🌱 What this Polk City trench-collapse ruling means for future construction safety

Good morning Polk City! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What this Polk City trench-collapse ruling means for future construction safety
• How new SNAP rules are changing grocery trips for Polk City families

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: A severe afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
• Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Iowa Supreme Court Rejects $20.5M Jury Award Against D.R. Horton (equipmentworld.com) — Iowa’s Supreme Court has overturned a $20.5 million jury award tied to a 2019 trench collapse in a Polk City housing development, ruling homebuilder D.R. Horton didn’t owe a legal duty to the injured worker. The decision clarifies when general contractors are responsible for subcontractor employees’ safety on local construction sites.
   

• KitKat, Gatorade or granola bars? What's banned under new SNAP rules is mixed. (adn.com) — A Polk City resident on SNAP is adjusting to Iowa’s new restrictions on what food stamp benefits can buy, including limits on soda, candy, and some drinks. The story explains how Iowa’s rules, among the nation’s strictest, are confusing shoppers and retailers, and highlights mixed reactions as families figure out what still qualifies at local grocery stores.
   

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📸 Around Polk City

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Pages for Early Ages Storytime at the Library
  Madrid Library , 100 West 3rd St. , Madrid
  10:00 am
• Aquatics to Restore Health: Trail Point
  Trail Point Aquatics & Wellness , 2006 S Ankeny Blvd Bldg 5 , Ankeny
  12:15 pm
• Early out program @ the library
  Madrid Public Library , 100 W 3rd St , Madrid
  2:15 pm
• Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
  Grimes, IA Calendar
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Tree Branch and Tire Drop-off
  Johnston, IA Calendar , 6400 NW Beaver Drive , Johnston
  7:00 am
• Girls Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom (Varsity)
  Drake Stadium Track
  8:00 am
• Boys Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom (Varsity)
  Drake Stadium Track
  8:00 am
• Boys Spring Golf: North Polk Invitational (Varsity)
  Otter Creek Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Bondurant-Farrar JH Coed 4-18-24 (Middle School)
  Bondurant-Farrar High School
  4:15 pm
• Girls Track & Field: Bondurant-Farrar JH Coed Invitational (Middle School)
  Bondurant-Farrar High School
  4:15 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Newton Cardinal Co Ed Invite (Varsity)
  H. A. Lynn Stadium
  4:30 pm
• Girls Track & Field: Girls JV/Varsity Norsemen Relays (Varsity)
  Roland-Story Sports Complex
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Clive. Apply here.
• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Forklift Driver Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$36/Hr in Des Moines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Polk City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Red-hot Dragons: Johnston senior class poised to end boys soccer run the right way (weareiowa.com)
• Starting the Drake Relays off on the right paw: 47th Beautiful Bulldog Contest winner crowned (weareiowa.com)
• Pioneer Celebrates a Century of Innovation, Delivering for Farmers (croplife.com)

Ankeny

• Ankeny's first charter school may be built at former schoolhouse (desmoinesregister.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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