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🌱 Columbus Junction’s yard waste site is shut down after two recent fires.

Columbus Junction, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Columbus Junction! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Columbus Junction’s yard waste site is shut down after two recent fires.
  • See who will lead St. Joseph Parish in Columbus Junction July 1.
  • Meet the new priest soon serving parishioners in Columbus Junction.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Some sun; windy, less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Columbus Junction Yard Waste Site Closed After Fires (kciiradio.com) — Columbus Junction’s yard waste site is closed until further notice after two recent fires in the debris pile, including one that sent flames toward town. Only residents may use the site, and officials say prohibited dumping and unsafe burning have become serious problems as they clean up and reconsider how the facility will operate when it reopens.
   

• Effective June 1, 2026 and July 1, 2026 (catholicmessenger.net) — Clergy leadership at St. Joseph Parish in Columbus Junction is shifting July 1, with Deacon Kent Ferris becoming parish life coordinator and Father Alfonso Pizano serving as sacramental minister. These diocesan appointments clarify who will lead worship and daily parish operations for local Catholics, while other priests’ roles change in nearby communities.
   

• Friends travel far to play role in ordination (catholicmessenger.net) — A newly ordained Catholic priest will soon begin serving parishioners in Columbus Junction, alongside assignments in Iowa City and West Liberty. Friends from California describe his long journey to the priesthood and their joy at seeing him ordained in Davenport, emphasizing his desire to give back to the communities he’ll soon call home.
   

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  • Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Server in Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus Junction here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wapello

  • Louisa County officials are moving forward with the process that could lead to the demolition of the former Louisa County Jail and Sheriff's Office in Wapello (kbur.com)
  • DNR enforcement actions, published 06/11/2026 (iowadnr.gov)

Washington

  • Washington Police and Fire Departments Complete Mental Health Awareness and Resiliency Training (kciiradio.com)
  • First 4-H Bucket Bottle Calf Prepare for Fair Workout this Weekend (kciiradio.com)
  • Keota Volunteer Fire Department Receives Over $5,000 in Riverboat Foundation Grant Funding (kciiradio.com)

Ok Columbus Junction! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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