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Adel, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Adel! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How the Rapids Street overhaul could affect your summer driving routes
- Which ADM hurdlers just earned All-Iowa state team honors?
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Adel City Administrator Gives Update on Rapids Street Project (raccoonvalleyradio.com) — Expect ongoing construction and changing traffic patterns as Adel’s Rapids Street reconstruction moves forward, with sewer work reaching 10th Street and paving slated to begin near 9th Street in mid-July. City Administrator Tim Vick urges residents to follow the City of Adel’s Facebook page and website for updates on temporary water service, street closures, and detours. 
• Elise Coghlan and Haley Nelson Selected To All-Iowa Girls State Track and Field Team (raccoonvalleyradio.com) — Two Adel-DeSoto-Minburn seniors, hurdler standouts Elise Coghlan and Haley Nelson, have been named to the 2026 All-Iowa Girls State Track and Field Team after record-setting performances at Drake Stadium. Their relay and hurdle results helped the ADM Tigers finish second overall in Class 3A, and both athletes credit strong team chemistry and encouragement for their success.
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Baseball: Ballard vs ADM (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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Softball: Ballard vs ADM (Varsity)
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Baseball: Ballard vs ADM (Varsity)
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Softball: Ballard vs ADM (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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Arts & Trails Committee meeting
Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce City Council Chamber
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Softball: ADM vs Waukee Northwest (Junior Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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Softball: ADM vs Waukee Northwest (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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1 year milestone celebration
Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce 301 S 10th St, Adel, IA 50003
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Dallas County VTO Days! →
Kuehn Conservation Area, 32828 Houston Trail, Earlham
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Robert Deitch @ Middlebrook, Friday's at the Farm - Songwriter Series (4:30-7:30pm) →
Middlebrook Farm, 4300 Cumming Ave, Cumming
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Softball: John Stephens Classic (Varsity)
Earlham Community Schools Creston High School
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2026 Wheeling with Waukee Annual Bike Ride →
Raccoon River Valley Trailhead
9:00 am
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Dallas Center
- Latest Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings for June 10th (siouxcountyradio.com)
Waukee
- 675 Ashworth Dr Unit 11, Waukee, IA 50263 (realtor.com)
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- Bleachers Release Discounted Tickets for Madison Square Garden Show (broadwayworld.com)
Urbandale
- The Only Cure for a Long Week Is a Corner Table at This Little Iowa Cafe and a Plate Piled High with Comfort (myfamilytravels.com)
- Central Iowa water warning raises questions about drinking water safety, scarcity in Northern Iowa (northiowatoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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