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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 63 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 63, low: 60.
- Saturday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday September 24 - Volleyball: Logan-Magnolia vs Tri-Center (Junior High)
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center High School
4:15 pm - Volleyball: Logan-Magnolia vs Tri-Center ()
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center High School
4:15 pm - HS CC Meet @ Mapleton
Woodbine Comm School District Woodbine, IA 51579
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Logan-Magnolia vs Tri-Center (Junior Varsity)
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center High School
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Logan-Magnolia vs Tri-Center (Junior Varsity Reserve)
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center High School
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Logan-Magnolia vs Tri-Center (Varsity)
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center High School
7:30 pm Friday September 25 - Avoca Public Library Friday at One Club →
213 N. Elm, Avoca
1:00 pm - Friday Club →
213 N Elm St, Avoca
1:00 pm - Football: Carroll vs Harlan Community (Freshman)
Merrill Field Merrill Field
4:15 pm - HS FB vs. East Mills @ Home-Senior Night
Woodbine Comm School District Woodbine, IA 51579
7:00 pm - Football: Carroll vs Harlan Community (Varsity)
Merrill Field Merrill Field
7:00 pm - Football: West Monona vs Logan-Magnolia (Varsity)
Logan Magnolia Community Schools
7:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LGI posted a job opening for Sanitation Supervisor - Essentia in Harlan. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Shelby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Logan
- Lo-Ma Hall of Fame Banquet set for Sept. 26 - Missouri Valley Times News (missourivalleytimes.com)
- CITY OF LOGAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING 108 W. 4th STREET September 14, 2026 At 6:00 P.M. Mayor McDonald called the meeting to order. Agenda item 2 was the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda item 3 was roll … (missourivalleytimes.com)
- 2026 Event Calender / Weekly Planner (missourivalleytimes.com)
Underwood
Atlantic
- Cass County Community Invited to Participate in Iowa's Healthiest State Walk (kjan.com)
- Treynor Girl's Top the Field at Tri-Center Cross Country Meet: Harlan Second, Atlantic Fourth (westerniowatoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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