🌱 How a federal drone ban could change prices for Carroll photography

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In today's newsletter:

• How a federal drone ban could change prices for Carroll photography
• Carroll County mourns the loss of longtime Mt. Carmel farmer Kenny Nees

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 43, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Looming ban on new DJI products could impact Carroll business (carrollspaper.com) — A looming federal ban on new DJI drone products could soon hit Carroll-based aerial photography business Seventy One 30, forcing owner Joe Brincks to pay more and eventually raise rates. He’s stocking up on batteries and equipment before the Dec. 23 deadline, while stressing that no U.S. alternatives match DJI’s safety features and affordability for his Carroll work.
   

• Kenny Nees of Mt. Carmel (1380kcim.com) — Family and friends in the Carroll area are invited to honor 92-year-old Kenny Nees, with visitation this evening at Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and a funeral Mass Wednesday in Mt. Carmel. A lifelong Carroll County farmer and devoted family man, Kenny is remembered for his faith, community involvement, and deep roots in the Mt. Carmel and Carroll communities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carroll

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Tuesday December 16

• Boys Basketball: Boone vs Carroll (Varsity)
  Carroll High School Gym
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Who Goes There? with Carroll County Conservation
  Carroll Public Library , 118 E 5th St , Carroll
  10:30 am
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Carroll Public Library
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Blood Pressure Clinic with Garden View
  Carroll Public Library , 118 E 5th St , Carroll
  2:00 pm
• Wrestling: G/MS
  Denison Middle School
  4:15 pm
• Boys Basketball: IKM-Manning vs Carroll (8th B)
  Carroll Middle School Gym
  4:15 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Middle School Girls Wrestling Meet (Middle School)
  Denison Middle School MS Gym
  4:15 pm
• Girls Basketball: Boone vs Carroll (Junior Varsity)
  Carroll High School Gym
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball: Boone vs Carroll (Junior Varsity)
  Fairview Elementary School Gym East Gym
  4:30 pm
• Evening Book Club
  Carroll Public Library , 118 East 5th Street , Carroll
  5:30 pm
• Boys Swimming: Carroll vs Sioux City West (Varsity)
  Sioux City West High School
  5:30 pm
• Family Support Group.
  Carroll Public Library , 118 E 5th St , Carroll
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Carroll. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Coon Rapids

• Boys Wrestling Results: Lenox Invite (westerniowatoday.com)

Exira

• Police report for Dec. 15, 2025 (norfolkdailynews.com)

Ogden

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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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