🌱 Which Westville students were honored as this year’s standout leaders?

Hello Westville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Westville students were honored as this year’s standout leaders?
• How did Westville’s baseball team fare in Thursday’s matchup?

Also on today's calendar: Broadway & Beyond at the Fischer Theatre.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 57, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2025-26 High School Confidential: Week 26 (news-gazette.com) — Westville High School’s National Honor Society and Outstanding Westville Leader banquet recently celebrated both returning and newly inducted students for their academic achievement and leadership. The recognition capped a busy week of student activities across central Illinois, from art contests and engineering field trips to theater productions and FFA banquets.
   

• Highlights/scores: High school sports (04/16/26) (wcia.com) — Westville’s baseball team fell 8–4 to Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin in Thursday night action, one of several midseason matchups for area schools. The roundup also highlights strong softball and girls’ soccer performances from nearby programs that Westville fans may follow or face soon.
   

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📸 Around Westville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Danville Rodeo
  David S. Palmer Arena, 100 W Main St, Danville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 17

• Broadway & Beyond at the Fischer Theatre
  Fischer Theatre , 158 N Vermilion St , Danville
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Danville Rodeo | Danville, Illinois
  David S. Palmer Arena , 100 W Main St , Danville
  7:00 pm

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📣 Westville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Danville Area Gathering
  The Slotted Spoon , 401 N Gilbert St , Danville
  11:30 am
• County Track Meet- Time TBA
  Bismarck-Henning High School , 17268 E 2750 North Rd , Bismarck
  4:15 pm
• Softball @ Schlarman
  Tilton Ball Park , 313 Fairfield Ave , Tilton
  4:30 pm
• Baseball @ Schlarman Academy
  Tilton Ball Park , 313 Fairfield Ave , Tilton
  4:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Outdoor School for Adults
  Forest Glen Preserve , 20301 900 North Rd , Georgetown
  9:00 am
• Baseball vs. BHRA (Home)
  Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School , 500 W Mulberry St , Georgetown
  4:30 pm
• Softball vs. BHRA (Home)
  Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School , 500 W Mulberry St , Georgetown
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• B/G Track (VC Track Meet) (Home)
  Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School , 500 West Mulberry Street , Georgetown
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Darrell Heath
  Saloon by the Rail , 111 W 8th St , Tilton
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• County Market posted a job opening for County Market Deli Clerk in Tilton. Apply here.
• Vermilion County Application Consortium posted a job opening for Full-Time Custodian in Danville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Danville

• Danville second-grader rewriting history (wcia.com)
• Danville Super 5K brings Mario-themed fun downtown (chambanatoday.com)
• Surprise of a lifetime in Danville: 64-year-old from Australia meets his birth mom (wcia.com)

Hoopeston

• LOCAL ROUNDUP: Danville softball gets past Oakwood/Schlarman (bnd.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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