🌱 Van Meter's shared wrestling team starts its quest for three straight

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In today's newsletter:

• Van Meter's shared wrestling team starts its quest for three straight
• Wet fields keep a Van Meter family farm waiting on harvest

Also on today's calendar: Ricochet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 60 and low of 32 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 26.
• Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• RRW Opens Up Regular Season In 8 Days (raccoonvalleyradio.com) — Van Meter's shared wrestling team begins its bid for a third straight state team title November 17 at Waukee Northwest High School. Raccoon River Wrestling, which also includes Adel-DeSoto-Minburn and both Waukee high schools, returns state champions Cassidy McCallister and Addison McGinness for the season-opening home quadrangular.
   

• Late Iowa harvest leaves nearly a quarter of corn crop in fields (kcci.com) — Van Meter farmer Ryan Marquardt is switching between corn and soybeans as wet fields drag harvest into November, later than he recalls in at least a decade. His family's farm reflects a statewide struggle: only 72% of Iowa corn was harvested late last week, and an Extension agronomist says equipment damage is adding costs and downtime.
   

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📸 Around Van Meter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Van Meter

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Storytime →
  Van Meter
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• Ricochet →
  Van Meter IA
  2:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Gettin' Crafty @ the Library (Turkey Shapes) →
  Van Meter IA
  10:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Girls Wrestling: RRW QUAD (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Johnston vs Pella (Level 2)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Oskaloosa vs Pella (Level 2)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  5:00 pm
• Junk Journaling with Emily Walker →
  Van Meter IA
  6:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Oskaloosa vs Raccoon River (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  6:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Johnston vs Pella (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  6:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Johnston vs Oskaloosa (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  7:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Pella vs Raccoon River (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  7:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Oskaloosa vs Pella (Varsity)
  Northwest High School Main Gym
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for team member in Waukee. Apply here.
• Cassia posted a job opening for Cook in Waukee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Van Meter here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waukee

• Waukee man used travel agency to traffic victims, police say (who13.com)
• The Beat Podcast: Ryan Beeken (uky.edu)
• Iowans in the NFL: Week 9 (thegazette.com)

Adel

• Dallas County Sheriff's Office Daily Report November 1-8, 2026 (raccoonvalleyradio.com)
• Southeast Iowa Communities Prepare to Honor Veterans on November 11 (ottumwaradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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