🌱 How Marshall teams fared against Newton on a busy Monday slate

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• How Marshall teams fared against Newton on a busy Monday slate

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Scoreboard–Monday, April 20 (wjpf.com) — Marshall High School teams had a mixed day Monday, with baseball falling 12–2 to Newton while softball earned an 11–3 win over the same school in Little Illini Conference play. The roundup also lists dozens of other high school, college, and track results from across southern and central Illinois.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• CANCELED - Baseball (Boys HS) @ TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL
  TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL
  4:30 pm
• CANCELED - Softball (Girls HS) @ TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL
  TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• FFA Petting Zoo
  MARTINSVILLE CUSD 3C Martinsville, IL 62442
• 3rd Concert Preview
  Carolyn Wenz Elem School Paris, IL 61944
  8:45 am
• Track vs. Mattoon/Tri-county
  Mayo Middle School Paris, IL 61944
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• CANCELED - Baseball (Boys HS) @ MULBERRY GROVE SR HIGH SCHOOL
  MULBERRY GROVE SR HIGH SCHOOL
  10:00 am
• Investigate Day and /or Night with The Wraith Chasers
  Ashmore Estates , 22645 E Co Rd 1050 N , Ashmore
  12:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Softball (Girls HS) @ HUTSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
  HUTSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
  4:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• CANCELED - Baseball (Boys HS) - NEOGA SR HIGH SCHOOL
  MARTINSVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Softball (Girls HS) - RAMSEY HIGH SCHOOL
  MARTINSVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
  4:30 pm
• CANCELED - Baseball (Boys HS) - RAMSEY HIGH SCHOOL
  MARTINSVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
  4:30 pm

Monday May 4

• Casey-Westfield Varsity Baseball @ Paris
  Paris High School , 14040 E 1200th Rd , Paris
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Daily Devotional’s  04-20-2026
  (Reading Your Bible Daily Is Fundamental) Verses of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 1 Samuel 18:1 1 John 4:4 1 Samuel 18:17 1 John 5:14-15 1 John 3:2… (Nextdoor Villas of Holly Brook)

• Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Team Member in Paris. Apply here.
• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Paris. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marshall here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vermilion

• ‘Drop Dead' Gorgeous: Olivia Rodrigo and Addison Rae Team Up for Coachella Surprise (vermilioncountyfirst.com)

Paris

• 3rd suspect in Paris shooting involving Danville alderman charged with hate crime (wandtv.com)
• Exclusive: Car Repair Garage Near Me Open and Why It Matters: The Role of Compelling (thedetroitbureau.com)
• The Musical Mayhem Series Will Showcase Cinematic Singing and Dancing at Regal This May (boxofficepro.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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