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🌱 Lindenwood Lions at Eastern Illinois Panthers Womens Basketball and 8 more events
Happening soon: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers - Doubleheader on the Kansas Patch calendar

Good day Kansas! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Lindenwood Lions at Eastern Illinois Panthers Womens Basketball at Groniger Arena
- East-west Phantoms vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers at Groniger Arena
- East West University Phantoms at Eastern Illinois Panthers Mens Basketball at Groniger Arena
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 39, low: 35.
- Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, with a high of 51 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kansas
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★ Featured events ★
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers - Doubleheader
Groniger Arena, 2150 4th St #2046, Charleston
3:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Lindenwood Lions at Eastern Illinois Panthers Womens Basketball
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
12:00 pm - East-west Phantoms vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
12:00 pm - East West University Phantoms at Eastern Illinois Panthers Mens Basketball
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
2:00 pm - DOTY & DEXTER
Jackson Avenue Coffee , 708 Jackson Ave , Charleston
7:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Semester Exams (2:15 Dismissal)
Oakland CUSD 5 Oakland, IL 61943 - SIU Edwardsville @ Eastern Illinois
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
12:00 pm - Teacher Institute
Oakland CUSD 5 Oakland, IL 61943 - Winter Break
Oakland CUSD 5 Oakland, IL 61943 - Suicide Awareness at Ashmore Estates
Ashmore Estates , 22645 E Co Rd 1050 N , Ashmore
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
Friday April 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TransPerfect posted a job opening for Remote Bilingual Interpreter (Part-Time) in Kansas. Apply here.
- FDM Field Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Kansas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kansas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Charleston
- Catching a break, fish at Lake Charleston (dailyeasternnews.com)
- Charleston area's November, December snowfall tops 30-year averages (jg-tc.com)
- EIU's Peace Corps Prep Program empowers students (breezecourier.com)
Paris
- Paris schools close due to "Dangerously low temperatures" (prairiepress.net)
- Emily in Paris season 5 release date and time – when is it dropping on Netflix this week? (gearopen.com)
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