🌱 Preschool Storytime at the Newton Public Library and 10 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 41 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 30, low: 27.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 19 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Preschool Storytime at the Newton Public Library
  Newton Public Library , 100 N 3rd Ave W , Newton
  10:30 am
• Jasper County 4-H Festival of Trees
  101 1st St N , Newton
  2:00 pm
• Newton Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Newton, IA Calendar
  4:00 pm
• Maytag Park Holiday Lights
  Maytag Park , 301 South 11th Ave W , Newton
  5:00 pm
• 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

Saturday December 20

• Colfax Livestock Sales
  Colfax Livestock Sales Co , 335 N Walnut St , Colfax
  9:00 am
• Jasper County Historical Museum's Tree-mendous Christmas Experience
  Newton, IA Calendar , 1700 S. 15th Ave. W. , Newton
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Baby Storytime at the Newton Public Library
  Newton Public Library , 100 N 3rd Ave W , Newton
  10:00 am
• Hidden Candy Cane Hike
  McFarland Park , 56461 180th St , Ames
  12:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Marshalltown. Apply here.
• Transformco posted a job opening for Appliance & Refrigeration Repair Tech - Full & Part Time in Marshalltown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rhodes here.

🗞 Nearby News

Marshalltown

• Iowa National Guard attack brings back memories for Marshalltown veteran (kwwl.com)
• Alliant Energy : 720-MW Bobcat Energy Center unanimously approved (marketscreener.com)
• MHS puts Dalke atop its softball program (timesrepublican.com)

Newton

• New Newton Animal Control Facility Set To Open In January (kniakrls.com)

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