🌱 Will Underwood’s Friend’s Hide-A-Way win Iowa’s best tenderloin?

Hi Underwood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Underwood’s Friend’s Hide-A-Way win Iowa’s best tenderloin?
• How an Underwood alum became a force for Omaha volleyball

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Two Western Iowa Restaurants are Among Five Iowa Finalists for the IPPA Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin (westerniowatoday.com) — Friend’s Hide-A-Way in Underwood has been named one of just five finalists statewide for Iowa Pork Producers’ Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest. Locals are encouraged to stop in, sample the sandwich, and share photos as judges prepare to pick a winner later this month.
   

• Underwood grad Alizabeth Jacobsen uses vision to add to potent Omaha attack, block (nonpareilonline.com) — An Underwood High School graduate, Alizabeth Jacobsen, is making a strong impact on the University of Nebraska Omaha volleyball team after battling through serious injuries that cut short her senior season back home. Local fans can now follow her Summit League matches just across the river at Baxter Arena, where she’s become a key part of Omaha’s attack and blocking presence.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Girls Cross Country: (Middle School)
  Shadow Valley Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: (Middle School)
  Shadow Valley Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Girls Cross Country: (Varsity)
  Shadow Valley Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: (Varsity)
  Shadow Valley Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Football: Underwood vs Missouri Valley (Junior Varsity)
  Missouri Valley High School MVHS
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Girls Cross Country: Boyer Valley XC Meet (Varsity)
  Dunlap Golf Club
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Boyer Valley XC Meet (Varsity)
  Dunlap Golf Club
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: Underwood vs Shenandoah (Junior Varsity Reserve)
  Shenandoah High School High School GYM
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: Underwood vs Shenandoah (Junior Varsity)
  Shenandoah High School High School GYM
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: Underwood vs Shenandoah (Varsity)
  Shenandoah High School High School GYM
  7:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amazon Flex posted a job opening for Amazon Delivery Driver - Flexible Shifts in Underwood. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Part-Time in Council Bluffs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Underwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Council Bluffs

• Southwest Iowa legislative candidates address water quality, healthcare and education at Council Bluffs forum (3newsnow.com)
• New living community to offer income-based rent in Council Bluffs (wowt.com)
• Flash flooding causes trail closures, road issues across Southwest Iowa (3newsnow.com)

Logan

• Harrison County Board of Supervisors September 10, 2026 Chairman Brian Rife called the meeting to order at 9:00am in the Harrison County Boardroom with Rebecca Wilkerson in attendance, Tony Smith … (missourivalleytimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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