🌱 MS Basketball @ St. John’s (Away) and 6 more events

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 51 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Windy and very cold, temps: high: 24, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• MS Basketball @ St. John’s (Away)
  St John's Lutheran School , 12809 OH-736 , Marysville
  5:30 pm
• 7th/8th Boy's Basketball vs. Springfield Shawnee HS/MS
  London Middle School London, OH 43140
  5:30 pm
• 7th/8th Girl's Basketball at Springfield Shawnee HS/MS
  London Middle School London, OH 43140
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Seed Exchange - Seed Drop Off
  My London Library - My London Library -
  1:00 am
• Varsity Boy's Basketball vs. Jonathan Alder High School
  Jonathan Alder High School London, OH 43140
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Varsity Girl's Basketball vs. Miami Trace High School
  Miami Trace High School London, OH 43140
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Varsity Boy's Basketball at Miami Trace High School
  Miami Trace High School London, OH 43140
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

London

• Applications open for 2026-2027 Episcopal service year for young adults (episcopalchurch.org)
• Ice rescue: Firefighters save stranded dog near Columbus (614now.com)
• Governor DeWine Announces 17 Projects Set to Create 2,347 Jobs, More Than $1.1 Billion in Investments (wktn.com)

Marysville

• Two Downtown Projects Land Historic Tax Credits (columbusunderground.com)
• Popular Central Ohio pizza brand launching new location (614now.com)
• No Reserve: Three-Piece Ferrari F40 Luggage Set by Schedoni (bringatrailer.com)

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