am -
Finish Strong: Dan Sorensen 5K →
Pella IA
9:30 am -
CuriosiTea →
603 Main St, Pella
10:30 am -
Shelter A Reservation (Newell) →
Oskaloosa, IA Calendar, Edmundson Park, Oskaloosa
4:00 pm -
Central College Football vs Dubuque - Homecoming →
Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium, Pella
6:00 pm -
Trouble In Tahiti →
Cox-Snow Recital Music Hall, University Street, Pella
7:00 pm -
William Penn Elite Basketball Camp 2026 →
PAC, 201 Trueblood Ave, Oskaloosa
10:00 am -
Flying Pans Alumni Band: DESPANADO →
Central Hall / Douwstra Auditorium, Peace St, Pella
1:00 pm -
Geri-Fit →
603 Main St, Pella
12:30 pm -
Builders Club @ Your Library
Oskaloosa Public Library, 301 South Market Street, Oskaloosa
4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Central College posted a job opening for Part Time Accounts Payable Coordinator in Pella. Apply here.
- The Pella Corporation posted a job opening for Construction Tech- 3rd Shift- Pella IA in Pella. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leighton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pella
- Pella Christian Volleyball Sweeps Washington for Senior Night Victory (kniakrls.com)
- Awakening Grace Foundation Holding 5K Remembrance Color Run Tomorrow (kniakrls.com)
- Nigeria: Two Nigerians Bag 189 Months for $2.4m Us Cyber Fraud (allafrica.com)
Oskaloosa
- Wendell Schultz (ottumwaradio.com)
- Mahaska County E911 Implementing Special Needs Registry – KBOE 104.9FM Hot Country (kboeradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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