Community Corner
🌱 Wonderland in Lights and 10 more events
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Hello Herrick! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Herrickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Cold; a bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 32 and low of 28 degrees.
- Friday: Low clouds and chilly, temps: high: 34, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Frigid with a little snow, with a high of 16 and low of -6 degrees.
📸 Around Herrick
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wonderland in Lights
Effingham City Park , 607 E Temple Ave , Effingham
5:00 pm - Recovery Wellness Group @ Kirby Foods/Ironhorse Cafe – Effingham, IL
Kirby Foods Effingham , 101 S Merchant St , Effingham
5:00 pm - Krampus – The Untold Story
Elks Lodge , 2102 S Banker St , Effingham
6:00 pm - Staunton at Pana
Pana High School , 201 W 8th St , Pana
7:00 pm - Staunton Boys Varsity Basketball @ Pana
Pana High School , 201 W 8th St , Pana
7:00 pm - Staunton Boys JV Basketball @ Pana
Pana High School , 201 W 8th St , Pana
7:00 pm - The Texas Tenors
Effingham Performance Center , 1325 Outer Belt W , Effingham
7:00 pm - Herbs Class 4 -Medicinal herbs -Teas and dried herbs (Tower Hill IL)
Hardy's House of Herbs , 302 Dayton St , Tower Hill
1:30 pm - The Polar Express
Effingham Performance Center , 1325 Outer Belt W , Effingham
3:00 pm - Meet and Greet w Santa
Thats A Wrap Realty LLC , 312 N Keller Dr C , Effingham
4:00 pm - Statehouse Candlelight Tours
Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site , 315 W Gallatin St , Vandalia
5:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Shelbyville. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Shelbyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Herrick here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pana
- Pana High School boys basketball team snag a pair of weekend wins (breezecourier.com)
- Pana City Council has wide array of topics Monday night (breezecourier.com)
- Drainage District No. 1, Town of South Fork, 7066 (breezecourier.com)
Shelbyville
- Shelbyville approves 2nd ambulance provider to improve emergency services (wandtv.com)
- Suspect in Mt. Zion 18-year-old's death denied pretrial release (wandtv.com)
- Tuscola Lady Warriors 3-3 after six games (thecounty-chronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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