🌱 BCLUW Boys Varsity Basketball @ Colo-NESCO and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• BCLUW Boys Varsity Basketball @ Colo-NESCO
• Pella Christian Girls Varsity Basketball @ West Marshall

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An icy mix, up to 1", with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 26, low: 3.
• Saturday: Colder with 1-3" of snow, with a high of 6 and low of -15 degrees.

📸 Around Rhodes

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rhodes

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Family Free Play Day
  Melbourne Public Library, 603 Main St, Melbourne
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• BCLUW Boys Varsity Basketball @ Colo-NESCO
  Colo-Nesco Senior High School , 919 West St , Colo
  8:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Pella Christian Girls Varsity Basketball @ West Marshall
  West Marshall High School , 601 3rd St NW , State Center
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Mason City Boys Varsity Basketball @ Marshalltown
  Marshalltown High School , 1602 S 2nd Ave , Marshalltown
  7:45 pm

Saturday December 13

• Colfax Livestock Sales
  Colfax Livestock Sales Co , 335 N Walnut St , Colfax
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Library Board of Trustees
  Marshalltown Public Library , 105 W Boone St , Marshalltown
  5:00 pm
• Belle Plaine Girls Varsity Basketball @ Colfax-Mingo
  Colfax-Mingo High School , 204 N League Rd , Colfax
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Storytime in the Blue Room
  Marshalltown Public Library , 105 W Boone St , Marshalltown
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Paton-Churdan Girls Varsity Basketball @ Colo-NESCO
  Colo-Nesco Senior High School , 919 West St , Colo
  6:15 pm
• Paton-Churdan Boys Varsity Basketball @ Colo-NESCO
  Colo-Nesco Senior High School , 919 West St , Colo
  7:45 pm

Friday December 19

• Fort Dodge Boys Varsity Basketball @ Marshalltown
  Marshalltown High School , 1602 S 2nd Ave , Marshalltown
  7:45 pm

Thursday December 25

• Free Technology Help
  Marshalltown Public Library , 105 W Boone St , Marshalltown
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Marshalltown. Apply here.
• CareBridge posted a job opening for LTSS Service Coordinator - Eastern Iowa in Marshalltown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rhodes here.

🗞 Nearby News

Marshalltown

• Bobcats swerve around Huskies, 56-30 (timesrepublican.com)
• Daily Record, Dec. 10, 2025 (timesrepublican.com)
• Iowa weather: Strong winds lead to power outages, poor road conditions (kcci.com)

Newton

• Newton bowlers sweep Knoxville at Cardinal Lanes (newtondailynews.com)

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