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• Could an abandoned rail line become Urbandale's next regional trail link?

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• Tuesday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Windsor Heights explores converting abandoned rail corridor into trail along 73rd Street (kcci.com) — A potential new regional trail could eventually run through Urbandale as Windsor Heights explores converting an abandoned rail corridor along 73rd Street into a shared-use path. Cities along the Des Moines-to-Grimes line, including Urbandale, are coordinating to preserve the corridor for biking and walking while federal regulators oversee the rail abandonment process through at least mid-2027.
   

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Wednesday August 19
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Tuesday August 18
• Music at the Market - Joe Demerath Music →
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  Grimes, IA Calendar
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Wednesday August 19
• Johnston Middle School - Open House
  Johnston Comm School District Johnston, IA 50131
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• Board of Adjustment Meeting →
  Grimes, IA Calendar
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Thursday August 20
• Board of Appeals →
  Grimes, IA Calendar
  12:01 am
• Summit - Open House
  Johnston Comm School District Johnston, IA 50131
  4:00 pm
• Excel & Launch - Open House
  Johnston Comm School District Johnston, IA 50131
  4:00 pm
• Elementary Meet the Teacher
  Johnston Comm School District Johnston, IA 50131
  4:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  Johnston, IA Calendar, 6700 Merle Hay Road, Johnston
  5:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Maria Bamford →
  Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave, Des Moines
  7:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Urbandale. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• desmoinescosmeticdentistrycenter (wordpress.com)
• Map shows central, southern Iowa locations where you may have been exposed to measles (kcci.com)

Grimes

• Aurelia Greenig (mississippivalleypublishing.com)

West Des Moines

• Job ID:26029795 - Merrill Financial Solutions Advisor (Partially Licensed) – Mid-Land Market - West Des Moines, Iowa (bankofamerica.com)
• Farm to Fair dinner showcases Iowa agriculture at Iowa State Fair (desmoinesregister.com)
• Here are the Iowa State Fair photo ops you can't miss (desmoinesregister.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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