🌱 How did Goreville stack up in this year’s state tournament runs?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Goreville stack up in this year’s state tournament runs?

Also on today's calendar: Hooray for Flag Day Fireworks Extravaganza and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Prep Notebook - Prep sports year comes to a close (bnd.com) — Goreville fans will recognize their boys basketball team among several Southern Illinois programs highlighted in this wrap-up of the 2025–26 high school sports year. The column looks back at Goreville’s state-tournament trip and celebrates standout seasons from Carterville softball, Waltonville/Sesser-Valier, and NCOE volleyball, spotlighting dominant pitching performances and deep postseason runs across the region.
   

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📸 Around Goreville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Goreville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Flagday Firework Extravaganza →
  Marion / Shawnee National Forest KOA, 75 Egyptian Pkwy, Creal Springs
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Hooray for Flag Day Fireworks Extravaganza →
  Marion / Shawnee National Forest KOA, 75 Egyptian Pkwy, Creal Springs
  8:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Boys Basketball
  New Simpson Hill SD 32 NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
  11:30 am

Tuesday June 16

• Girls Basketball
  New Simpson Hill SD 32 NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
  7:00 am

Thursday June 18

• Board Meeting
  New Simpson Hill SD 32 NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
  4:00 pm
• STEAM Camp at NSH
  New Simpson Hill SD 32 NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
  10:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Comp Stunt Camp
  New Simpson Hill SD 32 NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
  12:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Bobby Jaycox →
  Celebrations Event Center, 1305 Crane Dr, Marion
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Lady Eagles Basketball: Open Gym
  Vienna High School Vienna, IL 62995
  8:00 am
• V-G Boys Soccer Open Field
  Vienna High School Vienna, IL 62995
  5:30 pm
• Craig Gerdes Music →
  Pin Oak Motel, 1200 Pin Oak Dr, Carterville
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Food Fun (Beginner Session)
  Anne West Lindsey District Library 117 South Division Street, Carterville, IL 62918
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lake Land College, IL posted a job opening for Correctional Automotive Technology Instructor at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Produce Associate in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goreville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vienna

• Preservation Grants Awarded (wlsam.com)
• Dairy Farmers Give Back With Milk Donation to Illinois Food Banks (wmix94.com)

Marion

• Marion Maps Thousands of Veterans' Graves to Preserve Their Legacy (wsiltv.com)
• Flag Program Returns to Marion, IL – thanks to the Boy Scouts, Knights of Columbus, and City of Marion (wmclradio.com)
• Marion High School students complete two new homes for Midway Court revitalization project (kfvs12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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