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🌱 How Conrad officials can sharpen their planning and zoning skills Monday
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- How Conrad officials can sharpen their planning and zoning skills Monday
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- Friday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 76 and low of 32 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; windy, cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 29.
- Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Spring planning and zoning workshops for local officials, leaders open for registration (sun-courier.com) — Local officials and community leaders in and around Conrad can attend an Iowa State University Extension planning and zoning workshop at the Grundy Center City Hall meeting room in Conrad on Monday, April 21. The three-hour session covers real-world zoning scenarios, from variances to public hearings, and aims to help leaders make fair, transparent land-use decisions in their communities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Preschool Story Time
Kling Memorial Library , 708 7th St , Grundy Center
10:30 am -
Soccer: Girls JV2 Match vs Ames (Home)
Marshalltown High School
4:45 pm -
B TR @ Aplington-Parkersburg
Eldora-New Providence Comm School District Eldora, IA 50627
4:45 pm -
Soccer: Girls JV1 Match vs Ames (Home)
Marshalltown High School
6:00 pm -
Soccer: Girls Varsity Match vs Ames (Home)
Marshalltown High School
7:30 pm -
Track and Field: Girls Varsity Invitational vs Multiple Schools (H
Marshalltown High School , Leonard Cole Field
4:00 pm -
G TR @ Hudson
Eldora-New Providence Comm School District Eldora, IA 50627
4:30 pm -
B TR @ Hampton-Dumont
Hampton-Dumont High School , 101 12th Ave NW , Hampton
4:30 pm -
Soccer: Girls Varsity Match vs Colfax-Mingo (Away)
Colfax-Mingo High School
5:30 pm -
Soccer: Boys JV1 Match vs Perry (Home)
Franklin Field
5:30 pm -
Soccer: Boys Varsity Match vs Perry (Home)
Franklin Field
7:00 pm -
Soccer: Girls JV1 Match vs Colfax-Mingo (Away)
Colfax-Mingo High School
7:15 pm
Friday April 17
Monday April 20
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Gladbrook. Apply here.
- Reliant Rehabilitation posted a job opening for Occupational Therapist in Grundy Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conrad here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marshalltown
- Marshalltown police searching for 2 people wanted for alleged trespassing at old hospital building (weareiowa.com)
- MCSD students showcase NHD projects at ‘History on Second Tuesday' event (timesrepublican.com)
- 2026 Shear Colbert Symposium at MCC focuses on homelessness (timesrepublican.com)
Tama
- Live Pro Wrestling headed to Fort Dodge (messengernews.net)
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