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🌱 Injuries, an arrest, and citations in Oelwein police’s latest report
Oelwein, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Oelwein! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Injuries, an arrest, and citations in Oelwein police’s latest report
- How a new county fee cap and tax break could affect Oelwein
Also on today's calendar: Columbus Catholic Varsity Baseball @ Oelwein.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower; breezy, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oelwein Police release information on injury accident and arrest (kctn.com) — Oelwein police are reporting injuries for three people after a June 1 crash at 14th St SE and Rock Island Road, with local fire and ambulance crews responding. Officers also arrested a local resident on an out-of-state warrant and cited another driver near Highways 281 and 150 for license and registration violations. 
• County attorney meets with supervisors regarding fee limitations (communitynewspapergroup.com) — Fayette County officials are weighing an ordinance to cap fees for court-appointed guardians, aiming to protect county tax dollars while keeping services for vulnerable adults in place. Supervisors also approved a property tax abatement for a parcel in Oelwein and reviewed progress on several major road and bridge projects across the county.
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- Waterloo data center plan sparks protest at city hall (kwwl.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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