🌱 Open Mic Comedy Night and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Rain ending; becoming windier, temps: high: 51, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 27 degrees.

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📸 Around Roodhouse

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Open Mic Comedy Night
  Pizza Records , 59 E Central Pk Plz , Jacksonville
  6:00 pm
• GNW HS Boys Basketball vs Southwestern
  Northwestern Jr/Sr High School Palmyra, IL 62674
  6:00 pm
• Finance Committee Meeting
  121 E Washington St , Pittsfield
  10:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• HSBB FR/SO vs North Greene at Waverly 6:00pm
  Franklin CUSD 1 Franklin, IL 62638
• JHBB @ Buffalo 6:00pm
  Franklin CUSD 1 Franklin, IL 62638
• HGBB vs Litchfield at Waverly 6:00pm
  Franklin CUSD 1 Franklin, IL 62638
• Jacksonville Area Gathering
  Olive Branch Cafe , 1850-1830 , IL-267 , Jacksonville
  11:30 am
• Jacksonville Festival of Lights
  Morgan County Fairground , 110 N Westgate Ave , Jacksonville
  5:00 pm
• GNW JH Boys Basketball vs. Calhoun
  Northwestern Jr/Sr High School Palmyra, IL 62674
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• HSBB vs Lincolnwood @ Waverly 6:00pm
  Franklin CUSD 1 Franklin, IL 62638
• GNW JH Boys Basketball St. John's Tourney
  Northwestern Jr/Sr High School Palmyra, IL 62674
  6:00 pm
• GNW HS Boys Basketball @ Calhoun
  Northwestern Jr/Sr High School Palmyra, IL 62674
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Growmark posted a job opening for Transportation Specialist - Prairieland FS - Winchester, IL in Winchester. Apply here.
• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Carrollton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roodhouse here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville

• Jacksonville nursing home opens drive-through Christmas light display (myjournalcourier.com)
• Jacksonville-area police news for Dec. 16, 2025 (myjournalcourier.com)
• South Jax Fire Protection Referendum on the Ballot (wlds.com)

Kane

• 7th Congress candidates survive petition challenges (forestparkreview.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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