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In today's newsletter:

• Could Fort Madison seniors soon ride to appointments in Ankeny?
• How federal disability cuts could hit one Ankeny boy’s hard-won freedom

Also on today's calendar: Career & College Planning - Ankeny.

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 33 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Housing Authority talks 2025 highlights during final meeting of the year (mississippivalleypublishing.com) — Fort Madison’s housing authority is finalizing a SEIBUS transit partnership that could soon let low-income and elderly residents travel anywhere in Iowa, including to appointments like physical therapy in Ankeny. Leaders are also rolling out a new website, planning security upgrades, and preparing for board changes as the mayor-elect steps down from her housing role.
   

• Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments (goodmenproject.com) — A 7-year-old Ankeny boy with brittle bone disease recently secured a specialized wheelchair after federally funded Disability Rights Iowa lawyers overturned his insurer’s denial, letting him stay active at school and in the community. That local success story is now at risk as the Trump administration pushes major cuts and staff reductions for disability rights attorneys nationwide, which advocates warn could limit similar help for Ankeny families.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ankeny

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Des Moines, IA
  Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library · Ankeny, IA, Ankeny
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• Career & College Planning - Ankeny
  Ankeny High School · Ankeny , IA , Ankeny
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Johnston Public Library closing early for Christmas holiday
  Johnston Public Library - Johnston IA 50131
  5:00 pm
• No City Council Meeting
  Grimes, IA Calendar , 410 SE Main ST , Grimes
  5:30 pm
• Season of Stillness Sound Bath
  All Love Wellness (Yoga+Health) , 8527 University Blvd , Clive
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas closings - Library
  Madrid Public Library , 100 West 3rd Street , Madrid

Thursday December 25

• Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council Meeting
  Colfax City Hall , 20 W Howard St , Colfax
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Festival of Trees + Lights
  Edencrest at The Tuscany , 1600 8th St SE , Altoona
  9:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Colfax Livestock Sales
  Colfax Livestock Sales Co , 335 N Walnut St , Colfax
  9:00 am
• Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring 'The Nutcracker” & More
  World Food Prize Hall of Laureates , 100 Locust St , Des Moines
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50's
  Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel , 1 Prairie Meadows Dr , Altoona
  11:00 am
• 12/30- Clive, IA- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 12801 University Ave , Clive
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Emergency car repair!
  My car is sitting in a parking lot in Ankeny. It was going to stall and I was able to get it into a parking lot. Engine light came on, but was able… (Nextdoor Windsor)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Ankeny. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Vinton's Kwik Star sells $1 million-winning Powerball ticket (kwwl.com)
• Member of brigade of two fallen National Guardsmen reflects on brotherhood (kcrg.com)

Polk City

• Paramedic fired over online comments about Charlie Kirk sues Polk City (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
• Waukee Northwest basketball fends off late Southeast Polk comeback (desmoinesregister.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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