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  • How an Ankeny boy’s wheelchair fight shows what’s at stake

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Windy and much colder, with a high of 18 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 39, low: 30.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Disability rights lawyers threatened with budget cuts, reassignments (tucson.com) — A 7-year-old boy from Ankeny with brittle bone disease nearly lost access to a specialized wheelchair until Disability Rights Iowa lawyers forced his insurer to cover it. His story illustrates what could be at stake locally as the Trump administration seeks deep cuts and reassignments that advocates say would weaken disability-rights enforcement nationwide.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Has anybody seen a Gray and White socks paws, black line down his back and tail.
    Last seen at 1390 NW 18th st apartment 123. In Ankeny. Please call 515-321-4737 or 515-554-3125 Blakelee. … (Nextdoor Ashton Lane)
  • Anyone know if the intersection of NW Beaver and IA 415 (Mile-Long Bridge road) is open yet going northbound from Johnston up to Jester Park?
    The IA511 website seems to indicate that it is open. It was still closed 2 weeks ago. (Nextdoor Diamond Hills)
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Ankeny. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Polk City

  • Former Southeast Polk star Xavier Nwankpa leaving his mark on Iowa's defense (weareiowa.com)
  • Judge restores control of Honey Creek Resort to operator amid state of Iowa's lawsuit (kcci.com)
  • County public health directors discuss measles, potential changes to childhood vaccine recommendations (thegazette.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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