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🌱 See how Mattoon girls’ soccer fared in Thursday’s regional action.

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  • See how Mattoon girls’ soccer fared in Thursday’s regional action.

Also on today's calendar: BYU Noteworthy and BYU Vocal Point - Charleston, IL and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Sunny and increasingly windy, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Highlights/scores: High school sports (04/16/26) (wcia.com) — Mattoon girls’ soccer took a tough 5–0 loss to Mahomet-Seymour in Thursday night action, one of several midseason matchups across central Illinois. The roundup also highlights busy baseball and softball slates as area high school teams push toward postseason form.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • ROE 11 Tech Networking Meeting
    Regional Office of Education , 730 7th St , Charleston
    9:30 am
  • Early Out Movie Matinee
    Charleston Carnegie Public Library , 712 Sixth Street , Charleston
    2:00 pm
    • Saturday April 18
  • This Land is Your Land: The Folksongs of Woodie Guthrie
    Lincoln log cabin , 402 S Lincoln Hwy , Lerna
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday April 19
  • National Library Week
    Charleston Carnegie Public Library , 712 Sixth Street , Charleston

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • First Mid Bancshares, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Assistant in Mattoon. Apply here.
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Mattoon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mattoon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Charleston

  • Charleston grad returns for concert with BYU acapella group (jg-tc.com)
  • Jerry L. Dittamore (70) of Mattoon - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 (thexradio.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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mattoon

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Mattoon

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