🌱 Meet Wood River police and enjoy free family fun tonight

Good morning Wood River! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet Wood River police and enjoy free family fun tonight
• How a Wood River-sponsored softball team placed in a 1991 state tourney

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wood River Police Chief Highlights Value Of National Night Out (riverbender.com) — Wood River residents can head to 550 East Madison tonight, Aug. 6, for a free National Night Out event with local police, emergency vehicles, food, and family activities from 5–7 p.m. Police Chief Brad Wells says it’s a key chance to build trust, ask questions, and strengthen connections between neighbors and first responders.
   

• Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 5 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com) — A century-spanning look at past Aug. 5 Telegraph headlines revisits everything from Spanish-American War reenactments near Jerseyville to a quirky lost class ring story. Wood River gets a nod through Donzo’s Bar and Grill, whose sponsored softball team tied for eighth at a 1991 state tournament in Alton, alongside other regional sports and civic memories.
   

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📸 Around Wood River

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wood River

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 6

• Kevin Gruen - Live at The Pumphouse →
  The Pump House Bar & Grill, 1523 E Edwardsville Rd, Wood River
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Hall-Quarter Auction (Andrea)
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

Saturday August 8

• Gurnee Days Parade
  Woodland Ccsd 50 Wood River, IL 62095
  9:30 am

Sunday August 9

• Smokin Aces
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

Monday August 10

• Mexican Monday
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
• Medication Drop Off Event
  Woodland Ccsd 50 Woodland Middle School, 7000 W Washington St, Gurnee, IL 60031\
  11:00 am
• Primary Popsicles
  Woodland Ccsd 50 17366 W Gages Lake Rd, Grayslake, IL 60030, USA
  3:00 pm
• Softball: JH Game vs Fulton Junior vs. Roxana Junior High School
  Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana, IL 62084
  4:00 pm

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📣 Wood River Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Softball: JH Game vs Mascoutah vs. Roxana Junior High School (Aw
  Roxana Cusd 1 Mascoutah High School
  4:00 pm
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  Alton Little Theater ALTON LITTLE THEATER, 2450 N. HENRY, Alton, IL, 62002, United States
  7:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Hall-Quarter Auction (Andrea)
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

Saturday August 8

• Gurnee Days Parade
  Woodland Ccsd 50 Wood River, IL 62095
  9:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Pete was LOST on August 4, 2026 in Alton, IL 62018 near Near Rainbow Dr, Cottage Hills Il 62018 Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information… (Nextdoor South East Wood River)

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Production/Cook in Wood River. Apply here.
• AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Sales Manager - Part Time in Wood River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wood River here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Alton

• 338 Goulding Street , East Alton (riverbender.com)
• Field Technician jobs hiring near East Alton, IL at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• East Alton woman charged with intent to deliver methamphetamine (thetelegraph.com)

Bethalto

• Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 4 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com)

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-- 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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