🌱 Hamilton’s Joel Cochran takes his running talents to the college level

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• Hamilton’s Joel Cochran takes his running talents to the college level

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 83 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 39.
• Sunday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• West Hancock Cochran commits to Southeastern Community College (mississippivalleypublishing.com) — Hamilton readers can celebrate West Hancock distance runner Joel Cochran, who has committed to continue his track and field career at Southeastern Community College. Coaches praise his work ethic, upbeat personality, and leadership, and hope local fans will follow his progress as he takes on new collegiate challenges.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Beads on One String
  The Legacy Theater , 1160 Buchanan St , Carthage
  1:00 pm
• Dennis Warner & the D's
  The Legacy Theater , 1160 Buchanan St , Carthage
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Crochet, Knitting & Stitchery Group
  Carthage Public Library , 500 Wabash Ave , Carthage
  6:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Carthage Livestock Inc.
  Carthage Livestock, Inc , 1300 Wabash Ave , Carthage
  10:00 am

Saturday April 25

• Lewistown JV Softball @ Illini West
  Illini West High School , 600 Miller St , Carthage
  9:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Euchre Club
  Carthage Public Library , 500 Wabash Ave , Carthage
  2:00 pm
• Havana JV Baseball @ Illini West
  Illini West High School , 600 Miller St , Carthage
  4:30 pm

Friday May 1

• Havana Varsity Baseball @ Illini West
  Illini West High School , 600 Miller St , Carthage
  4:30 pm

Monday May 4

• BPCHS Varsity Softball @ Illini West
  Illini West High School , 600 Miller St , Carthage
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Carthage Kiwanis Club Meeting
  Alfano's Pizza Restaurant , 93 S Adams St , Carthage
  12:00 pm
• 2026 Eagle Condor Gathering on the Mississippi River
  Camp Nauvoo , GJQC+F5 1095 S Warsaw St , Nauvoo
  1:00 pm
• Brown County JV Baseball @ Illini West
  Illini West High School , 600 Miller St , Carthage
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for K-8 General Music Teacher in La Harpe. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Carthage

• Memorial Hospital Foundation launches 'Generations In Bloom' capital campaign (muddyrivernews.com)
• Medical maladies of our 16th president is topic of quarterly meeting Saturday, April 18 (muddyrivernews.com)
• Carthage Clean Up Day Saturday, May 9 (mississippivalleypublishing.com)

Quincy

• Trevor Morrison is forever in the starting 11 at Quincy soccer field (muddyrivernews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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