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Ursa, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Ursa homes just sold and for how much?
  • See which local charges included a driver from Ursa this week

Also on today's calendar: Girls Golf V @ Westview and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Real estate transfers in Adams County from July 20-24, 2026 (muddyrivernews.com) — Several Ursa properties changed hands recently, including a home on South Range Line and a residence on North 2400th Avenue, both sold between local buyers and sellers. The full Adams County transfer list shows how homes, farmland, and commercial properties across nearby towns are shifting ownership, offering a clear snapshot of the current local real estate market.
   

• QPD Blotter for Aug. 3, 2026 (muddyrivernews.com) — A recent Quincy Police Department blotter includes a traffic citation for an Ursa resident, alongside multiple Quincy-area arrests and warrants involving drug, theft, and traffic offenses. While most incidents occurred in Quincy, the listing offers Ursa readers a snapshot of nearby law enforcement activity and charges filed this week.
   

📸 Around Ursa

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 7
  • Meet & Greet with The New Principals
    Cusd 4 Mendon, IL 62351
    12:00 pm
  • MS SB vs Pittsfield
    Unity Middle School Mendon, IL 62351
    4:30 pm
  • 8th Grade Midnight School
    Cusd 4 Mendon, IL 62351
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday August 8
  • JFL Away Football Game
    Cusd 4 Mendon, IL 62351

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Manchester Tank & Equipment Company posted a job opening for Manchester Tank Quincy Welder in Quincy. Apply here.
  • Niemann Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Risk & Loss Prevention Analyst in Quincy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ursa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Quincy

  • City of Quincy's 2026 fall tree planting program underway (muddyrivernews.com)
  • Encore! names 10 music camp scholarship recipients (whig.com)
  • K of C BBQ Little Miss & Mr. and Baby contests return Aug. 16 (whig.com)

Hamilton

Ok Ursa! 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: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ursa

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.