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Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Friday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday May 13
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Baseball (V): North Clay →
North Clay High School, 500 S US-45, Louisville
9:30 am
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Webber High School SB G HS Away Odin HS →
Webber High School
Bluford, IL 62814
4:00 pm
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Webber High School BB B HS Away Odin HS →
Webber High School
Bluford, IL 62814
4:30 pm
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Boys Varsity Baseball
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225
Centralia, IL 62801, USA
4:30 pm
Thursday May 14
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Webber High School SB G HS Away TBA →
Webber High School
Bluford, IL 62814
4:30 pm
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Webber High School SB G HS Away Wayne City HS →
Webber High School
Bluford, IL 62814
4:30 pm
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HS Softball: HS Softball @ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
4:30 pm
Friday May 15
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HS Softball: HS Softball - WEBBER TWP HIGH SCHOOL
WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
4:30 pm
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Girls Softball
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225
Harrisburg, IL 62946, USA
4:30 pm
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HS Baseball: HS Baseball - WEBBER TWP HIGH SCHOOL
WAYNE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
4:30 pm
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JV Baseball
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225
Mt Vernon, IL 62864, USA
6:30 pm
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Webber High School Graduation
Webber High School
Bluford, IL 62814
7:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
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O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Fairfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Fairfield
Grayville
- Grayville Leaders Grapple over Issues for Hour and a Half Monday Night – WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
- Investigation into fire at former gas station in Grayville, Ill. (14news.com)
- Obituary-Doris F Harper (theradar.online)
Carmi
- Two Carmi Women Arrested Monday – WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
- Local Sports Recap – May 12, 2026 – WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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