🌱 How Mulholland Grocery put Malvern on a national small-business list.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Mulholland Grocery put Malvern on a national small-business list.

Also on today's calendar: Mysterious Malvern Manor Halloween Event & Investigation.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Iowa businesses recognized as top 100 US small businesses (businessrecord.com) — A Malvern staple, Mulholland Grocery, has been named one of America's top 100 small businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, honored as a champion of adaptability. The store's recognition comes from expanding beyond groceries into prepared foods and lunches, alongside two other Iowa companies also making the prestigious list.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malvern

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• MALVERN MANOR SLEEPOVER →
  103 East 3rd Street, Malvern
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 24
• Mysterious Malvern Manor Halloween Event & Investigation →
  The Malvern Manor, 103 East 3rd Street, Malvern
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Fall Vendor/Craft Market →
  The Lakin, 61321 315th Street, Malvern
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Story Time →
  Glenwood Public Library, 109 N Vine St, Glenwood
  10:15 am
• Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Junior Varsity Reserve)
  Fremont-Mills High School South Gym
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Junior Varsity)
  Fremont-Mills High School South Gym
  4:45 pm
• Volleyball: Hamburg vs Fremont-Mills (Varsity)
  Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: Hamburg vs Stanton (Varsity)
  Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: Stanton vs Fremont-Mills (Varsity)
  Fremont-Mills High School Lied Gym
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Tabor-Fit Adult Strength & Fit Class →
  Tabor IA
  10:00 am
• Early Out STEAM club →
  Glenwood Public Library, 109 N Vine St, Glenwood
  1:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Toddler Time →
  Tabor IA
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Greenbrier Companies posted a job opening for Production Lead in Red Oak. Apply here.
• Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Manager in Shenandoah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malvern here.

🗞 Nearby News

Council Bluffs

• Today is National Drink Beer Day. Raise a glass for Nonpareil brew photos from over the years (nonpareilonline.com)
• 5 takeaways from Week 5 of the high school football season in Southwest Iowa (nonpareilonline.com)
• Inside Iowa Politics: The month some Iowa GOP members of Congress disagreed with President (wowt.com)

Underwood

• IHSAA Football Rankings Released (westerniowatoday.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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