🌱 How Vienna’s baseball and softball teams fared in Tuesday’s action
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- How Vienna’s baseball and softball teams fared in Tuesday’s action
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Scoreboard–Tuesday, April 14 (wjpf.com) — Vienna High School teams were busy Tuesday, with baseball topping Johnston City 14–9 behind big nights from Keaton Vinson and Connor Reichert, while softball fell just short 6–5 in extra innings despite Abby Jones’ perfect day at the plate. The roundup also lists scores from dozens of other southern Illinois baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, and track events. 
📸 Around Vienna
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🗓 Events Nearby
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CEO Trade Show
GOREVILLE CUD 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT , 890 Senior Ave , Vienna
4:30 pm -
Dongola at Joppa-Maple Grove
Joppa Junior & Senior Hgh School , 911 Joppa N Ave , Joppa
4:30 pm -
The Marion KOA Family Dock Fishing Tournament- Apr 18
Marion / Shawnee National Forest KOA , 75 Egyptian Pkwy , Creal Springs
9:00 am -
The Marion Family Dock Fishing Series (Event #1)
Marion / Shawnee National Forest KOA , 75 Egyptian Pkwy , Creal Springs
9:00 am -
Healthy Kids Running Series Spring 2026 - Marion, IL
Harry L. Crisp Sports Complex , 1606 S Carbon St , Marion
4:00 pm -
Zeigler-Royalton High School Goreville High School SB G V Away
Goreville , IL 62939
4:30 pm -
Zeigler-Royalton High School Goreville High School BB B V Away
Goreville , IL 62939
4:30 pm -
Southern Illinois Taco Festival
The Pavilion , 1602 Sioux Dr , Marion
5:00 pm -
Zeigler-Royalton High School Goreville High School SB G V Home
Goreville , IL 62939
4:30 pm -
Zeigler-Royalton High School Goreville High School BB B V Home
Goreville , IL 62939
4:30 pm -
The Addams Family
Shawnee Community College , 8364 Shawnee College Rd , Ullin
7:30 pm -
Coffee on the Cache Roundtable
Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center , 8885 IL-37 , Cypress
9:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TLN Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Case Manager (Mid-Level) - Illinois Department of Corrections Returning Residents Program in Vienna. Apply here.
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Cashier in Anna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vienna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marion
- Deaconess Illinois to unveil first-in-the-nation 3T MRI technology in Marion (wsiltv.com)
- Honeysuckle Holler Boutique announces grand opening in Marion (wsiltv.com)
- James Douglas (JD) Darr-Benton, IL (franklincounty-news.com)
Carterville
- Local Sports Recap – April 15, 2026 – WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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