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🌱 A look at Cedar County enrollment, including Mechanicsville Elementary

Mechanicsville, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Mechanicsville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • A look at Cedar County enrollment, including Mechanicsville Elementary

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 27.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cedar County schools' student body comprised mostly of white students in 2024-25 (riverbendtimes.com) — North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center enrolled 125 students in 2024-25, including 114 white students, according to Iowa Department of Education data. The figures come from a countywide report showing Cedar County school enrollment fell 2.2%, with white students accounting for 91% of the county’s 2,862 students.
   

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-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mechanicsville

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