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🌱 Toddler Time and 11 more events
And check out Story Time-Scarecrows and Harvest time on the Rhodes Patch calendar
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- Tuesday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with heavy rain, temps: high: 71, low: 63.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Toddler Time →
Nevada IA
10:00 am - Story Time-Scarecrows and Harvest time →
Cambridge IA
10:00 am - Story Time-Scarecrows and Harvest time/ Book and Craft →
Cambridge IA
10:00 am - Toddler & Two's Storytime at the Newton Public Library →
Newton Public Library, 100 N 3rd Ave W, Newton
10:30 am - Jasper County Historical Museum Visitor Hours →
Jasper County Historical Museum, 1700 S 15th Ave W, Newton
1:00 pm - Geri-Fit Exercise Class →
Cambridge IA
2:00 pm - TALES →
Nevada IA
3:30 pm - Volleyball: Marshalltown vs Waukee Timberline and South MS (8th Gra
Marshalltown Comm School District Timberline School Timberline Gym
4:00 pm - 2026 Fall Youth Cheer Clinic
Marshalltown Comm School District Marshalltown High School Marshalltown Roundhouse
4:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: Knoxville Invitational (Middle School)
Marshalltown Comm School District Pine Knolls Golf Club
4:35 pm - Volleyball: Marshalltown vs Des Moines Hoover (JV1)
Marshalltown Comm School District Hoover High School
4:45 pm - Volleyball: Marshalltown vs Des Moines Hoover (JV2A)
Marshalltown Comm School District Hoover High School Large Gym
4:45 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Progress Rail Services Corporation posted a job opening for Assembler Mechanic Welder Technician in Marshalltown. Apply here.
- Emerson Electric Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing and Machining Co-Op in Marshalltown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rhodes here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nevada
- Iowa grooming case dismissed for 'lack of proof' of sexual intent (amestrib.com)
- Persistent Rain Creates Seed Corn Harvest Challenges (dtnpf.com)
- Story County property taxes due Wednesday: How residents can pay (iowastatedaily.com)
Marshalltown
- Bricklayer 500 Thursday at Marshalltown Company (1230kfjb.com)
- Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center Wants to Help Everyone (1230kfjb.com)
- Bobcats bounced by Kennedy again, 57-0 (timesrepublican.com)
Ok Rhodes! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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