🌱 Flora’s Community Market – Vendor Meeting and 10 more events

Cheers Xenia! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Flora City Council Meeting – April 20 at Flora City Clerk
• Flora’s Community Market – Vendor Meeting at Flora Public Library
• Flora City Council Meeting – May 4th at Flora City Clerk

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 61, low: 37.
• Sunday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.

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📸 Around Xenia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Xenia

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• Flora City Council Meeting – April 20
  Flora City Clerk, 131 E 2nd St, Flora
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Flora’s Community Market – Vendor Meeting
  Flora Public Library , 216 N Main St , Flora
  11:00 am

Monday May 4

• Flora City Council Meeting – May 4th
  Flora City Clerk , 131 E 2nd St , Flora
  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Flora Chamber of Commerce – May Meeting
  Flora B&O Railroad Depot , 223 W Railroad St , Flora
  12:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Baseball (V): North Clay
  North Clay High School , 500 S US-45 , Louisville
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Tourism – SpringFest
  Flora Public Library , 216 N Main St , Flora
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Color Courage and Change Fun Run/5k
  Bryan Memorial Park
  9:00 am
• SAFE needs VENDORS & FOOD TRUCKS! for SALEM EVENT!
  Bryan Memorial Park
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Mt. Carmel Girls Varsity Soccer @ Salem
  Salem Community High School , 1200 N Broadway Ave , Salem
  4:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• CEO Trade show 2026
  The Harvest Room , 1300 S Broadway Suite 23A , Salem
  5:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Columbia Girls Varsity Soccer @ Salem
  Salem Community High School , 1200 N Broadway Ave , Salem
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL
  Elks Lodge , 315 N Broadway Ave , Salem
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cargill posted a job opening for Production Technician in Flora. Apply here.
• IntelliSource posted a job opening for Landscape Crew Driver/Technician in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Xenia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairfield

• Gary Owen Shelton, 83, of Fairfield (wfiwradio.com)
• Billy David Milner (x95radio.com)

Mount Vernon

• Robert J. 'Bob' Deitz (wmix94.com)
• Progress continues on Mt. Vernon interchange expansion (morningsentinel.com)
• Dayton Wayne 'Dick' Harlan (wmix94.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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