🌱 NHS Blood Drive and 7 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• NHS Blood Drive at Iroquois County CUSD 9
• HS Girls Track Manteno Invitational at Iroquois County CUSD 9
• HS Boys Track Manteno Invitational at Iroquois County CUSD 9

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watseka

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Friday April 24

• NHS Blood Drive
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  8:00 am
• HS Girls Track Manteno Invitational
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:00 pm
• HS Boys Track Manteno Invitational
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:00 pm
• HS Baseball at BHRA
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:30 pm
• HS Softball at BHRA
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:30 pm

Monday April 27

• HS Softball vs. Hoopeston Area
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:30 pm
• HS Baseball vs. Hoopeston
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• HS Girls Track Watseka FS Invitational
  Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
  4:00 pm

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• Healthpro Heritage posted a job opening for Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in Watseka. Apply here.
• Gardant Management Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Aide (CNA)- 1st shift in Watseka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watseka here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kankakee

• 2026 Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend: 7-Year-Old Hoopeston Boy Reverses Role for Run (vermilioncountyfirst.com)

Herscher

• Past Contest Rules: Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Gift Certificate Giveaway (wgntv.com)
• Kankakee County judge set to hear arguments in Prime Healthcare case in June (shawlocal.com)
• The 20-Bushel Wake-Up Call One Farmer Is Using To Boost Soybean Yields (agweb.com)

Bradley

• Jahari Smith named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Boston College - Women's HoopDirt (whoopdirt.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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