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In today's newsletter:
- Which Princeton standouts just earned all-conference honors and an all-star invite?
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
- Sunday: Windy with clouds breaking, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• St. Bede's Ava Balestri voted unanimous All-Tri-County: NewsTribune sports briefs (shawlocal.com) — Princeton athletes are racking up major postseason honors, with senior pitcher Ryan Jagers and junior outfielder Braden Shaw earning All-Three Rivers East first-team spots and several Tigers named to second team and honorable mention. Standout guard Keighley Davis will also represent Princeton in Saturday’s IBCA All-Star Game in Pontiac after graduating as the school’s all-time leading scorer. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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LaSalle Historical Society Tour
Hennepin Library 214 North Fourth Street, Hennepin, IL 61327
11:00 am -
Dinosaurs & Other Mesozoic Animals (Granville Branch)
Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
6:00 pm -
National Fudge Day Hennepin
Hennepin Library 214 North Fourth Street, Hennepin, IL 61327 -
Docs & Dialogue: Flag in the Map: Charting Rainbow Flag Stories
Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
1:00 pm -
Lizards Hennepin
Hennepin Library 214 North Fourth Street, Hennepin, IL 61327
1:00 pm -
Unearthed Stories: Sand Art Workshop (Granville Branch)
Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
4:00 pm -
Art and Independence: Paintings, Prints and Sculptures (Granville
Granville Branch Library 212 South Mccoy Street, Granville, IL 61326
6:00 pm -
Board Meeting
Malden CCSD 84 MGS LIBRARY
7:00 pm -
Mahjong Hennepin
Hennepin Library 214 North Fourth Street, Hennepin, IL 61327 -
School Closed - Juneteeth
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322 -
Paintball - Field →
Hall Township Echo Bluff Park, 12641 County Rd 3065 E, Spring Valley
10:00 am -
F(ork)YA PRESENTS: LITTLE TOKYO →
FYA (For You All), 126 Marquette St, La Salle
5:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- MS Companies posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in Princeton. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Princeton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Princeton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Peru
- Impact of Water Activities on Hearing: Tips for Prevention (shawlocal.com)
- Dorothy Irene (Theisinger) Holloway (1430wcmy.com)
- Illini West baseball season ends in sectional final to Brimfield/Elmwood (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
Henry
- Area Students Graduate From Monmouth College (henrynews-republican.com)
- Tornado watch issued for central Illinois counties until 3 pm (galesburg.com)
- Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 301 Status Reports (noaa.gov)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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