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🌱 How Auburn pulled off its 36–19 win over Pleasant Plains

Auburn, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Auburn pulled off its 36–19 win over Pleasant Plains

Also on today's calendar: Public Obedience 101, Wed. #2026-IV/a (Orientation) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Monday: Cooler with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 67, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Friday Football Fever (9/18/26) (wcia.com) — Auburn fans can celebrate a solid 36–19 win over Pleasant Plains in Week 5 high school football action, highlighted in WCIA’s Friday Football Fever roundup. The scoreboard-style coverage runs through dozens of central Illinois matchups, giving Auburn residents a quick look at how their team and nearby rivals fared heading into the rest of the season.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Chatham

  • Springfield area Week 5 high school football live updates, results (sj-r.com)
  • Edwardsville Children's Museum sensory-friendly updates (theintelligencer.com)

Springfield

  • Annual Out of the Darkness walk to fight suicide scheduled in Springfield (wandtv.com)
  • Nehemiah Expansion breaks ground on 45 new homes on Springfield's east side (capitolcitynow.com)
  • Community Foundation Welcomes Tobias Lewis as Grants and Scholarships Manager (springfieldherald.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Auburn

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