🌱 How Casey-Westfield’s late rallies fell short in the state bid

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• How Casey-Westfield’s late rallies fell short in the state bid

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lady Spartans head to state finals (morningsentinel.com) — Casey-Westfield’s softball team saw its season end with a 5–0 loss to Waltonville/Sesser-Valier, which advances to the state finals. Despite eight hits and late scoring threats, the Lady Warriors couldn’t break through, but several key players gained valuable big-game experience.
   

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📸 Around Casey

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Casey

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Saturday June 27

• Martinsville, IL →
  Linn Park Amphitheatre, 14 N Mill St, Martinsville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Story Time at the Park
  Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 Sixth Street, Charleston, IL 61920
  10:30 am
• Mattoon Rotary Weekly Club Meeting @ Mattoon Golf... →
  Mattoon Golf & Country Club, 6700 N Country Club Rd, Mattoon
  12:00 pm
• Art Camp, grades 4-7
  Charleston CUSD 1 801 Jefferson Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  1:00 pm
• Softball Camp, grades 3-8
  Charleston CUSD 1 N E St, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Fossil Detectives
  Charleston Carnegie Public Library , 6th St & Van Buren Ave, Char
  10:30 am
• Volleyball Camp, grades 6-8
  Charleston CUSD 1 920 Smith Dr, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  12:30 pm
• MAGIC HUNKS AUSTRALIA TAKEOVER NEWTON,IL USA!!! →
  MVP Happy Holler, 10524 E 1400th Ave, Newton
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Kindergarten: Make New Friends Fridays
  Charleston CUSD 1 1021 13th St, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  10:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Damon Mitchell Live @ Robinson Public Library's... →
  Robinson Public Library, 606 N Jefferson St, Robinson
  2:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Summer School
  MARTINSVILLE CUSD 3C Martinsville, IL 62442
  8:00 am
• Baseball Camp, grades 3-8
  Charleston CUSD 1 Charleston High School, Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL, USA'
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Part Time in Greenup. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Charleston

• 2025FC9, PNN Sale Other (Real Estate) (jg-tc.com)
• Commanday returns as CSO music director (youarecurrent.com)
• Mattoon United Christian holding open house for new addition (jg-tc.com)

Mattoon

• Glen Ray Mast (thecounty-chronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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