🌱 Altamont girls split basketball games at Effingham
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- Altamont girls split basketball games at Effingham
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 32.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Junior High Girls Basketball — November 9 Results (thexradio.com) — Altamont’s junior high girls split their November 9 basketball games at Effingham, with the seventh graders winning 26–14 and the eighth graders falling 37–29. No individual scoring details were listed for Altamont, while Liv Lauritzen led Effingham’s eighth graders with 11 points. 
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Business After Hours - Effingham Pelvic Health & Wellness →
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Executive Committee Meeting →
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Medicare Office Hours with Emily Garrard →
Effingham County Chamber, 903 Keller Drive, Effingham
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6th Annual Effingham Turkey Drop →
New Hope Church, 2210 N Raney St., Effingham
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6th Annual Effingham Turkey Drop 2026 →
Parking lot of New Hope Church, 2210 North Raney St, Effingham
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County Board Meeting →
Effingham County Office Building – 3rd Floor Boardroom, 101 North 4th Street, Effingham
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FACE Hometown Christmas Choir Rehearsal →
First Presbyterian Church, 600 W Temple Ave., Effingham
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New Member Picture - All is Well Acupuncture →
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Emergency Telephone System Board Meeting →
Effingham County Office Building – 3rd Floor Boardroom, 101 North 4th Street, Effingham
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Public Hearing for Mason Plains, LLC Solar →
Effingham County Office Building – 3rd Floor Boardroom, 101 North 4th Street, Effingham
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Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1111 North Henrietta St., Effingham
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🗞 Nearby News
Effingham
- Effingham High School Earns Highest State Performance Designation; Three Additional Unit 40 Schools Recognized (thexradio.com)
- Rumpke Opens New Effingham County Landfill (effinghamradio.com)
- Illinois State Police Announces Results Of Roadside Safety Checks In October (effinghamradio.com)
Vandalia
- Olde Tyme Christmas Is Just Four Days Away (vandaliaradio.com)
- Most Of These Old-School Steakhouses Closed Years Ago, But This Illinois One Still Serves T-Bones And A Full Buffet (takingthekids.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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