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Happening soon: Wrestling: Girls Varsity/JV Meet vs Knoxville (Away) on the Portsmouth Patch calendar

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy with low clouds, temps: high: 26, low: 7. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 10 and low of -13 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sleigh Paint Party
Milk & Honey , 919 7th St , Harlan
6:00 pm - Wrestling: Girls Varsity/JV Meet vs Knoxville (Away)
Knoxville High School
5:00 pm - Wrestling: Boys Varsity Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. North Mahaska Junior-Senior (Away)
North Mahaska High School
6:00 pm - Basketball: Varsity/JV Game vs HLV/Tri-County vs. Sigourney Junior-Senior (Home)
H-L-V High School
6:00 pm - Tim Javorsky
Azria Health Rose Vista , 1109 Normal St , Woodbine
10:30 am - Wrestling: Girls Varsity/JV Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. WACO (Away)
Waco High School
6:00 pm - Book Bedazzling Class — Green House Iowa
The Greenhouse Event Space , 131 3rd St Building C , Underwood
6:30 pm - Silent Book Club @ Milk & Honey
Harlan Community Library , 718 Court St , Harlan
5:30 pm - Underwood Girls Varsity Basketball @ Tri-Center
Tri-Center High School , Neola
6:00 pm - New Year's Eve Party
Walnut Public Library , 224 Antique City Dr , Walnut
10:00 am
Friday December 12
Monday December 15
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
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