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In today's newsletter:

• How long Meredith Drive construction will disrupt your Urbandale commute
• What Urbandale residents should know after this week’s 911 outage scare
• Urbandale business owner faces prison after admitting PPP loan fraud

Also on today's calendar: *COFFEE & CANVAS* Neon Dragonfly (Ages 5+) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Déjà vu on Meredith Drive: Why crews are repaving a road fixed last year (who13.com) — Meredith Drive drivers in Urbandale face lane closures and delays as the city redoes a flawed asphalt layer between 86th and 104th streets at no extra taxpayer cost. Another long-term storm sewer and street project near Meredith and 65th is also disrupting routes, so residents are urged to follow detours and allow extra travel time.    

• Iowa 911 outage leaves Des Moines, West Des Moines agencies scrambling for backup lines (kcci.com) — A recent 911 outage briefly disrupted emergency calls for agencies served by Westcom, including Urbandale, though backup non-emergency lines kept help available. Officials say the multi-state problem lasted a few hours while calls sometimes dropped, and they’re now reviewing what went wrong and reminding residents to save local 10-digit emergency numbers.    

• Urbandale Man Admits PPP Loan Fraud (ottumwaradio.com) — A 57-year-old Urbandale resident has admitted making false statements to secure a large Paycheck Protection Program loan tied to his Allied Exteriors business and later lying in bankruptcy filings. He pleaded guilty earlier this month and now faces a potential federal prison sentence when he’s sentenced in October, following an investigation by federal authorities.    

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📸 Around Urbandale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Urbandale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 19

• Evening at the Falls →
  Painting with a Twist, 3753 86th St, Urbandale
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 19

• Mobile Recreation at Lions Park →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 72nd Street and Aurora Avenue, Urbandale
  10:00 am

Saturday June 20

• *COFFEE & CANVAS* Neon Dragonfly (Ages 5+) →
  Painting with a Twist, 3753 86th St, Urbandale
  10:00 am

Monday June 22

• Mobile Recreation at Acadia Park →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 4655 Centennial Blvd, Urbandale
  9:00 am
• Mobile Recreation at Arcadia Park →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 4655 Centennial Blvd, Urbandale
  9:00 am
• Mobile Recreation at All-Inclusive Playground →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 4871 78th Street, Urbandale
  12:30 pm

Tuesday June 23

• Mobile Recreation at Barrett Boesen Park →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 5301 156th Street, Urbandale
  9:00 am
• Storytime in the Park! (All Ages) →
  Urbandale, IA Calendar, 72nd Street and Aurora Avenue, Urbandale
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 18

• June 2026 Rush Hour: Escapology →
  Escapology Escape Rooms Clive, 8801 University Ave #107a, Clive
  4:00 pm
• Softball: Mason City vs Des Moines Roosevelt (Varsity)
  Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
  5:00 pm
• Building Regulations Board of Appeals Meeting June 18, 2026 →
  Grimes, IA Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Music in the Garden →
  Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines
  6:00 pm

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• Levels Family Chiropractic — (515) 461-9738
  Family Chiropractic Care in Urbandale

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Such a gorgeous day out today.
  So grateful to be alive to enjoy! Hope everyone can get a chance to enjoy the day. (Nextdoor Meredith Park)
• I have a small area 5 x 13 that I would like to have made into a small patio.
  Right now is just dirt, and looking to use maybe 8 x 8 pavers and seal it so water from roof runoff cannot get through. Thank You (Nextdoor Jensen)

• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Kids Events Team Member in Urbandale. Apply here.
• Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• Search for suspect in Clive park shooting that injured 2 continues (who13.com)
• Candidates for Iowa Governor Offer Different Plans to Help Farmers (iheart.com)
• Iowa congressman announces $1 million investment to improve Alice's Road (kcci.com)

Grimes

• Des Moines pizza icon Orlondo's reclaims its place in the metro (desmoinesregister.com)
• What Des Moines metro bus riders can expect from the DART redesign (desmoinesregister.com)

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Ok Urbandale! 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: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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