🌱 Patch AM: Five injured in Linn County crash involving a Marion resident

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• Five injured in Linn County crash involving a Marion resident

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 50 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Much colder; morning flurries, temps: high: 28, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: A bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 25 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Linn County Collision Injures Five (kmch.com) — A Marion resident and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday at Highway 13 and County Home Road, with Marion Fire Department among the responders. All injuries were reported as non-life-threatening, and the Marion driver was cited for failing to obey a traffic control device while the sheriff’s office continues its investigation.
   

📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Murder Mystery Dinner & Show
  Goldfinch Tap + Eatery, 740 10th St, Marion
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Varsity Girls Wrestling - Wrestling Triangular
  Solon High School
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Triangular
  Solon High School
  5:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Middle School Girls Wrestling - Indee Girls JH Home Meet 1
  Independence High School , Independence
  4:15 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Mount Vernon
  MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Mount Vernon
  MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball - Marion vs Mount Vernon
  MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
  7:15 pm

Thursday January 22

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Marion vs Center Point-Urbana
  Center Point-Urbana High School
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Senior's Create
  Hiawatha Public Library , 150 W Willman St , Hiawatha
  1:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Prairie High School , PHS South Gym (1801) , Cedar Rapids
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: G/V
  Cedar Rapids Prairie High School , PHS South Gym (1801) , Cedar Rapids
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Triangular
  Solon High School
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We feed several feral cats in our neighborhood and I bought this frisky’s canned food, but they don’t really like it so I have about 20 cans and I also have fresh frozen cat food that I bought and they don’t like that either.
  I would like to give it to somebody who may be down on their luck or feeds ferals and just need some extra food. Message me and you can pick up. (Nextdoor Indian Creek)
• Supposedly, I have had two packages delivered this week to parcel lockers in Rookwood Estates.
  I have received no keys and this is pretty common that neighbors will receive each other's packages, so I have been patient, thinking someone will… (Nextdoor Prairie Hill Dr)

• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Track and Field Coach in Marion. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hiawatha

• Stephen Howard "Herbie" Henderson (thegazette.com)
• Kim Guardado to be HACAP's next chief operating officer (thegazette.com)
• Maxine L. Vick (thegazette.com)

Cedar Rapids

• Cedar Rapids Kernels legend Ron 'Roady' Plein dies at 81 (thegazette.com)
• CRPD & CRFD face off in annual Guns-N-Hoses hockey event (cbs2iowa.com)
• We The People: How Iowa is part of the effort to save the rare American chestnut tree (kcrg.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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