🌱 Could your holiday lights be a hidden fire hazard at home?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could your holiday lights be a hidden fire hazard at home?
• How a late technical turned Staunton’s lead into a road heartbreak

Also on today's calendar: Mississippi Culture Trivia in the Taproom — Switchgrass Spirits.

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 34 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 33, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with a little snow, with a high of 18 and low of -3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SFPD Urges Electrical Safety During Holidays (stauntonstartimes.com) — Staunton Fire Protection District is urging residents to follow specific electrical and decoration safety tips right now to prevent holiday fires. From checking UL labels on light strings to avoiding overloaded circuits and unsafe extension cord use, the department stresses practical steps families can take. A past Staunton wreath fire scare underscores why extra caution matters this December.
   

• Lady Bulldogs Split Two Road Games (stauntonstartimes.com) — Staunton High School’s Lady Bulldogs girls basketball team split two tough road games, routing East Alton-Wood River before falling late to Gillespie. Strong performances from Kadyn Legendre, Jenna Staggs, and Laynie Weller highlighted both contests as Staunton battled through big scoring runs and a controversial late technical foul.
   

📸 Around Staunton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Staunton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Area 66 Haunted School: Holiday Edition
  Area 66 Haunted School, 908 Veterans Memorial Dr, Livingston
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Mississippi Culture Trivia in the Taproom — Switchgrass Spirits
  Mississippi Culture , 201 S Union St , Staunton
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• THIRD ANNUAL GRATEFUL CHRISTMAS!!! — Mississippi Culture
  Mississippi Culture , 201 S Union St , Staunton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Highland Holiday Candy Tasting
  The Sweet Spot Highland , 821 Main St , Highland
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Chapman Brothers Band
  SweetWater Saloon , 402 W Deck St , New Douglas
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Concert: Sing out! Ring out!
  St Paul Catholic Church , 1411 Main St , Highland
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of 1st semester
  Mount Olive CUSD 5 Mount Olive, IL 62069

Tuesday December 23

• 45 min Gentle Flow > NO PRESSURE - JUST PRESENCE
  Heart & Soul Yoga with Sharon , 1003 Broadway Suite B , Highland
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Uber Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Flexible schedule - Earn at least $1995 by driving 136 trips with Uber - Uber Technologies, Inc. in Staunton. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member in Hamel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Staunton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gillespie

• Nativity Reenactment At Gillespie Farm On Dec. 14 (stauntonstartimes.com)
• Obituary of Loreta Failoni (thebengilpost.com)

Edwardsville

• SIUE students use senior project to aid Edwardsville Fire Department (ibjonline.com)
• Edwardsville Police Participating in Statewide Holiday Season Enforcement Efforts (riverbender.com)
• Edwardsville's Christmas with a Cop returning for 16th year (theintelligencer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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