🌱 Board of Education Meeting and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Board of Education Meeting
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Eats N' Beats w/ Free Fall →
  RB&W District Park, 201 E 2nd St, Rock Falls
  5:00 pm

Monday August 10

• CMS Back to School Night
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:00 pm
• Franklin Back to School Night
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:30 pm
• Jefferson Back to School Night K-2
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Lincoln Back to School Night
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:00 pm
• Washington Back to School Night
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:00 pm
• SHS Freshman Orientation
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  5:45 pm
• SHS Back to School Night
  Sterling CUSD 5 Sterling, IL 61081
  6:15 pm

Thursday August 20

• Sterling IL - Midget Mayhem / Little Mania Mini Wrestling! (Ages 21+) →
  K's Korner Bar and Banquet, 13030 Galt Rd, Sterling
  7:00 pm
• Little Mania Midget Wrestling All-Stars: World Tour in Sterling, IL! →
  K's Korner Bar and Banquet, 13030 Galt Rd, Sterling
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• Grease Cast Tour- Sterling,IL →
  Midway Drive-In, 91 Palmyra Rd, Sterling
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Winning Wheels Inc posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Prophetstown. Apply here.
• Catholic Diocese of Rockford Illinois posted a job opening for Part Time Maintenance/Custodian Worker in Rock Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tampico here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Prophetstown

• The Week Ahead: August 6-12, 2026 (aroundptown.com)

Rock Falls

• Aqua Palooza with Rock Falls River Chase August 15 and 16 (rcreader.com)
• This Week in the Sauk Valley: August 6-12, 2026 (theradar.online)
• Obituary-Pamela G. Lewallen (theradar.online)

Sterling

• From Summer to School: How Sterling's parks support families year-round (shawlocal.com)
• Along the Rock: S3 Ep 150-Helping Kids Beat Back-to-School Anxiety (theradar.online)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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