🌱 North Fulton BKB B V&JV Away Peoria Christian High School and 7 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• North Fulton BKB B V&JV Away Peoria Christian High School at Spoon River Valley CUSD 4
• North Fulton BKB B JH Home Williamsfield Middle School at Spoon River Valley CUSD 4
• North Fulton BKB G V&JV Home South Fulton Athletics at Spoon River Valley CUSD 4

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 56 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and colder, temps: high: 36, low: 27.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 54 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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Friday December 19

• North Fulton BKB B V&JV Away Peoria Christian High School
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 3506 N CALIFORNIA AVE , PEORIA
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• North Fulton BKB B JH Home Williamsfield Middle School
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 35265 North IL Hwy 97 , London Mills
  6:00 pm
• North Fulton BKB G V&JV Home South Fulton Athletics
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 20325 North IL State Route 97 , Cuba
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Christmas at Central
  Central Christian Church , 301 N 10th St , Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm
• Sippin' With Santa 🎄🎅@ Castle Ridge
  Castle Ridge , Centralia
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• BYOB Pub Theology
  The Frosty Mug Bar & Grill , 1113 Salem Rd , Mt Vernon
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Darla's CRUSH
  Arizona Joe's , 1435 S Hickory St , Centralia
  8:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• XTREME Bar Bingo @ Bubba’s Too
  Bubbas Too , 124 5th St , Nason
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Centralia

• Marion County Board continues to prepare to take over Centralia Animal Shelter (southernillinoisnow.com)
• Centralia Youth Commission wins 5th annual food drive challenge (southernillinoisnow.com)
• Police Beat for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 (southernillinoisnow.com)

Benton

• Merrill Rose-Benton, IL (franklincounty-news.com)
• James E. Pluess-Harrisburg, Illinois (franklincounty-news.com)
• Wildcats Overcome 9 Point Deficit In Final 83 Seconds To Win In Overtime (southernillinoisnow.com)

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