🌱 Which Carmi-White County teams are surging heading into a packed weekend?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Carmi-White County teams are surging heading into a packed weekend?
Also on today's calendar: Board of Trustees Meeting and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
- Tuesday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local Sports Recap – September 18, 2026 – WRUL-FM (wrul.com) — Carmi-White County teams are busy this week, with volleyball rolling to a straight-sets win over Hamilton County and golf posting strong finishes at the Carmi Country Club. Local fans can catch home volleyball against Eldorado on Tuesday, tennis hosting Newton Monday, high school football versus Fairfield tonight at Harrington-Jeffries Stadium, and Jr. Pro football games Saturday morning in Carmi. 
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Illinois Department of Central Management Services Application Process Workshop →
Stanford D. Williams Career & Training Center, 1700 College Ave., Carmi
9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
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Other local events
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Board of Trustees Meeting →
Stanford D. Williams Career & Training Center, 1700 College Ave., Carmi
4:00 pm -
AI for Teachers: Reclaim Your Time →
U of I Extension Office, Carmi, 1715 College Ave, Carmi
9:00 am -
The Hidden Cost of Innovation: An Educator's Guide to AI Ethics, Privacy, Impact →
U of I Extension Office, Carmi, 1715 College Ave, Carmi
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Eldorado Memorial Public Library, 1001 Grant St, Eldorado
4:00 pm -
Autumal Equinox (Autumn Begins)
Hamilton Co CUSD 10 McLeansboro, IL 62859 -
Mobile Justice - Edwards County →
Edwards County Courthouse, 50 East Main Street, Albion
1:30 pm -
Volleyball-3 levels
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225, 300 W King St, Fairfield
5:00 pm -
SIC Volleyball at Frontier →
Frontier Community College, 2 Frontier Drive, Fairfield
6:30 pm -
Dungeons & Dragons - High School
Eldorado Memorial Public Library, 1001 Grant St, Eldorado
3:30 pm -
Girls Tennis vs Carbondale-Senior Day
Lakeside Tennis Courts , Fairfield, IL
4:00 pm -
Volleyball- 3 levels at Eldorado
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225, 2200 Illinois Ave, Eldorado
6:00 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
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- Arby's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Carmi. Apply here.
- Verano Holdings posted a job opening for Sanitation Specialist in Albion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carmi here.
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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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