🌱 How PBL’s home-court surge powered a third straight Panthers win

Good day Paxton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How PBL’s home-court surge powered a third straight Panthers win
• How a Paxton couple’s Packard links to a World War II scandal

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 28 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 30, low: 4. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 7 and low of -9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PBL boys basketball wins 60-44 over Watseka (fordcountychronicle.com) — Paxton-Buckley-Loda’s boys basketball team thrilled the home crowd in Paxton with a 60-44 win over Watseka, pushing the Panthers to a strong 4-2 season start. Head coach Quinton Hatfill praised a total team effort, highlighting big nights from Tyler Cole, Dylan Vance, and Ethan Williams while still stressing the need to improve defensively and in transition.
   

• Death of car's first owner, a Boston-area socialite, shocked all (fordcountychronicle.com) — A Paxton couple’s classic 1941 Packard connects their quiet local home to a dramatic chapter of World War II history. The car’s first owner was Boston socialite Jean Gordon, whose mysterious 1946 suicide, and rumored ties to Gen. George Patton, still spark debate among historians and biographers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Senior Luncheon
  Rantoul, IL Calendar Rantoul, IL 61866
  11:30 am
• Teen Lounge
  Champaign Public Library , 200 W Green St , Champaign
  3:00 pm
• New to CU Mixer
  Experience Champaign-Urbana , 17 Taylor St , Champaign
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball @ Flanagan Cornell
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Girls JV, V)
  Tuscola High School
  5:30 pm
• JH Boys BBK at Cerro Gordo/Bement
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:30 pm
• Sass Siders: Little Roch's
  Little Roch’s , 106 W Main St , Royal
  6:00 pm
• Champaign County Firearms Safety Program
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Night at Cloud Mountain Kombucha
  Cloud Mountain Kombucha , 208 W Griggs St Suite 102 , Urbana
  6:00 pm
• K-4 Winter Concert (HS Gym)
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  6:30 pm
• The Space and Kristen Unakis Present COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT!!!!
  The Space , 1 E Main St Ste 107 , Champaign
  8:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Gentle Flow with Lea
  109 N Main St , St Joseph
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rantoul City Schools District #137 posted a job opening for Junior High Math Teacher | JW Eater 2025-2026 in Rantoul. Apply here.
• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Bilingual Teacher | Pleasant Acres Elementary in Rantoul. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paxton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rantoul

• Vikings hold off Eagles to earn thrilling road win (news-gazette.com)
• Top of the Morning, Dec. 9, 2025 (news-gazette.com)

Gibson City

• FOIA request sent to Gibson City regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (chambanasun.com)
• Nancy E. Benison (fordcountychronicle.com)

Urbana

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-- The Patch AM Team

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