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In today's newsletter:

  • What a gubernatorial hopeful promised Urbandale cancer survivors about water and care
  • How an abandoned rail line could become Urbandale's next regional trail
  • How an Urbandale catcher landed on a national softball watchlist

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lahn says cancer crisis isn't partisan and it must be solved in Iowa (khqa.com) — An American Cancer Society "coffee cancer chat" in Urbandale brought GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn together with local survivors to talk cancer policy, water quality, and Medicaid. Lahn emphasized bipartisan solutions, early-detection access, and redirecting university funding toward pediatric cancer research, while remaining cautious about large tobacco tax hikes and supportive of managed-care Medicaid with work requirements.
   

• Windsor Heights explores converting abandoned rail corridor into trail along 73rd Street (kcci.com) — A long rail corridor that runs through Urbandale and several neighboring cities is being abandoned, and Windsor Heights is leading early talks to convert part of it into a shared-use trail. If cities secure trail-use rights before 2027, Urbandale residents could eventually see a new regional path linking multiple Des Moines suburbs along the old Grimes Line.
   

• Watchlist Wednesday: Who's on the Class of 2030 Radar This Week? (extrainningsoftball.com) — An Urbandale catcher, Carla Henry, is gaining national attention as one of four Class of 2030 softball players highlighted in this week's Watchlist Wednesday rankings preview. The story explains how Extra Inning Softball's nomination and evaluation process works and reminds families about the fast-approaching August 24 nomination deadline.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Clive

  • AM PM Plumbing Expands Service Capacity to Meet Rising Demand for Plumbers (daily-tribune.com)
  • Davis County solar microgrid powers measles vaccinations (kcci.com)
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Grimes

  • Republicans choose Wes Enos as nominee in Iowa Senate District 23 race (desmoinesregister.com)
  • Grub Control Planning Brings Sutter Lawns Within Central Iowa Late-Summer Focus (amnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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