🌱 Patch AM: How a Waukee alum lit up Purdue Fort Wayne in defeat

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• How a Waukee alum lit up Purdue Fort Wayne in defeat

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 43, low: 27.
• Wednesday: Clouds rolling in, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Emilie Sorensen Scores Season-High 17 Points At Purdue Fort Wayne (niuhuskies.com) — A former Waukee High School standout now playing for Northern Illinois led all scorers with 17 points, including five threes, even as her team fell 67-44 at Purdue Fort Wayne. The freshman guard’s hot shooting provided most of NIU’s offense in a tough road loss, as turnovers and rebounding issues doomed the Huskies before they open conference play next weekend.
   

📸 Around Waukee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waukee

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Thursday December 18

• CHOW Chamber Happenings, Opportunities & Wisdom
  Country Lane Lodge , 29300 Prospect Ave , Adel
  11:30 am
• Park Board Meeting
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 230 W. Hickman Rd. , Waukee
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 230 W. Hickman Rd. , Waukee
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Board of Adjustment December 15, 2025
  Grimes, IA Calendar
  5:30 pm
• City Council Regular Meeting
  Waukee City Hall , 230 W. Hickman Rd. , Waukee
  5:30 pm
• Girls Basketball: Dallas Center-Grimes vs Des Moines Roosevelt (JV1)
  Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
  6:00 pm
• Single & Social Holiday Meet-Up Des Moines
  Destination Grille , 2491 E 1st St , Grimes
  6:30 pm
• Free Trivia Night
  Adel Family Fun Center , 1526 Greene St , Adel
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. North Polk (Away)
  North Polk High School
  7:00 pm
• Girls Basketball: Dallas Center-Grimes vs Des Moines Roosevelt (Varsity)
  Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
  7:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Public Art Committee
  Urbandale, IA Calendar , 3600 86th Street , Urbandale
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JH vs. Earlham (Home)
  Van Meter High School
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Got my nails done by a girl just started her own business.
  She also does press on orders as well! She is based in urbandale! Her insta is glossedbyluci (Nextdoor Waukee)

• Team Kline posted a job opening for Journeyman Plumber (Commercial) in Waukee. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Clive. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waukee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.1B ahead of Monday drawing (wqad.com)

West Des Moines

• Des Moines Menace makes Mediacom Stadium home for 2026 season (who13.com)
• The 25 Best Things I Ate At Iowa Restaurants in 2025 [GALLERY] (103wjod.com)
• Iowa woman accused of torturing a dog (northiowatoday.com)

Ok Waukee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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