😁 Happy Friday!  It’s September! This month we mark the start of fall, and all things apple or pumpkin spice flavored.

Weekend Weather:
Today ☀️ Hi 72, Sat ☀️ Hi 71, Sun 🌤️ Hi 80, Mon ☀️ Hi 87

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🎂 Happy Birthday
Mae Davis -- Lake City (5 yrs)
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Bob & Joleen Fasbender -- Carroll (49 yrs)
Ben & Jenny Gradoville -- Carroll (4 yrs)

Markets from Snacks:
S&P 500 falls for the third straight session
The S&P 500 closed down 0.3% on Thursday. The tech-focused Nasdaq 100 ended virtually unchanged, while the Russell 2000 lost 0.6%.

Investors are eyeing Friday's job report, which will give a clue about the labor market and the magnitude of rate cuts. Traders are pricing in over 100 basis points in Fed easing in 2024.

The market downturn was in spite of the rally in a few key big tech stocks: All Magnificent Seven stocks except for MicrosoftMSFT $406.90 (-0.12%) advanced, with TeslaTSLA $229.83 (4.91%) jumping 4.9% on plans to roll out Full Self-Driving capabilities in China and Europe next year. 

Most of the rest of the stock market fell, with all the lion’s share of S&P 500 sector ETFs retreating. Consumer discretionary was the biggest gainer and closed up 1.1%, thanks to Tesla and AmazonAMZN $177.36 (2.63%). Communication services was the only other sector that gained on the day.

The Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF snapped a streak of 16 sessions without a loss, down 0.7% on the day.

Treasury yields declined slightly, while the US dollar fell. 

LOCAL NEWS

Forecast Near Perfect For Sunday's Flight Breakfast At Arthur N. Neu Airport

The Carroll Signet Masonic Lodge’s and Carroll Aviation’s annual flight breakfast is scheduled for this weekend at the Arthur N. Neu Municipal Airport, and the weather forecast suggests a near-perfect day for the event. The Masons will begin serving meals at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, in the airport’s hanger. Joe Reed, one of the Masons who helps organize the day’s program, says they have a delicious breakfast for those who plan to attend. The cost per meal is $10 for adults, $8 for children between six and 12 years old, and kids five and under eat for free. The Masons will stop serving food at 1 p.m. Sunday’s forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures topping out around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Reid says that should lead to plenty of aircraft flying to Carroll that morning.

The plane rides offered by Carroll Aviation are $35 per person during the flight breakfast. Reed says Sunday is the Carroll lodge’s largest fundraiser of the year, which the Masons use to back area organizations and programs.

Again, the 2024 Carroll Signet Masonic Lodge flight breakfast will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Arthur N. Neu Municipal Airport east of Carroll. 

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• Farmers Shift Attention Fully To Harvest Prep After Labor Day Weekend

AREA NEWS
Area headlines

🚶 The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is celebrating the 14th Annual Healthiest State Annual Walk on Oct. 2 by opening up a 2024 School Mascot Challenge, where one school has the chance to win $1,000 to use for health and wellness projects for the building. Six local school buildings are completing in the bracket-style voting challenge in head-to-head matchups for five rounds, with the winner being announced on Oct. 2. Glidden-Ralston School District, Panorama High and Elementary School, OABCIG High School, Greene County Elementary and the IKM-Manning Middle School are asking for votes from the families in the district. The first round of voting ends today (Friday). Click here for the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, which gives details on how to vote.

💧 The Denison Municipal Utilities checks off the next project in Phase One of the water system improvement project by placing the new water tower in service today (Friday). The $4.8 million project was introduced in 2022 by DMU to improve the city’s water infrastructure by increasing the system’s reliability and replacing an outdated system to increase safety and the capacity of the water supply. The demolishing of the previous storage tank on N. 24th Street and replacing it with a 500,000-gallon, 63-foot water tower was only a small part of the complete project. The project also entails constructing a new pumping station on 18th Street that will send water to the new water tower, 4,755 feet of 12-inch water mains, additional fire hydrants, and installing two pressure-reducing valves. The new water tower will increase water pressure for consumers in the service area by approximately 27 pounds per square inch (PSI), resulting in increased flows to the property.

🚔️ A Barnum man is facing multiple counts of second-degree sexual abuse for allegedly committing a sex act on a minor victim. On Aug. 12, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant for 44-year-old Jeremy Ryan Simon for an outstanding warrant on four counts of second-degree sexual abuse, class B felonies, for committing a sex act on a minor male victim under the age of 12 between the dates of Jan. 1, 2015, and Oct. 1, 2018. Simon has pleaded not guilty on all charges on Aug. 20 and is scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 19 at the Calhoun County Courthouse. If convicted, Simon can face a sentencing of up to 25 years in prison for each count.

