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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

July 15 Morning Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Walking Wednesday, Ann C. Keyser Trailhead, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free Sack Lunch Provided by Community Meal Organization, Melbourne Public Library, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Farmers Market, Cartwright Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Youth Group "Where Everyone Belongs" Hope United Methodist Church, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Le Grand Friends Church VBS, Emerald Crossing-An Irish Adventure Through Psalms 23, 206 W. Main St., Le Grand, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on July 13, 2026. Corn: $3.96 - 4.12 Soybeans: $11.46 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 88 Yesterday's Low 62 Last High 81 Last Low 60 Precipitation Through 7 a.m. 0.0 inches Year-to-date 27.27 inches Last year-to-date 24.11 inches Barometer Today at 4:00 p.m. 30.22 Daylight Sunrise Tomorrow 5:49 a.m. Sunset Tomorrow 8:46 p.m. River Level Yesterday at 4 p.m. 12.61 ft. (flood stage is 18 feet for low-lying areas of Marshall County.)

Next meeting of The Write Club to be held at library July 18

Since June 2025, The Write Club, a group for established and aspiring writers, teens through adult, has met monthly for a mix of discussion, sharing writing samples, camaraderie and a lecture on a particular writing topic. Made possible through funding from the Artist Innovation Grant awarded by the Arts & Culture Alliance, the group is led and organized by journalist/author Sara Jordan-Heintz. Free and open to the public, it will meet next from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 18 at the Marshalltown Public Library, in a new location, the Brucklacher Conference Room. The ...

Prep Schedule

Tuesday, July 14 Substate Baseball Finals At Marshalltown PCM vs. Dyersville Beckman, 7 p.m.

Always… Patsy Cline

AMANA — TKM Theatrical Productions presents Always… Patsy Cline Aug. 14-16 and Aug. 21-23 at the Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave., Amana. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. for the Friday and Saturday dates and 3 p.m. on Sundays, with those performances almost sold out. For group rates or more information call 319-899-3799. Coming to The Amana Performing Arts Center: "Always... Patsy Cline," a heartwarming musical that celebrates the life and music of Patsy Cline through the lens of her devoted fan, Louise Seger, featuring powerful performances and a nostalgic songbook. "Always... ...

Bovenmyer named to Mount Mercy University Dean’s List

CEDAR RAPIDS — Owen Bovenmyer, of Garwin, has been named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2026 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.