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🌱 Soccer (Girls V) @ Boonville High School and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Wood Memorial Middle/High School: Fall Homecoming on the Oakland City Patch calendar

Hello again Oakland City! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Soccer (Girls V) @ Boonville High School at Boonville High School
- Wood Memorial Middle/High School: Fall Homecoming at East Gibson School Corporation
- Soccer (Boys V) - Evansville Day School at Wood Memorial Middle/High School
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees.
📸 Around Oakland City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakland City
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- Soccer (Girls V) @ Boonville High School
Boonville High School
8:15 pm - Wood Memorial Middle/High School: Fall Homecoming
East Gibson School Corporation Oakland City, IN 47660
6:30 pm - Soccer (Boys V) - Evansville Day School
Wood Memorial Middle/High School
7:00 pm - Volleyball (Girls JV/V) @ Princeton Invitational
Princeton Community High School
9:00 am - Sticker Swap
Columbia Township Public Library, 210 South Main, Oakland City
10:30 am - Tennis (Boys V) - South Spencer High School
Wood Memorial Middle/High School
5:30 pm - Volleyball (Girls JV/V) @ Evansville Christian School
Evansville Christian School
6:30 pm - Volleyball (Middle School Girls) @ Pike Central MS
Pike Central MS
6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Soccer (Boys V) - Shoals Jr/Sr HS, JV 1/2 to follow
Wood Memorial Middle/High School
5:00 pm - Volleyball (Intermediate School) - Fort Branch Comm. School
Wood Memorial Intermediate School
5:30 pm - Volleyball (Middle School Girls) - St. James School
Wood Memorial Middle/High School
5:30 pm - Soccer (Girls V) @ Boonville High School
Boonville High School
7:15 pm
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A One-Stop Shop is open today in Henry County to assist storm survivors.
Representatives from local, state and federal agencies are available to provide in-person support, answer questions and help homeowners and renters… (Nextdoor )
- Stella-Jones, Inc. posted a job opening for Plant Management & Admin - Maintenance Supervisor in Winslow. Apply here.
- MDA Edge posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist/Inventory Clerk in Lynnville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakland City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Princeton
- Cops Connecting with Kids got its start in 2013 (the-hendersonian.com)
- Jackie Young Completes Historic Basketball Title Sweep (wkdq.com)
Huntingburg
- 100 Cooks for Our Community raises record $552,000 for Dubois County Young Life (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
- Mildred A. Harris, 96, Ferdinand (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
- Grayson Goodness, 71, Santa Claus (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
Jasper
- John J. Hopf, 86, Jasper (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
Ok Oakland City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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