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🌱 Patch AM: How do Ashley Hinson’s missed votes really compare to Josh Turek’s?
You won't want to miss JV Volleyball - Dallas Center-Grimes vs Johnston on the Marion Patch calendar
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- How do Ashley Hinson's missed votes really compare to Josh Turek's?
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Saturday: High thin cloudiness, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Checking Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson's missed votes claims against each other (kcrg.com) — Marion residents are represented in this U.S. Senate race by Ashley Hinson, whose district is based in Marion and whose voting record is being closely scrutinized. A fact-check compares Hinson's relatively low missed-vote rate in Congress with Democratic challenger Josh Turek's much higher missed-vote rate in the Iowa House, clarifying which claims about each candidate's attendance are accurate. 
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- JV Volleyball - Dallas Center-Grimes vs Johnston
Marion Independent School District Johnston High School
7:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
Marion Independent School District Washington High School
7:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - Pleasant Valley vs Iowa City High
Marion Independent School District Washington High School
7:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball - Dallas Center-Grimes vs Johnston
Marion Independent School District Johnston High School
7:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - West Delaware vs Marion
Marion Independent School District Washington High School
7:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - Muscatine vs Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Marion Independent School District Washington High School
7:00 pm - Varsity Volleyball - Ames vs Marion
Marion Independent School District Johnston High School
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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- Varsity Girls Tennis - Marion vs Waverly-Shell Rock
Marion Independent School District Waverly-Shell Rock
4:00 pm - Junior Varsity Volleyball - Johnston Quad
Marion Independent School District Johnston High School
5:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - Pleasant Valley vs Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Marion Independent School District Washington High School
5:00 pm - Junior Varsity Volleyball - Dallas Center-Grimes vs Marion
Marion Independent School District Johnston High School
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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- 🚲🥾 Your next workout doesn't need four walls.
Walk it. Run it. Ride it. Cedar Rapids trails give you room to move at your own pace while getting outside and exploring more of the city. Find your… (Nextdoor ) - My boots wandered off yesterday in Marion off Dunn Avenue between 48th and 44th Avenue.
Please reach out if u see her, we want her home! (Nextdoor Pheasant Ridge)
- Dycom Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Splicer I Fiber in Marion. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Hiawatha
- Dolly Parton's eastern Iowa connection goes beyond country music (cbs2iowa.com)
- Shellsburg driver cited after three-vehicle crash (communitynewspapergroup.com)
Cedar Rapids
- Trees Forever to celebrate Cedar Rapids tree canopy progress with Party at the Park (cbs2iowa.com)
- New 8th Avenue Bridge designed to improve Cedar Rapids flood protection (kcrg.com)
- Senate candidate Josh Turek discusses cancer rates with survivors in Cedar Rapids (cbs2iowa.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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