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🌱 Patch AM: Which Ankeny leaders just earned a spot in Leadership Iowa?
And check out Baby Story Time on the Ankeny Patch calendar
Hi Ankeny! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Ankeny leaders just earned a spot in Leadership Iowa?
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
- Saturday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ABI Foundation names Leadership Iowa class (quadcitiesbusiness.com) — Several professionals who work or live in Ankeny have been selected for the 2026–27 Leadership Iowa class, a statewide program that meets in communities across Iowa to study key issues. Their participation connects Ankeny to high-level conversations on government, workforce, education, and economic development, culminating in graduation at ABI's 2027 conference in Dubuque. 
📸 Around Ankeny
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Story Time →
Bondurant Community Library, 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant
9:30 am - Boys Cross Country: Bobcat Early Bird (Varsity)
Middle School Marshalltown Community College
4:30 pm - Girls Cross Country: Bobcat Early Bird (Varsity)
Middle School Marshalltown Community College
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Roland-Story JV/JV2/JV2 Triangular (JV 1)
Middle School Roland-Story High School North Gym
4:59 pm - Volleyball: Ankeny Christian vs North Polk (9th A)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
5:30 pm - Volleyball: Ankeny Christian vs North Polk (JV 1)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
6:30 pm - Football: Lewis Central vs North Polk (Freshman)
Middle School North Polk High School
4:15 pm - Football: Lewis Central vs North Polk (Varsity)
Middle School North Polk High School
7:00 pm - Boys Cross Country: (Level 2)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am - Boys Cross Country: Johnston Sunrise Invitational (Varsity)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am - Girls Cross Country: Johnston Sunrise Invitational (Varsity)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am - Girls Cross Country: (Level 2)
Middle School Johnston High School Cross Country Course
8:00 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for help to paint interior main floor and caulking.
Aprox 1000-1200. Nw Ankeny starting Aug 26 anytime after 10am. Also need a drywall installer. You don't have to do both Trying to finish up my… (Nextdoor Prarie Ridge) - Im living in ankeny in a one bedroom apartment and looking for someone who i can pay to come and do a deep clean and then maybe a quick clean every 2 weeks.
The deep clean will consist of shampooing carpet but its only 2 rooms. (Nextdoor Somersby)
- B&G Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Ankeny. Apply here.
- JEO Consulting Group posted a job opening for Transportation Practice Leader-Iowa in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.
🗞 Nearby News
Johnston
- Johnston School District adds 10 special education associate job openings after late enrollment (kcci.com)
- Waukee football coach charged with OWI will not coach team's opening game (kcci.com)
- Corteva Field Day Highlights Weed Control, New Product Offering (croplife.com)
Polk City
- Hidden Mold in Home Air Ducts Becoming a Growing Concern – The Des Moines Register (fiorreports.com)
- Truck reverses into Polk City house due to mechanical failure, police say (who13.com)
Ok Ankeny! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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