🌱 Havana’s own Arabella Blakeley earns degree from Concordia Nebraska

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• Havana’s own Arabella Blakeley earns degree from Concordia Nebraska

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Delightful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Concordia Nebraska Confers Degrees to 2026 Graduates (rcreader.com) — Havana residents can celebrate Arabella Blakeley, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University, Nebraska in this spring’s commencement. The ceremony honored nearly 500 graduates and highlighted the school’s Christian mission, with Illinois students from several towns, including Havana, recognized for completing their programs.
   

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Thursday May 14

• Boy's State Meeting
  Havana CUSD 126 Havana, IL 62644
  2:30 pm
• HS Softball-HOME vs Porta
  Havana High School 501 S McKinley St, Havana, IL 62644, USA
  4:30 pm
• JV Baseball @ Brimfield
  Havana High School 323 E Clinton St, Brimfield, IL 61517, USA
  4:30 pm

Friday May 15

• HS Softball Illini West Home
  Havana High School, 600 Miller St, Carthage
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Baseball @ Canton
  Havana High School, 1001 N Main St, Canton
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• HS Softball-HOME vs Beardstown
  Havana CUSD 126, 501 S McKinley St, Havana
  10:00 am

Sunday May 17

• HHS Graduation
  Havana High School, 501 S McKinley St, Havana
  2:00 pm

Monday May 18

• 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony
  Havana Junior High School, 801 E Laurel Ave, Havana
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• HS Softball @ West Prairie
  Havana High School, 640 S Hun St, Colchester
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Baseball - HOME vs Mt. Pulaski
  Havana High School, 501 S McKinley St, Havana
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• JV Baseball @ Brimfield
  Havana High School, 323 E Clinton St, Brimfield
  4:30 pm
• HS Softball-HOME vs Porta
  Havana High School, 501 S McKinley St, Havana
  4:30 pm

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• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Havana. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• GoFundMe to help Canton family who lost home and daughter in Sunday fire (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Delores E. Armstrong Obituary – Monmouth, IL (1934–2026) (wgil.com)

Pekin

• Pekin data center developer backs out of proposed project (wmbdradio.com)
• Prep sports recap for May 11, 2026 (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Rep. LaHood on Iran war, Social Security and data centers (centralillinoisproud.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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