🌱 Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club Gun & Knife Show and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
• Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a shower; cool, with a high of 63 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20

• Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club Gun & Knife Show →
  Chillicothe Sportsmen’s Club House, 21228 N Yankee Ln., Chillicothe
  8:30 am

Monday September 21

• Movie: Fahrenheit 451
  Chillicothe Public Library District, 430 N Bradley Ave, Chillico
  12:00 pm
• MS Cross Country @ St Jude
  Midland CUSD 7, 5805 Knoxville Ave, Peoria
  4:15 pm
• Volleyball - Spring Valley
  Midland CUSD 7, 1830 IL-17, Varna
  5:00 pm
• El Paso-Gridley at Henry-Senachwine →
  Henry-Senachwine, 1023 College St, Henry
  5:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• LEGO Free Play →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  3:30 pm
• Let's Taco 'bout It: The Case the Supreme Court Decides Before It D
  Chillicothe Public Library District, 430 N Bradley Ave, Chillico
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball @ MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
  MARSHALL JR HIGH SCHOOL
  6:15 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Chilli Bots Jr
  Chillicothe Public Library, 430 North Bradley, Chillicothe
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball @ Vincennes Rivet Middle/High School
  Vincennes Rivet Middle\/High School Vincennes Rivet Middle/High School
  5:15 pm

Thursday September 24

• Senior Social Hour →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  9:00 am
• Drop-In Card Club →
  Chillicothe Park District Operations Facility, 5407 E. Cambron Ave., Chillicothe
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Chillicothe. Apply here.
• Aperion Care posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Toluca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lacon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Chillicothe

• Nolan & Freund Dental Professionals Announces Chamber Spotlight Honor (desmoinesregister.com)
• Bryer Harris leads Ottawa boys golf to quadrangular victory: The Times Thursday Roundup (shawlocal.com)

Metamora

• ‘Our whole senior class is so grateful', Metamora High School celebrates homecoming with more normalcy (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 administrators rank 248th lowest in state for average salary in 2025 (peoriastandard.com)
• Joe Stamm unveils new music Friday night at the Castle (wsiu.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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