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🌱 Where Mattoon residents can cool down during the next heat wave

Mattoon, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi there, Mattoon! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Mattoon residents can cool down during the next heat wave
  • Mattoon under Tornado Watch tonight—are you ready to take shelter?

Also on today's calendar: Mattoon Rotary Weekly Club Meeting @ Mattoon Golf & Country Club – Mattoon, IL and 2 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Sunday: Windy with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where to find cooling centers in central Illinois (wandtv.com) — Mattoon residents needing relief from the heat can cool off at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, open most weekdays from early morning to late evening and on weekends too. The story also lists many other cooling centers across Central Illinois, but the YMCA offers a convenient, reliable option right in town.
   

• Severe Weather Threat Continues Across Central Illinois Tonight (decaturradio.com) — Mattoon is under a Tornado Watch tonight as strong storms move across Central Illinois, bringing risks of 70 mph winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Residents are urged to monitor alerts, have multiple warning methods ready, and be prepared to seek shelter or avoid flooded roads at a moment’s notice.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • Kindergarten: Make New Friends Fridays
    Charleston CUSD 1 1021 13th St, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    10:00 am
  • Learn One Lead One →
    Mattoon Public Library, 1600 Charleston Ave, Mattoon
    12:00 pm
    • Saturday June 13
  • Sip N' Draw
    Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 Sixth Street, Charleston, IL 61920
    10:30 am
    • Sunday June 14
  • Coles County Chorus 2026 Summer Show Charleston... →
    Doudna Fine Arts Center, 1860 7th St, Charleston
    4:00 pm
  • Coles County Chorus 2026 Summer Show Charleston, Illinois →
    Doudna Fine Arts Center, 1860 7th St, Charleston
    4:00 pm
    • Monday June 15
  • Junior Tennis, boys & girls
    Charleston CUSD 1 920 Smith Dr, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    8:00 am
  • KidSpace Scavenger Hunt - Korok Hunt
    Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 Sixth Street, Charleston, IL 61920
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rural King Supply posted a job opening for Vice President of Transportation and Logistics in Mattoon. Apply here.
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Mattoon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mattoon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charleston

  • Trump sticks with Pulte for intel job as risk grows of lapse in spy powers (foxillinois.com)

Sullivan

  • Urbana approves lease for new community engagement center in Sunnycrest Plaza (newschannel20.com)

Tuscola

  • US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando (foxillinois.com)

Ok Mattoon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mattoon

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