🌱 MRJH Boys WR Away Knoxville Junior High (Knoxville & Colona) and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 37.
• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 45 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• MRJH Boys WR Away Knoxville Junior High (Knoxville & Colona)
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 701 E. Mill St. , Knoxville
  5:30 pm
• BB @ LH vs Bushnell
  La Harpe CSD 347 La Harpe, IL 61450
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Night
  Sports Corner @ 124 , 124 N Randolph St , Macomb
  6:30 pm
• Macomb Bombers vs Warsaw Wildcats
  Macomb High School , 1525 S Johnson St , Macomb
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• County Board Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department , 100 W Broadway , Monmouth
  9:30 am
• MRJH Boys BKB Home Rockridge Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 200 East Gossett St. , Roseville
  5:30 pm
• Board Meeting
  West Central CUSD 235 Biggsville, IL 61418
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Breast Cancer Support Group
  Small Towner Event Venue , 6 West Side Square , Macomb
  5:30 pm
• MRJH Boys BKB Away West Central Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 215 W. South St. , Stronghurst
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• 2 p.m. dismissal schedule
  Monmouth - Roseville CUSD #238 Monmouth, IL 61462

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Light Show
  F9C3+XJ Veterans Park , 1800 E University Dr , Macomb
  5:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Macomb Western Holiday Tournament Day 3 - Session 1
  Western Hall , W University Dr , Macomb
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• Robert Dean Anderson (wgil.com)
• Ruth L. Gosney (wgil.com)
• Warren County IL Property Transfers 12/08/2025 – 12/12/2025 (977wmoi.com)

Macomb

• Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 20 (wiu.edu)
• United North Elementary Earns Exemplary Status in 2025 ISBE Report (977wmoi.com)
• WIU continues to dominate after taking down Omaha (wgem.com)

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