🌱 Quad Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• District Meeting
• Quad Meeting

Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Agency

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 16

• District Meeting →
  Antique Airfield-IA27, 22001 Bluegrass Rd, Ottumwa
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday August 23

• Quad Meeting →
  Antique Airfield-IA27, 22001 Bluegrass Rd, Ottumwa
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 31

• End of SRP Carnival!
  Ottumwa Public Library Central Park, W 4th St, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 1

• Back-2-School Health & Family Festival
  Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
  10:00 am
• FYPA Presents: Xanadu Jr. – A Roller Disco Mythology for Every Generation →
  Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N Main St, Fairfield
  7:00 pm

Monday August 3

• Girls Wrestling Camp
  Davis County Community High School Wrestling Room
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 4

• Online Author Talk: Paula J. Johnson
  Ottumwa Public Library 102 West 4th Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501
  1:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• Summer Meal Distribution
  Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Girls Tennis: Chuck Schupbach Memorial Invite (Varsity)
  Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• School Board Meeting
  Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa, IA 52501
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Barhydt Organ Series Presents: From Sea to Shining Sea →
  Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 N Main St, Fairfield
  7:00 pm
• All American Circus →
  Davis County Fairgrounds, 20471 Old Hwy 2, Bloomfield
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Truck Unloader (6 a.m. start) in Ottumwa. Apply here.
• JBS USA posted a job opening for Bacon Production Supervisor in Ottumwa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Agency here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ottumwa

• Centerville Man Arrested After Leaving Threatening Voicemail for Iowa Works Office – KBOE 104.9FM Hot Country (kboeradio.com)
• Van Buren County Breeder Faces 31 Animal Neglect Charges Following June Dog Seizure (ottumwaradio.com)
• Trump promised a ‘golden age' for agriculture. Farmers in Iowa say they're still waiting (allusanewshub.com)

Fairfield

• Fairfield Bonnifield Log Cabin Receives Iowa Rural Heritage Revitalization Grant (kciiradio.com)
• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001419186-26-000006 (sec.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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