🌱 How Marion runners and throwers stacked up at the state meet

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• How Marion runners and throwers stacked up at the state meet

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Carbondale's Frierdich, CORL's Mitchell earn titles (bnd.com) — Marion High School’s boys track team tied for eighth in the Class 2A state meet, led by standout distance runs from Raphael and Gabriel Greer and a strong discus finish from Michael Surburg. The roundup also highlights top performances from neighboring Southern Illinois schools, showing how area athletes stacked up against the state’s best.
   

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Saturday June 6

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Friday June 12

• Special Olympics State Games
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Wednesday June 17

• JALC Juneteenth Celebration 2026 →
  John A. Logan College, 700 Logan College Dr, Carterville
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Sunday June 21

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Tuesday June 23

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Part Time in Marion. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Carterville

• Local Softball Teams Heading to State (wsiltv.com)
• John A. Logan College to host Juneteenth celebration (kfvs12.com)
• Carolyn Elsie Irvin (wmclradio.com)

West Frankfort

• Carolyn E. Irvin-Benton, Illinois (franklincounty-news.com)
• High school principal facing felony charge resigns, officials say (nbc12.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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