🌱 Finance Committee Meeting and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 30 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 27, low: 4. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 8 and low of -12 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Finance Committee Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department , 100 W Broadway , Monmouth
  9:30 am
• Business After Hours with B.D.i
  1255 Monmouth Blvd , Galesburg
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• JH GBB 8th Grade State Quarterfinal and Semifinal@ Clinton
  La Harpe CSD 347 La Harpe, IL 61450
  2:30 pm

Monday December 15

• MRJH Boys BKB Away Central School (Kewanee Central)
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 215 E. Central Blvd , Kewanee
  5:30 pm
• ILA's Monthly Education Meeting — Illinois Lyme Association
  Illinois Lyme Association , 2106 SE 3rd St , Aledo
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• MRJH Boys WR Away Knoxville Junior High (Knoxville & Colona)
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 701 E. Mill St. , Knoxville
  5:30 pm
• BB @ LH vs Bushnell
  La Harpe CSD 347 La Harpe, IL 61450
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• County Board Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department , 100 W Broadway , Monmouth
  9:30 am
• MRJH Boys BKB Home Rockridge Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 200 East Gossett St. , Roseville
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• MRJH Boys BKB Away West Central Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 215 W. South St. , Stronghurst
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• The Polar Express
  108 SE 2nd Ave , Aledo
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• The Killer Riffs NYE Bash at Dannys Tap!!!
  Danny's Tap , 120 S A St , Monmouth
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for World Language Teacher - Spanish in Monmouth. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• 7th grade boys beat Monmouth United in a nail-biter, 30 – 29. 8th graders dominated in the second game, 37 (regionalmedianews.com)
• Mercer County Beats Brimfield (wrmj.com)
• Warren County property transfers for Dec. 1-5, 2025: See a list of home and other sales (wgil.com)

Abingdon

• WMOI/WRAM Athletes of the Week for Week Ending Dec. 7, 2025 (977wmoi.com)

Macomb

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