{"id":25806,"date":"2025-12-22T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=25806"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:51:10","slug":"results-of-dieterich-christmas-lighting-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/25806-results-of-dieterich-christmas-lighting-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of Dieterich Christmas Lighting Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Village of Dieterich has announced the results of its 2025 Christmas Lighting Contest.<\/p>\n<p>First place went to 400 Northpointe Drive, second place went to 405 North Main Street, third place went to 400 Sunset Drive, and Honorable Mention went to 300 East Virginia Street.<\/p>\n<p>The first place finisher will receive a free month&#8217;s worth of utilities, second place will get 75% off their bill, and the third place finisher will receive 50% off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Village of Dieterich has announced the results of its 2025 Christmas Lighting Contest. 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