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🌱 Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting and 8 more events
Make time for City Council Meeting Dec 11, 2025 on the Bridgeport Patch calendar

Morning Bridgeport! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cloudy, cold; a p.m. flurry, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 38, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 22 and low of 0 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
Crawford Memorial Hospital , Crawford Mem Hospital , 1000 N Allen St , Robinson
11:30 am - A Madrigal Feast: Queen’s Quest for a King
Fife Opera House , 123 S Main St , Palestine
5:30 pm - Christmas at the Library - Photos, Treats and Crafts Dec. 15th 4-6pm
Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St. , Olney
4:00 pm - City Council Meeting
Newton City Hall , 108 N Van Buren St # A , Newton
6:00 pm - 3D Printing Exploration
Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St , Olney
4:00 pm - 3D Print Lab
Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St. , Olney
4:00 pm - County Board Meeting
Jasper County Office Building , 204 W Washington St , Newton
6:00 pm - Candle Making Class
Social Events and Rentals , 9 W Main St , Albion
5:30 pm - Mommy + Me Christmas Cookie Decorating Class
Social Events and Rentals , 9 W Main St , Albion
5:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for High School Math Teacher (9-12) in Lawrenceville. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Flat Rock
- Carolyn Marie Rich (wtyefm.com)
Olney
- Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education met Dec. 9 (silnews.com)
- Registered sex offender sentenced for distributing child porn (wsiu.org)
- Junior High NTC Seventh-Grade Tourney, Area Boys Basketball Results - Dec. 8 - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 (thexradio.com)
Robinson
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