🌱 Area Assembly and 10 more events

Hello Ewing! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Area Assembly
• Christmas Program - K-4 at Ewing Northern CCSD 115
• Christmas Program - 5-8th Grades at Ewing Northern CCSD 115

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 43, low: 22.
• Saturday: Low clouds and quite cold, with a high of 28 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ewing

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly
  Farm Credit Illinois, 410 Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Area Assembly
  Farm Credit Illinois , 410 Potomac Blvd , Mt Vernon
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Christmas Program - K-4
  Ewing Northern CCSD 115 Ewing, IL 62836
  6:00 pm
• Christmas Program - 5-8th Grades
  Ewing Northern CCSD 115 Ewing, IL 62836
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas at Central
  Central Christian Church , 301 N 10th St , Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Girls' Basketball at Herrin
  Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
  5:00 pm
• Boys' Basketball vs Herrin
  Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
  5:00 pm
• Fun with Watercolors
  Rend Lake College , 468 Ken Gray Pkwy , Ina
  6:00 pm
• AA/NA Meeting
  McLeansboro City Hall , 106A W Main St , McLeansboro
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Music Department Winter Concert
  Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Merry Grinchmas Dinner!
  Hamilton County Fair Grounds , 803 Randolph St , McLeansboro
  5:00 pm
• ECHOES OF CHRISTMAS
  The Granada Theatre , 108 N 9th St , Mt Vernon
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• State of Illinois posted a job opening for DOC Big Muddy River Security - Correctional Officer Trainee in Ina. Apply here.
• Mach 1 Stores posted a job opening for Cashier / Customer Service Associate - West Frankfort in West Frankfort. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ewing here.

🗞 Nearby News

Benton

• Roberta Martoglio Sandusky-Benton, Illinois (franklincounty-news.com)
• Olney Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Child Pornography and Firearm Offenses (wjpf.com)
• Fayhona 'Faye' Overby (marshallcountydaily.com)

Christopher

• Your Daily Horoscope, December 9, 2025 (dailycamera.com)
• Gary Dean VanZandt – Christopher, IL (franklincounty-news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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