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🌱 Marshalltown dedication honors two fallen Iowa soldiers today

Marshalltown, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Marshalltown! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Marshalltown dedication honors two fallen Iowa soldiers today
  • Marshalltown’s Adopt A Vet program has 83 holiday wishes to fill
  • Marshalltown advances data center rules amid calls for stronger protections

Also on today's calendar: Plan Zoning Commission Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 41, low: 25.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Iowa Veterans Home to Dedicate Memorial Benches on Veterans Day (ottumwaradio.com) — Two Iowa soldiers killed in Syria will be honored with memorial benches at Marshalltown’s Iowa Veterans Home today. The public dedication for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard of Marshalltown and Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar of Des Moines begins at 11:45 a.m. outside the Sheeler Building, following the home’s Veterans Day ceremony.
   

2. MCBD donates to Marshall County Veterans Affairs (timesrepublican.com) — Marshalltown’s Adopt A Vet program is collecting holiday gifts for 83 Iowa Veterans Home residents, with wish-list stars available at participating downtown businesses and gifts due November 30. The effort begins as the downtown Military Tribute Banner Campaign ends with an $825 donation to Marshall County Veterans Affairs.
   

3. Marshalltown data center debate rages on during latest council meeting (timesrepublican.com) — Marshalltown council members advanced proposed water and noise rules Monday as residents pressed for stronger limits on data centers. Amendments would allow treated wastewater for industrial cooling and stricter noise limits as approval conditions, while a lengthy public hearing revealed continued opposition to the proposed development framework.
   

4. ‘We need to back everyone off': Scanner audio captures eastern Iowa chase before fatal crash (kcci.com) — A police chase that began in Marshalltown ended in Cedar Rapids with the deaths of fleeing driver Garrett Sager and 16-year-old driver Kayan Williams. Newly reported scanner audio captured repeated calls for officers to pull back before police used a PIT maneuver that sent Sager's vehicle into Williams' car.
   

5. Suspect in Marshalltown jewelry store burglary arrested in Des Moines (who13.com) — Police say the final suspect in the April 4 burglary at Hellberg’s Jewelers in downtown Marshalltown has been arrested. Dewayne Rowley, 60, was taken into custody in Des Moines on November 3 and remains in the Polk County Jail pending extradition to Marshall County.
   

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    Thursday November 12
  • Boys Wrestling: JH Boys (Junior High)
    BCLUW High School
    4:15 pm
    • Monday November 16
  • Boys Wrestling: Grinnell Boys JH Wrestling Invite (Junior High)
    Grinnell Middle School Gym
    4:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Is there any where to rent a car cheap around here I.
    Trying to save up to fix my car or get a new one and my jobs require a car an travel (Nextdoor South West Marshalltown)
  • Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Marshalltown. Apply here.
  • State of Iowa posted a job opening for Food Service Worker (Part-time) - Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marshalltown here.

Ok Marshalltown! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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