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- Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 34 degrees.
- Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 33.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 56 and low of 33 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Garbage/Recycle Pickup
Solon, IA Calendar Solon, IA 52333
7:00 am -
Between the Greens
Starlighters II Theatre , 200 E Main St , Anamosa
7:30 pm -
Shoulder (One Day) in Anamosa, Iowa - 8 NCBTMB CEs
Carlson College of Massage Therapy , 11809 Co Rd X28 , Anamosa
9:00 am -
Iowa City West Girls JV Soccer @ Solon
Solon High School , 600 W 5th St , Solon
11:30 am -
Arm and Hand (One Day) in Anamosa, Iowa - 8 NCBTMB CEs
Carlson College of Massage Therapy , 11809 Co Rd X28 , Anamosa
9:00 am -
Spring Senior Thesis Exhibition #2
Peter Paul Luce Gallery , McWethy Hall , 600 1st St W , Mt Vernon
2:00 pm -
Raising Alpacas...A Business? Or a Passion?, Marilee Feldman
Lester Buresh Family Community Wellness Center , 855 Palisades Rd SW , Mt Vernon
1:00 pm -
Vinton-Shellsburg Boys Varsity Soccer @ Solon
Solon High School , 600 W 5th St , Solon
5:30 pm -
Puzzle Competition
Solon Public Library , 320 W Main St , Solon
6:30 pm -
Clear Creek-Amana Boys Varsity Soccer @ Solon
Solon High School , 600 W 5th St , Solon
6:45 pm -
Spring Plant and Art Sale
Indian Creek Nature Center , 5300 Otis Rd SE , Cedar Rapids
9:00 am -
Good Makers Market
Cedar County Fairgrounds , 220th St , Tipton
11:00 am
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Thursday April 30
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LifeWise Academy posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Marion. Apply here.
- Brenntag posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead in North Liberty. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mechanicsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Vernon
- Hot Java Cool Jazz returns to Mount Vernon High School (mvlsun.com)
- Mustang girls' soccer stomps Tigers 4-1 (mvlsun.com)
- John Pavlovitz visits Mount Vernon (mvlsun.com)
Anamosa
- Anamosa citywide garage sales set for June 5–6 (journal-eureka.com)
- Tornadic Storms Impacted Highway 20 Corridor & Jones County – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.com)
- 2026 Iowa state archery tournament awards (sergeantbluffadvocates.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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