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Ashville, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Ashville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bring your village questions to Councilman Jeff Martin
  • Ashville voters reject EdgeConneX agreement in Ohio's data center backlash
  • How Pickaway County rebuilt its economic footing after factory closures

Also on today's calendar: Everyday Cybersecurity and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
  • Friday: Cloudy; chilly with a shower, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ashville councilman to hold office hours Nov. 20 (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — Ashville residents can bring questions and ideas directly to Councilman Jeff Martin during office hours from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Ashville Ace Hardware, 2943 OH-752. The informal gathering offers a conversation outside council meetings, and residents can also email Martin to arrange a private appointment.
   

2. Here's how every data center-related ballot measure fared in Ohio (statenews.org) — Ashville voters rejected an agreement between the village and EdgeConneX involving two proposed data center buildings, with 82% opposing it in unofficial results. The vote joined a broad Ohio push to restrict data center development, though the report does not establish what Ashville's outcome means for the project's next steps.
   

3. The long work of bringing jobs back to Pickaway County (crescent-news.com) — Ashville's 2006 development agreement with neighboring governments helped lay the groundwork for growth near Rickenbacker, a milestone highlighted as Pickaway Progress Partnership marks 20 years. The county's economic development organization grew out of factory closures and now works on land-use planning as major employers expand and farming's future remains a priority.
   

4. Dale Eugene Rittenhouse, 71, of Waverly (sciotocountydailynews.com) — Dale Eugene “Rick” Rittenhouse, 71, of Waverly, died at home Nov. 8, leaving family including daughter Charlotte Berecz of Ashville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Botkin Hornback Funeral Home in Waverly, with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. and burial afterward at Mt. Latham Cemetery.
   

5. Millersport area residents tell the EPA to reject application for data-center power plant – or at least impose guardrails (thereportingproject.org) — Concerns about cumulative pollution from data-center power plants, including in Ashville, surfaced at Tuesday’s Ohio EPA hearing in Millersport. Residents urged rejection or tighter safeguards for a proposed 1,350-megawatt plant serving a Vantage data center. EPA staff recommend approval, and public comments remain open online until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Moving into a new place this winter?
    Call the electric and gas utilities with your new address and start date. If a meter is already in place, the utility must start service within three… (Nextdoor )
  • Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - London Correctional Institution in Ashville. Apply here.
  • Orkin posted a job opening for Commercial Pest Control Technician in Commercial Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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