🙏 Authorities in Sac County have released the results of an autopsy conducted following the death of a Breda woman who crashed her car into the North Raccoon River earlier this summer. On July 19, the body of 30-year-old Samantha Faylee Trimpe was recovered by first responders from an overturned 2003 Jeep Cherokee in the river at Hagge Park. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office returned their final report Tuesday, which attributed the cause of death to drowning, with acute intoxication due to the combined effects of alcohol, lorazepam, amphetamine, and fluoxetine listed as a significant contributing factor. The manner of death remains undetermined in the report due to difficulty determining the exact cause as to how the vehicle ended up in the river.

LOCAL SPORTS
Boys Cross Country Results For Thursday, September 5th

Kuemper at Spirit Lake
The Kuemper Knights finish in ninth place as a team in a loaded field at Spirit Lake on Thursday. As a team, Kuemper totaled 214 points. Dayton Wiederien was the top finisher for the Knights, coming in seventh, running a time of 17:00.17. Fletch Badding finished in 43rd with a time of 18:37.45. Evan Schaefer was third on the Kuemper team, finishing with a time of 19:04.30, which was good for 57th overall. Forest City won the meet, coming in first place in the team race with 74 points. Brandon Hughes of Spirt Lake finished in first individually. Team Standings

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REAL ESTATE
Home Price Cuts Reach Highest Level in 5 Years as Sellers Show ‘Patience and Modesty’

By Julie Taylor
Sep 5, 2024

The usually hot summer housing market wilted last month, likely due to the continued heat of stubbornly high mortgage rates.

And that could be great news for homebuyers.

A new report by Realtor.com® found that the number of homes actively for sale in August was 36.2% higher than the year prior, marking the 10th consecutive month of growth.

That means the number of listings is “now at its highest level since May 2020,” says Realtor.com senior economist Ralph McLaughlin in his recent analysis.

Buyers have not only more choices in general but also more bargain-friendly homes to consider. In August, 19.3% of listings saw price reductions. That’s the highest amount for an August since 2018, which is welcome news for buyers weary of sticker shock.

What does this all reveal about the state of the housing market? Buyers might be gaining the upper hand.

“A growing number of homes on the market and rising share of price cuts indicate that today’s housing market isn’t as heavily tipped toward sellers as it has been in recent years,” says Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale.

“Sellers are increasingly showing patience and modesty—something buyers haven’t much experienced in the post-pandemic housing market,” McLaughlin adds. FULL STORY

STATE NEWS
Treehouse Village aims to attract young families and improve access to nature

Iowa Public Radio | By Rachel Cramer
Published September 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM CDT

The Iowa Arboretum and Gardens in Boone County celebrated the opening of its $2 million Adele and Dean Bowden Treehouse Village Wednesday.

Kids and adults explored gazebos tucked into an old oak forest, a large suspension bridge and a collection of wooden treehouses connected by ramps, rope nets and climbing walls. Adaptive equipment, like wheelchair swings and a ground-level zipline, are a few of the features that make this nature-inspired play area accessible to people of all abilities.

"There’s nothing like this in Iowa, and we are excited to introduce Treehouse Village to the public,” said Mark Schneider, the executive director of the Iowa Arboretum.

Schneider said the idea for Treehouse Village was born four years ago.

"We wanted to get families outdoors; we wanted to get families to the arboretum; we wanted something that was accessible, and we also wanted something that was architecturally interesting, and it kind of grew out of the woods where it’s located,” Schneider said. FULL STORY

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What else!

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WEEKEND
To-Do List

✅PERSONALITY GUIDE: What does your coffee order say about you?
✅BE SAFE: We’re seeing more farm equipment on the roads starting now.
✅BUSY IN THE KITCHEN: The whole family will enjoy these cozy dinner recipes all fall!
✅GO OUT WITH A BANG: Make the last few weeks of summer memorable!
✅DEBATE: Which side are you on?
✅TRY: Fall baking up ahead, check out these tips and tricks!
✅MAKE PLANS: Check out Deal’s Orchard events coming up!
✅LISTEN: Catch up on “Must Know People”, get to know Coach Eric Nagl!
✅WATCH: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in Theaters now!
✅LOCAL: Support your local growers and makers!

NATIONAL DAY
Monday, September 9th, is National Grandparents Day!

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