🌱 Wrestling: B/JH and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Wrestling: B/JH at Sigourney Junior-Senior High School
• Basketball: Varsity/JV at English Valleys High School
• Basketball: B/JH at Montezuma Community High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A wintry mix in the afternoon, with a high of 28 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds and breezy, temps: high: 26, low: 2. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Colder with a little snow, with a high of 8 and low of -13 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barnes City

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Movie and Cookie Walk
  102 S Barnes St, What Cheer
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Wrestling: B/JH
  Sigourney Junior-Senior High School
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: Varsity/JV
  English Valleys High School
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Wrestling: B/JH
  H-L-V High School
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: B/JH
  Montezuma Community High School
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: G/JH
  Iowa Valley Community High School
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: JV
  BGM High School
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Basketball: G/JH
  Montezuma Community High School
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• 2025 Breakfast with Santa
  Sigourney Public Library , 720 E Jackson St , Sigourney
  9:30 am
• Basketball vs Baker University
  William Penn University , 201 W Trueblood Ave , Oskaloosa
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Grounded: Men’s Small Group
  Brooklyn Library , 306 Jackson St , Brooklyn
  1:00 pm
• Radiant Women
  Brooklyn Library , 306 Jackson St , Brooklyn
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pilot Travel Centers, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier in Brooklyn. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Oskaloosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barnes City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oskaloosa

• Holiday Cheers, Not Tears: Jo Daviess County Sheriff Urges Safe Driving, Enforcement Campaign (y105music.com)
• Ex-Comet Silver takes reins at Wm. Penn (timesrepublican.com)

Sigourney

• Scoreboard (ktvo.com)

Grinnell

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-- The Patch AM Team

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