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🌱 Canfield reflects on the remarkable Navy service of resident Mike Heher
Canfield, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Canfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Canfield reflects on the remarkable Navy service of resident Mike Heher
- What Canfield officers encountered during a busy OVI checkpoint weekend
- Brantley Gilbert follows his Canfield Fair show with Covelli Centre return
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 91, low: 65.
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Canfield Navy veteran served in high places (vindy.com) — Canfield residents are honoring Navy veteran and longtime community contributor Mike Heher, an 81-year-old Canfield resident whose service ranged from top-secret Naval Security work to helping shape regional landfill policy. After returning to Ohio, he built a long career in environmental and waste management and stayed active in local organizations, genealogy, and preserving military history. 
• Mahoning County OVI Task Force releases checkpoint numbers (wkbn.com) — Law enforcement based in Canfield reported six OVI arrests during a weekend sobriety checkpoint on South Raccoon Road in Austintown, where 331 vehicles were screened. Agencies from Canfield and several neighboring communities assisted, and one case involved additional felony and child endangerment charges after a driver failed to stop and had an unsecured toddler in the front seat.
• Brantley Gilbert returns to Covelli Centre (vindy.com) — Country star Brantley Gilbert is returning to the Youngstown Covelli Centre on Oct. 15, fresh off a 2024 performance at the nearby Canfield Fair that many locals attended. He’ll bring his Real American tour and new album, with tickets going on sale this Friday and an online presale Thursday.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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