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🌱 How a former funeral home could transform Ashton’s public library space
Good day Ashton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a former funeral home could transform Ashton’s public library space
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 43, low: 23.
- Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 29 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Osceola County budget banter begins (nwestiowa.com) — Ashton’s library is planning to buy the Jurrens Funeral Home building and add accessible space for children’s and adult areas, pending county budget support. During Osceola County supervisors’ early 2026-27 budget talks, local libraries, Elderbridge, and a sexual assault support agency all outlined funding needs and services that affect residents in Ashton and across the county. 
📸 Around Ashton
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MS Girls Wrestling at Home
Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
4:15 pm -
JV/V G-B Basketball (T) vs. Rock Valley
Rock Valley Community School District , 1712 20th Ave , Rock Valley
4:30 pm -
JV/V Boys Wrestling (T) vs. Cherokee, Denison & SBL
Washington High School , 600 W Bluff St , Cherokee
5:00 pm -
JV/V Girls Wrestling at Ridgeview Tournament
Ridge View High School , E Maple St , Holstein
6:00 pm -
8th Boys Basketball (T) vs. West Lyon
West Lyon Community School , 1787 IA-182 , Inwood
4:15 pm -
7th Boys Basketball (H) vs. West Lyon
Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
4:15 pm -
JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. G-LR
Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
4:30 pm -
G-B Wrestling (T) vs. Sioux Center & BH/RV
Sioux Center High School , 1031 13th Ave NE , Sioux Center
6:00 pm -
JV/V G-B Basketball (H) vs. Okoboji
Sheldon High School , 1700 E 4th St , Sheldon
4:30 pm -
JVR Boys Basketball (H) Vs. Okoboji
Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
5:45 pm -
5th/6th Winter Concert (MS Gym)
Sheldon Middle School , 310 23rd Ave , Sheldon
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in SIBLEY, IA S08510 in Sibley. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Cook - Ages 15 & up in Sibley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sibley
- Wrestling Results: 12/13/25 (northwestiowanow.com)
- Crocheted hats a cause for excitement in Sibley, IA (keloland.com)
Sheldon
- Sheldon council looks over plan for City Park (nwestiowa.com)
- Talk of the Town Podcast for December 14th (kiwaradio.com)
- Nancy Ann (Hulst) Wilson (spencerdailyreporter.com)
Hartley
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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