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Kirkwood, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Kirkwood? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Farmington Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
- Illini West Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
- Macomb JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 71 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
- Friday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Farmington Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville →
Monmouth Roseville High School, 200 S B St, Monmouth
4:30 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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Illini West Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville →
Monmouth Roseville High School, 200 S B St, Monmouth
4:30 pm -
Macomb JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville →
Monmouth Roseville High School, 200 S B St, Monmouth
4:30 pm
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
📣 Kirkwood Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Monmouth-Roseville High School SB G V Away Orion High School →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 1100 Thirteenth St, Orion
4:30 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School BA B V Away Knoxville High School →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 600 E. Main St, Knoxville
4:30 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School TR C V Away Boys Conference Meet @ →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 435 6th Ave, Erie
4:00 pm -
HS V/JV BB vs BPC
United Junior Senior High School, 1905 100th St, Monmouth
4:00 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School BA B V Home Farmington High School →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 500 South Sunny Lane, Monmouth
4:30 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School SB G V Away Sherrard Jr/Sr High Sch →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 4701 176th Ave, Sherrard
4:30 pm -
MS Awards Program
West Central CUSD 235 Biggsville, IL 61418
1:15 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School BA B JV Away Annawan Jr/Sr High Sch →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 601 N. State St, Annawan
4:30 pm -
Monmouth-Roseville High School BA B V Away CO-OP Annawan/Wethersfi →
Monmouth - Roseville High School, 601 N. State St, Annawan
4:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Monmouth. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Monmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkwood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monmouth
- Monmouth College's 169th Commencement Exercises to Be Held May 17, Featuring Address by Attorney, Author, National SigEp President Brad Nahrstadt ('89) (rcreader.com)
- Warren County property transfers for May 4–8, 2026 — see a list of home and other sales (wgil.com)
- Dalton Oakman's return to baseball a big hit in East Peoria (centralillinoisproud.com)
Abingdon
- James "Jim" W. Neal Obituary – Abingdon, IL (1955–2026) (wgil.com)
- Scots Win Three Titles on Saturday, Both Teams 5th at MWC Championships (977wmoi.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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