🌱 Patch AM: Why Waukee schools are joining Iowa’s new ‘Stop the Prop’ push

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• Why Waukee schools are joining Iowa’s new ‘Stop the Prop’ push

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• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newton Community Schools join statewide safety campaign (kcci.com) — Waukee schools are among several Iowa districts joining the new “Stop the Prop” campaign, which urges staff and students to keep exterior school doors closed and secure. The statewide effort, led by the Iowa Association of School Boards, supplies door stickers and digital materials to help districts like Waukee, Newton, Algona, Carlisle, and North Polk reinforce everyday safety habits without major new spending.
   

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Thursday January 8

• Senior Tech Class: Protecting Your Privacy Online
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  10:00 am
• Dallas County Conservation
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  10:00 am

Friday January 9

• Bullet Journaling with Linda Tong
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Kindergarten Signing Day
  Waukee, IA Calendar
  9:00 am
• Crafty Saturdays
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  10:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Teen Super Sundays
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  1:30 pm

Monday January 12

• City Council Work Session
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 230 W. Hickman Rd. , Waukee
  5:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Library Board of Trustees Meeting
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Tree Board Meeting
  Grimes, IA Calendar
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Boys Wrestling: Triangular – DM Lincoln DM Roosevelt Ottumwa (Varsity)
  Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
  5:30 pm
• Boys Wrestling: Triangular – DM Lincoln DM Roosevelt Ottumwa (Junior Varsity)
  Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Des Moines Christian Schools (Away)
  Des Moines Christian School
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My friend’s cat is missing.
  He must have slipped out of her patio door. He is a long-haired orange tabby. She lives in the Williams Pointe Condos right off Brick Drive and Olson… (Nextdoor Olson)
• Anyone looking for childcare work?
  University kids in Van Meter is hiring! Not that far from Waukee or any western burbs! (Nextdoor Waukee)

• Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Member in Waukee. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• University Avenue ramp reopening delayed on I-35/80 in Clive and Urbandale (kcci.com)
• Renee Hardman bids farewell at last West Des Moines council meeting (desmoinesregister.com)
• Panel ponders how to expand mental health services in Iowa (radioiowa.com)

West Des Moines

• Forbes names Hy-Vee one of America's top private companies (desmoinesregister.com)
• Apartment proposal in historic Valley Junction draws concerns from neighbors (weareiowa.com)
• What is a Colorado low pressure system? (weareiowa.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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