🌱 How Parkersburg’s 2008 EF5 ranks among America’s most violent tornadoes.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Parkersburg's 2008 EF5 ranks among America's most violent tornadoes.

Also on today's calendar: Up All Night: "The Appeal" by Janice Hallett.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with heavy rain, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 EF5 tornadoes since 2007, and the 12-year silence a North Dakota monster finally broke (morningoverview.com) — Parkersburg's devastating 2008 EF5 tornado is highlighted here as one of only ten top-rated storms since the Enhanced Fujita Scale began, underscoring how rare such violent events are. The piece compares Parkersburg–New Hartford's destruction and long recovery with other hard‑hit Midwestern and Southern communities, putting your town's experience in a broader national tornado history.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parkersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Volleyball: Dike-New Hartford @ Aplington-Parkersburg →
  Parkersburg
  7:15 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Up All Night: "The Appeal" by Janice Hallett →
  Parkersburg Library, Parkersburg
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Walking and Talking Group at Big Woods
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  8:30 am
• Stepping Up (adult exercise class) →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
• Stepping Up →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
• Friends Morning Book Discussion
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  10:15 am
Wednesday September 30
• Halloween Mini Art Show Supply Pick Up →
  Aplington IA
• Story Time →
  Aplington IA
  10:00 am
• Story Time (ages 0-6) →
  Aplington IA
  10:00 am
• Teen After School Stop
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
  2:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Kid Librarian
  Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls
• Friends of the Library Halloween Costume Swap Opens Today! →
  Aplington IA

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• YMCA of Blackhawk posted a job opening for Group Exercise Instructor in Grundy Center. Apply here.
• Journeys Shoes posted a job opening for Store Manager in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parkersburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Falls

• Perry Infant Death Case, Dowling Coach's Cardiac Emergency, Animal Rescue, and Iowa Attractions Lead News (westerniowatoday.com)
• Onalaska's Laufenberg Uses Home-Water Knowledge to Win Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at Mississippi River-Prairie du Chien (anglerschannel.com)
• KXEL Morning News for Mon. Sep. 28, 2026 (kxel.com)

Waverly

• Hastings native named 2026 UNL homecoming royalty finalists (kgfw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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