🌱 Southwest Valley at Mount Ayr and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Nodaway Valley at Mount Ayr at Mount Ayr High School
• 2026 Homecoming Festivities at Mount Ayr Comm School District
• Southwest Valley at Mount Ayr at Mount Ayr High School

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 70, low: 43.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.

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📸 Around Mount Ayr

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Ayr

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9

• Nodaway Valley at Mount Ayr →
  Mount Ayr High School, 1001 E Columbus St, Mount Ayr
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8

• 2026 Homecoming Festivities
  Mount Ayr Comm School District Mount Ayr, IA 50854
  5:30 pm

Friday October 16

• Southwest Valley at Mount Ayr →
  Mount Ayr High School, 1001 E Columbus St, Mount Ayr
  7:00 pm

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📣 Mount Ayr Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• BINGOCIZE w/Connections Area Agency on Aging →
  Creston IA
  11:00 am
• Adult Coloring →
  Creston IA
  1:00 pm
• Birthday Celebrations →
  Dance Explosion, 104 W. Kansas St., Afton
  3:30 pm
• Chess Club →
  Creston IA
  5:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  Creston IA
  5:15 pm
• Football: Creston vs Harlan Community (Junior Varsity)
  Creston Comm School District Creston, IA 50801
  6:00 pm
• Lamoni at Diagonal →
  Diagonal High School, 403 West 2Nd St, Diagonal
  6:45 pm
• Diagonal at Lamoni →
  Lamoni High School, 202 N Walnut St, Lamoni
  6:45 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Toddler Time →
  Creston IA
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in Mount Ayr. Apply here.
• Michael Foods Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Tech - Nights in Lenox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Ayr here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Creston

• Atlantic Travels to Perry in Week 6 Class 3A Football (kjan.com)
• Rainfall brings challenges to Southwest Iowa (crestonnews.com)
• October 2026 Service Awards (iowadot.gov)

Corning

• Remembering the Night Johnny Carson First Said "Heeere's Johnny!" (amac.us)
• Wolverines Visit Timberwolves in Pride of Iowa Volleyball Match Up Tonight; Coverage on KSOM (westerniowatoday.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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