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🌱 Patch AM: Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50's and 11 more events
Coming up on the Ankeny Patch calendar: Art Night with Art is Rad — 515 Brewing Company
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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
- Thursday: More sun than clouds, with a high of 29 and low of 22 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50's
Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel , 1 Prairie Meadows Dr , Altoona
11:00 am - Art Night with Art is Rad — 515 Brewing Company
515 Brewing Company , 7700 University Ave Suite C , Clive
6:00 pm - 12/30- Clive, IA- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 12801 University Ave , Clive
7:00 pm - Wings of Fire Trivia
Clive Public Library , 1900 NW 114th St , Clive
7:00 pm - New Year's closings - Library
Madrid Public Library , 100 West 3rd Street , Madrid - Library closes early at 5:00 p.m. for the New Years Holiday
Johnston Public Library - Johnston IA 50131
5:00 pm - New Year’s Eve Bash with Count It Off
Hawk Heaven Tavern , 805 17th Ave SW , Altoona
9:00 pm - New Year's Day
Urbandale, IA Calendar - City Buildings Closed New Year's Day
Grimes, IA Calendar Grimes, IA 50111 - Civil Service Commission- no meeting held
Urbandale, IA Calendar , 3600 86th Street , Urbandale
9:00 am - Girls Basketball: North Polk vs Des Moines Roosevelt (JV1)
Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
6:00 pm - Johnston City Council Meeting
Johnston, IA Calendar , 6221 Merle Hay Road PO Box 410 , Johnston
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Monday January 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please help us find Bear.
Lab/German shepherd male. Black with brown paws and around ears and under tail. Last seen on 12/12/25 heading south on Delaware Ave by TMC trucking… (Nextdoor 19th Ln) - Please help me find my Lab/German shepherd Bear.
Any information would be really helpful. Thank you! (Nextdoor 19th Ln)
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Ankeny. Apply here.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.
🗞 Nearby News
Polk City
- Former Southeast Polk star Xavier Nwankpa leaving his mark on Iowa's defense (weareiowa.com)
- Judge hands keys to Honey Creek Resort back to operator, nixing shutdown (desmoinesregister.com)
- County public health directors discuss measles, potential changes to childhood vaccine recommendations (thegazette.com)
Des Moines
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