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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Becoming very windy; rain, with a high of 44 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder with periods of sun, temps: high: 26, low: 24.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 16 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wamac Triangular
  Independence High School , Independence
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Iowa City High
  Mercer Park
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Iowa City High
  Mercer Park
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Marion vs Center Point-Urbana
  Center Point-Urbana High School
  7:30 pm
• Alburnett Boys Varsity Basketball @ Lisbon
  Lisbon High School , 235 School St , Lisbon
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Garbage/Recycle Pickup
  Solon, IA Calendar Solon, IA 52333
  7:00 am
• Friday Film Classics
  Ely Public Library , 1595 Dows St , Ely
  2:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Fort Madison Wrestling Invitational
  Fort Madison Junior and Senior High School Competition Gym
  4:30 pm
• Regina Boys Varsity Basketball @ Tipton
  Tipton High School , 400 E 6th St , Tipton
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• SANTA BRUNCH
  Cedar Ridge Distillery , 1441 Marak Rd NW , Swisher
  9:00 am

Monday December 22

• BKB: B/Freshman
  Prairie High School PHS North Gym Prairie High SchoolPHS North Gym (1402)
  4:00 pm
• BKB: B/Sophomore
  Prairie High School PHS South Gym Prairie High SchoolPHS South Gym (1801)
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Solon

• Lady Spartans couldn't catch the Mustangs (soloneconomist.com)
• Larry Swann (soloneconomist.com)

Marion

• Eastern Iowa family receives car through ‘Miles of Smiles' program (kcrg.com)
• Miller-Meeks joins GOP leaders to push health care overhaul, blast Affordable Care Act (thegazette.com)
• Linn County Conservation turns to bird-safe film to reduce fatal window collisions at Wickiup Hill (thegazette.com)

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