🌱 Montezuma Business Blend and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Montezuma Business Blend at Vivarium Coffee
• Homecoming "Fall" Formal Dance at Montezuma Comm School District

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.

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📸 Around Montezuma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montezuma

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13

• Montezuma Business Blend →
  Vivarium Coffee, 309 East Main Street, Montezuma
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3

• Homecoming "Fall" Formal Dance
  Montezuma Comm School District Montezuma, IA 50171
  7:00 pm

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📣 Montezuma Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Mental Health Awareness Walk/Run →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar, 1510 Penrose Street, Grinnell
  9:00 am
• Central College Women's Soccer at Grinnell →
  Grinnell IA
  3:30 pm
• Homecoming "Fall" Formal Dance
  Montezuma Comm School District Montezuma, IA 50171
  7:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Finance Committee →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Public Works or Grounds Committee →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar
  4:45 pm
• Public Safety Committee →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Game Night @ DCL →
  Drake Community Library, 930 Park Street, Grinnell
  5:30 pm
• Planning Committee →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar
  6:15 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Grinnell, IA Calendar
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Book Babies →
  Drake Community Library, 930 Park Street, Grinnell
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on West St S reported...
  There is road construction on West St S reported on Mar 30, 2026. "IA 146: Road Construction, Intermittent Lane Closure. Marshalltown RCE (800-251… (Nextdoor )
• There is road construction on I-80 W reported at...
  There is road construction on I-80 W reported at 6:33 PM. (Nextdoor )

• Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Brooklyn. Apply here.
• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in Grinnell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montezuma here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Grinnell

• This Little Iowa Sandwich Shop Feels Like A Diner The Clock Forgot (newsbreak.com)
• Volleyball battles through home triangular, gears up for conference play (thesandb.com)
• Associate Professor of Chinese Qiaomei Tang on Returning to Swarthmore and Timeless Emotions (swarthmorephoenix.com)

Oskaloosa

• 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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