🌱 Tuscola's playoff run ends at Calhoun

Cheers Tuscola! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Tuscola's playoff run ends at Calhoun
• Remembering Verna Viola Chupp, 83, a Tuscola native

Also on today's calendar: Tuscola Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk 2026 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 47, low: 31.
• Friday: Brisk and cool, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Warriors bow out in the 2nd Round at Calhoun, 22-6 (thecounty-chronicle.com) — Tuscola's football season ended with a 22-6 playoff loss at Hardin-Calhoun on Saturday, leaving the Warriors at 8-3. Calhoun controlled the clock, and Tuscola missed a fourth-quarter scoring chance from the 1-yard line. Coach Andy Romine praised his seniors and pointed to an important offseason for younger players.
   

• Verna Viola Chupp (thecounty-chronicle.com) — Verna Viola Chupp, a Tuscola native who lived in Arthur, died November 5 at Haven of Care in Arthur. She was 83 and a member of the Old Order Amish faith. She is survived by five siblings, three nephews and four nieces, and was preceded in death by her husband, Edward.
   

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📸 Around Tuscola

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tuscola

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 15

• 4-H Shotgun →
  Lake Fork Sportsman's Club, County Rd 1375 E, Atwood
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday November 17

• GB vs. A-L-A-H
  Tuscola High School Tuscola, IL 61953
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• GB vs. Sullivan
  Tuscola High School Tuscola, IL 61953
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 26

• Tuscola Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk 2026 →
  Tuscola IL

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📣 Tuscola Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• JH Girls Basketball vs Tuscola East Prairie Jr High School - 8th Gr
  Villa Grove CUSD 302 Villa Grove, IL 61956
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Country Spirit Antique Show →
  Arcola Center, 107 W. Main Street, Arcola
  9:00 am

Saturday November 14

• Holly Hobo Bag →
  109 S. Oak St., Villa Grove
  9:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• JH Boys Basketball vs Mattoon Middle School A
  MATTOON MIDDLE SCHOOL
  5:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Bag Making Skills →
  Trisa’s Quilting Corner & More, 109 S. Oak St., Villa Grove
  9:00 am

Thursday November 19

• Villa Grova Rosa Club →
  Trisa’s Quilting Corner & More, 109 S. Oak St., Villa Grove
  9:30 am
• Basketball (Girls Junior Varsity) - CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
  Arcola High School Arcola, IL 61910
  6:00 pm
• JH Boys Basketball vs Arthur Jr.-Sr. High School A
  ARTHUR JR.-SR. HIGH SCHOOL
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hometown Community Bank posted a job opening for Part Time Teller in Arthur. Apply here.
• Growmark, Inc. posted a job opening for Custom Applicator - South Central FS, Inc. - Humboldt, IL in Humboldt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tuscola here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Help make a difference for families this holiday season (oursentinel.com)
• Sleepwalk Confront Social Anxiety on New Single 'Shell' (magneticmag.com)
• Seven Illinois Pizza Taverns Have Been Cutting Squares For Regulars Since The 7s (newsbreak.com)

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• 4 juveniles in court after incident near Champaign's Barnes & Noble (wcia.com)

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Ok Tuscola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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