🌱 Centralia Varsity Football @ Waterloo and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mascoutah Boys JV Soccer @ Waterloo
• WHS Homecoming Parade at Waterloo High School
• Varsity Football Pasta Night at Waterloo High School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
• Tuesday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waterloo

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24

• Mascoutah Boys JV Soccer @ Waterloo →
  Waterloo High School, 505 E Bulldog, Waterloo
  5:45 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23

• WHS Homecoming Parade
  Waterloo High School Waterloo, IL 62298
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Varsity Football Pasta Night
  Waterloo High School Waterloo, IL 62298
  4:15 pm
• Mascoutah at Waterloo →
  Waterloo High School, 505 East Bulldog Blvd., Waterloo
  5:45 pm
• Breese Central at Waterloo →
  Waterloo High School, 505 East Bulldog Blvd., Waterloo
  6:15 pm
• Fountain Water District →
  Monroe County Annex Building, 901 Illinois Avenue, Waterloo
  8:00 pm

Friday September 25

• Centralia Varsity Football @ Waterloo →
  Waterloo High School, 505 E Bulldog, Waterloo
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 26

• Homecoming Dance
  Waterloo High School Waterloo, IL 62298
  7:00 pm
• KOB and the Slow Burners →
  Vintage Wine Bar, 212 S Main St, Waterloo
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20

• AppleFest →
  Eckert’s Millstadt Farm, 2719 Eckert Orchard Ln, Millstadt
  8:00 am
• Heroes Among Us →
  Eckert’s Millstadt Farm, 2719 Eckert Orchard Ln, Millstadt
  8:00 am
• Yoga with Mallory →
  Millpond Brewing, 308 East Washington Street, Millstadt
  10:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Waterloo. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Waterloo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterloo here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Valmeyer

• 2026 Illinois Legal Leaders: Sara L. Gottman (molawyersmedia.com)

Columbia

• Black Student Union brings Black creatives together at first fall meeting (columbiachronicle.com)
• Chronversations with Cameron Johnson: Student Voting (columbiachronicle.com)
• Volleyball Recap: Belleville East's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three (maxpreps.com)

Millstadt

• Millstadt EMS Emergency services District (millstadtnews.com)
• World War II Women Veterans (millstadtnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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