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In today's newsletter:

  • Why is Iowa City pulling down its beloved downtown poster kiosks?
  • Could Iowa City schools face closures to fix a budget crisis?
  • National honor shines spotlight on Iowa City-area youth crisis farm.

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

1. Iowa City Takes Down Street Kiosks And Plans to Take Another (krui.fm) — City workers have removed several aging poster kiosks in downtown Iowa City, permanently taking out two on Iowa Avenue while repairing two others and planning to remove a deteriorated wayfinding kiosk near Iowa Book. Some residents worry the loss of these boards will hurt promotion for local bands, artists, and community events that rely on physical flyers to reach Iowa City audiences.
   

2. State board questions 'incompetency' in I.C. schools financial crisis (thegazette.com) — Iowa City school leaders are under intense state scrutiny for years of financial mismanagement that left the district with a negative balance and looming budget cuts. At a state oversight hearing, officials outlined new leadership, staff training, and potential cost reductions that could include closing schools, while community members demanded clearer answers about how the problems went unchecked for so long.
   

3. Healing Prairie Farm wins national award (1630kcjj.com) — Just outside Iowa City, Healing Prairie Farm has earned a national award for its innovative, home-like crisis-stabilization program for youth. Operated by CommUnity Crisis Services, the farm offers short-term stays where young people in mental health crisis can de-escalate, connect with supportive adults, interact with animals and nature, and avoid hospitalization or shelter when possible.
   

4. Iowa City woman charged with defrauding rental agency (1630kcjj.com) — An Iowa City woman faces multiple fraud and theft charges after police say she used stolen credit card information to rent bouncy houses for Father's Day and July 4 parties, including one at City Park. Investigators link the orders to her phone numbers and emails, and say the rental company lost more than $1,300 in the alleged scheme, which could bring up to seven years in prison if she's convicted.
   

5. Four finalists for Center For Intellectual Freedom director to visit UI this month (1630kcjj.com) — Finalists to lead the University of Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom will visit Iowa City and meet with the Board of Regents on October 20, though their names will stay confidential. The visit follows turmoil at the new center, including weak student interest, limited institutional support, and a mass resignation from its advisory council that removed the interim director from consideration.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an injured male black cat around Aber Ave that could really use some help.
    He has an injured front right paw/arm that he won't put any weight on and his right eye also won't open all the way. He is pretty skinny and has some… (Nextdoor Benton/Sunset)
  • Susan Beckman here - we live on Glastonbury Street, just south of Blackstone.
    Last week a couple walking by shared a flyer of a missing dog, whose owner was driving around in a van looking for her pet. A few minutes ago, we… (Nextdoor Far Eastside)
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  • Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Market Clerk (Westwinds Drive) in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iowa City here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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