🌱 The Killer Riffs NYE Bash at Dannys Tap!!! and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The Killer Riffs NYE Bash at Dannys Tap!!! at Danny's Tap

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Snow late in the afternoon, with a high of 29 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 27, low: 3. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 6 and low of -13 degrees.

📸 Around Kirkwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkwood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• County Board Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department, 100 W Broadway, Monmouth
  9:30 am

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Other local events

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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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Finance Committee Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department , 100 W Broadway , Monmouth
  9:30 am
• Food Pantry Day
  Hedding Grade Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  4:00 pm
• Business After Hours with B.D.i
  1255 Monmouth Blvd , Galesburg
  4:30 pm
• Wine Cork Holiday Creations
  Lake Storey Pavilion , 1572 Machen Dr , Galesburg
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Country Line Dancing
  Lakeside Recreation Facility , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  6:00 pm
• HS BBB vs Farmington
  Abingdon-Avon High Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  6:00 pm
• Farmington at Abingdon/Avon
  Abingdon-Avon High School , 600 W Martin St , Abingdon
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• What’s Up with Winter Weather?
  Lakeside Nature Center , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  9:30 am
• Walk Through Bethlehem
  Bethel Baptist Church , 1196 N Academy St , Galesburg
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• MRJH Boys BKB Away Central School (Kewanee Central)
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 215 E. Central Blvd , Kewanee
  5:30 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.
• State of Illinois posted a job opening for DOC Hill Security - Correctional Officer Trainee in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• 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)
• 7th grade boys beat Monmouth United in a nail-biter, 30 – 29. 8th graders dominated in the second game, 37 (regionalmedianews.com)

Abingdon

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

Galesburg

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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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