🌱 Jamie Lissow: Better Off Dad and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Jamie Lissow: Better Off Dad at Bridge View Center
• Jamie Lissow at Bridge View Center

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: A little morning rain; windy, temps: high: 48, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 32 and low of 28 degrees.

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📸 Around Agency

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Agency

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Jamie Lissow: Better Off Dad Comedy Tour
  Bridge View Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Jamie Lissow: Better Off Dad
  Bridge View Center , 102 Church St , Ottumwa
  7:30 pm
• Jamie Lissow
  Bridge View Center , 102 Church St , Ottumwa
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• ORLF Board Meeting
  Legacy Foundation , 111 E Main St , Ottumwa
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Wrestling: Boys Middle School Meet vs Multiple Schools (Home)
  Davis County High School
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Middle School Game vs Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Home)
  Davis County Middle School
  4:30 pm
• Wrestling: Boys High School Quad vs Multiple Schools vs. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Away)
  Eddyville-Blakesburg High School
  5:30 pm
• Wrestling: B/V
  Pekin High School
  6:00 pm
• Fata Morgana – Hayden Miller in Recital
  Fairfield Arts & Convention Center , 200 N Main St , Fairfield
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Basketball: Girls High School JV/Varsity vs Albia (Home)
  Davis County High School
  5:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys High School 9/JV/Varsity vs Albia (Home)
  Davis County High School
  5:00 pm
• Heartland Boot Scooters Dance - 2025 Schedule
  Fraternal Order of Eagles , 109 S Green St suite 2 , Ottumwa
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• JBS USA posted a job opening for Plant Controller (Bacon) in Ottumwa. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Custodian in Ottumwa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Agency here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairfield

• Vendors show off their creative talents at Holiday Trade Fair in Fairfield (southeastiowaunion.com)
• FAA announces theme for annual membership exhibit (southeastiowaunion.com)

Oskaloosa

• Superintendent Mike Fisher's administrator license expired Nov. 30; renewal submitted (oskynews.org)
• Iowa farmland market holds steady heading into 2026 (farmprogress.com)
• VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD (freemanjournal.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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