Hey there, Iola! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 62.
🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📸 Around Iola
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday June 4
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Recovery Wellness Group @ Kirby Foods/Ironhorse... →
Kirby Foods Effingham, 101 S Merchant St, Effingham
5:00 pm
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Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL →
Elks Lodge, 315 N Broadway Ave, Salem
6:00 pm
Monday June 8
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School Board Meeting
ALTAMONT CUSD 10
Altamont, IL 62411
7:00 pm
Tuesday June 9
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HS Boys BKB FCA Shootout @ Wayne City
North Clay CUSD 25
Louisville, IL 62858
Thursday June 11
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Special Board Mtg.
St Charles CUSD 303
D303 Professional Learning Center 211 S. 6th Avenue St. Charles
6:00 pm
Tuesday June 16
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Flora Chamber of Commerce – June Meeting →
Flora B&O Railroad Depot, 223 W Railroad St, Flora
12:00 pm
Friday June 26
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Encore Story Time @ Effingham Public Library –... →
Effingham Public Library, 200 N 3rd St, Effingham
10:30 am
Saturday July 11
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2026 Effingham Artisan Fair →
Tuscan Hills Winery, 2200 Historic Hills Dr, Effingham
9:00 am
Tuesday July 14
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Flora Chamber of Commerce – July Meeting →
Flora B&O Railroad Depot, 223 W Railroad St, Flora
12:00 pm
Tuesday July 28
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Story Time @ Effingham Public Library – Effingham, IL →
Effingham Public Library, 200 N 3rd St, Effingham
10:30 am
Saturday August 1
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Daily Horse Racing →
Effingham County Fair Association, Effingham County Fairgrounds, Altamont
12:00 pm
Saturday August 8
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Demolition Derby →
Effingham County Fair Association, Effingham County Fairgrounds, Altamont
7:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Flora
- June Ann Conard, 78 of Okeechobee, FL, (formerly of Elizabethtown and Flora, IL) (wfiwradio.com)
- Terriers shine brightest at state track meet (bnd.com)
Effingham
- SBL Health Foundation Golf Benefit is June 12 - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 (thexradio.com)
- Andrew Gobczynski Big Heart Foundation Supports Cardiac Health w/Equipment Donation to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital (thexradio.com)
- Replacement of the 'Diamond' Needed; In Meantime, Trains Through Effingham Going at Slower Speeds (thexradio.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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