🌱 How Red Bud fared in Pinckneyville’s busy summer hoops opener
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- How Red Bud fared in Pinckneyville’s busy summer hoops opener
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Prep basketball teams continue summer play (morningsentinel.com) — Red Bud’s boys basketball team took a summer-league loss to Carlyle during opening night play at Pinckneyville Community High School, where several southern Illinois programs tested new lineups. Coaches emphasized development over scores as squads like Mount Vernon, Sparta, Centralia, and Carlyle rotated players, integrated transfers, and used the June games to build chemistry for next season. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marshmallow's HOPE Open House
Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce 2810 Frank Scott Parkway, Unit 812 Belleville, IL 62223
2:00 pm -
Standard Rule Ribbon Cutting & Open House
Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce Standard Rule Promotions (5600 W Main St, Belleville, IL 62226)
4:00 pm -
The Barkery Community Dog Walk
Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce 335 West Main Street, Belleville, IL 62220
8:00 am -
SMITHTON SUMMER SOCIAL
Smithton Public Library 109 S Main St, Smithton, IL 62285
1:00 pm -
Manifesting Musicians →
Stubborn German Brewing Company, 119 S Main St, Waterloo
5:00 pm -
Board Meeting - 7pm
Waterloo CUSD 5 Waterloo, IL 62298 -
Board Meeting
Village of Smithton Smithton Village Hall, 101 S. Main St., Smithton,, IL, 62285, United States -
55+ Walking Club
Freeburg Area Library 407 South Belleville Street, Freeburg, IL 62243
7:30 am -
Re-Alignment: Start With One - Smithton, IL →
Papa Vito’s Pizza Smithton, 101 N Main St, Smithton
11:30 am -
The Alternative Board - June Sample Board
Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce 618 Event Center 4364 N. Illinois Fairview Heights, IL 62208
12:00 pm -
Porta Westfalica Festival →
City of Waterloo Economic Development, 100 W 4th St, Waterloo
4:00 pm -
School Board Meeting
Belleville SD 118 Belleville, IL 62220
6:30 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Waterloo
- 409 Hartman Lane Waterloo, IL 62298 (riverbender.com)
- Regular meeting for Waterloo City Council - Republic-Times (republictimes.net)
- Lohman gives best as bat boy - Republic-Times (republictimes.net)
Freeburg
- Freeburg Returns to IHSA State Final Four Seeking Another State Championship (southernillinoisnow.com)
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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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