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🌱 Who shined at this year’s Watseka Holiday Tournament hardwood battles?

Morning Watseka! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who shined at this year’s Watseka Holiday Tournament hardwood battles?

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Watseka? Post it to Watseka photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Much colder, with a high of 27 and low of 23 degrees.


📰 News we're reading

• Monday's prep highlights: Love, Means lead Champaign Central (news-gazette.com) — Local hoops fans saw plenty of action at the Watseka Holiday Tournament, where St. Thomas More’s boys beat Watseka 59-20 and Donovan edged Iroquois West 43-40. The roundup also highlights strong performances from several other area boys’ and girls’ teams, offering a quick look at how neighboring schools are shaping up early in the season.
   


📸 Around Watseka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watseka

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    Thursday December 18
  • WCHS Varsity Girls Basketball - HOME
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    5:30 pm
  • WJHS BBB Away vs. PBL
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    5:30 pm
  • Friday December 19
  • WCHS Varsity Boys Basketball
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    5:30 pm
  • Saturday December 20
  • Youth Cheer Camp at HS Gym/Foyer
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    9:45 am
  • WCHS Varsity Boys Basketball - HOME
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    5:30 pm


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 17
  • Lisieux-rms 3&4- giving tree to
    St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
    10:00 am
  • Supper with Santa
    Kankakee Civic Auditorium , 803 S 8th Ave , Kankakee
    6:00 pm
  • FFP Class/Advent Confession - FFP Classroom
    St John Paul II Parish - West , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday December 18
  • Drop-In: Teen Puzzle Palooza
    Teen Zone
  • Lisieux-rms 3&4 giving tree
    St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
    9:00 am
  • Light Up McFerren Park – Hoopeston
    Mc Ferren Park , Hoopeston
    5:00 pm
  • WCHS Varsity Girls Basketball - HOME
    Iroquois County CUSD 9 Watseka, IL 60970
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Hoopeston

Kankakee


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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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Watseka

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Watseka

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.