🌱 Why a Robinson inmate’s death has lawmakers demanding prison changes now

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• Why a Robinson inmate’s death has lawmakers demanding prison changes now

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
• Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rep. Niemerg Demands Explanation And Immediate Tour Of Facilities After Inmate Overdose, Death (effinghamradio.com) — An inmate reportedly died from an overdose at the Robinson Correctional Center over the weekend, prompting State Rep. Adam Niemerg to demand an immediate tour of the Robinson and Lawrenceville facilities. He’s pressing Illinois corrections officials to tighten drug-control policies to better protect inmates and staff, though few details about the incident have been released.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Baseball (Boys Junior Varsity) - Paris High School
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  St Elmo High School
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Saturday May 16

• Softball (Girls Varsity) @ East Richland High School
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Monday May 18

• Baseball (Boys Junior Varsity) @ Newton Community High School
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  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Baseball (Boys Varsity) - Kansas High School - TriCounty
  Oblong High School
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• City Council Meeting →
  Newton City Hall, 108 N Van Buren St # A, Newton
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Baseball (Boys Varsity) - Wayne City High School
  Oblong High School
  4:30 pm
• County Board Meeting →
  Jasper County Office Building, 204 W Washington St, Newton
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

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Saturday June 6

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Sunday June 14

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🗞 Nearby News

Flat Rock

• The Amish Cook: A milestone graduation marked by memories (miamivalleytoday.com)

Casey

• State Rep Adam Niemerg Puts Forth House Resolution; Passed in Honor of Casey's James 'Jim' Bolin (vermilioncountyfirst.com)

Olney

• Richland County, Olney Wins Doubles Tennis Invite With Four Area Teams Competing - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 (thexradio.com)
• Carle Richland Memorial Hospital plans expanded, modernized facility (hometownregister.com)
• Lenora 'Jean' Garrard (wtyefm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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