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🌱 How Durant’s ambulance crews helped in a rare Mass Casualty crash
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In today's newsletter:
- How Durant’s ambulance crews helped in a rare Mass Casualty crash
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
- Thursday: Very windy in the p.m.; rain, with a high of 41 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Saturday multi-vehicle crash near West Branch was classified by officials as Mass Casualty Incident (weareiowa.com) — Durant’s ambulance service was among several regional crews rushing to a massive multi-vehicle crash on I-80 near West Branch that officials classified as a Mass Casualty Incident. Between 40 and 50 people were triaged along a six-mile stretch of interstate, with responders working for hours to manage numerous collisions and coordinate care. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Muscatine Art Center Board of Trustees Meeting
Muscatine, IA Calendar , 1314 Mulberry Avenue , Muscatine
12:00 pm -
DSCI Partnership on Bilingual Mini Masters Program at the Muscatine Art Center
Muscatine Art Center , 1314 Mulberry Ave , Muscatine
3:30 pm -
Advocacy Chat
Crossroads Inc , 1424 Houser St , Muscatine
3:30 pm -
GMCCI Business After Hours - Muscatine Sister Cities @ The Stanley Center for Peace & Security
Stanley Center for Peace and Security , 304 Iowa Ave , Muscatine
4:00 pm -
City Council Regular Meeting
Muscatine, IA Calendar , 215 Sycamore Street , Muscatine
5:30 pm -
Band Concert- Big Gym
Susan Clark Junior High School Muscatine, IA 52761
6:30 pm -
6-8th Band and Orch Concert
Walcott Intermediate Walcott, IA 52773
6:30 pm -
Walking in Community Center
Wilton Public Library , 1215 Cypress St , Wilton
9:00 am -
Brave Irene - Mini Masters
Muscatine, IA Calendar , 1314 Mulberry Avenue , Muscatine
9:30 am -
Bingo for Adults
Wilton Public Library , 1215 Cypress St , Wilton
12:30 pm -
Muscatine County Conservation
Wilton Public Library , 1215 Cypress St , Wilton
3:30 pm -
Musser Public Library Board Meeting
Musser Public Library , 408 E 2nd St , Muscatine
4:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Durant. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in WILTON, IA S06522 in Wilton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durant here.
🗞 Nearby News
Muscatine
- Key Iowa lawmaker backs bill shielding Roundup's maker from cancer-related lawsuits (kscj.com)
- Iowa Men Steamroll Western Michigan With Pressure Defense (voiceofmuscatine.com)
- West Liberty Fire and Ambulance details Saturday multi-vehicle crashes that closed I80 (1630kcjj.com)
Davenport
- FIRST LEGO League qualifying event brings archaeology theme to Putnam Museum (kwqc.com)
- River Bend Food Bank receives $25K donation from Chicago Bears' charity (kwqc.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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