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🌱 Remembering Beverly Strassel, 83, and her love of family gatherings

Circleville, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Circleville! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Beverly Strassel, 83, and her love of family gatherings
  • Circleville sophomores explore careers that keep their city running
  • How Circleville began rebuilding after the factories closed

Also on today's calendar: Ribbon Cutting and Open House: Northwest Title and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 52, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Beverly Strassel, 83 (sciotovalleyguardian.com) — Beverly Ann Strassel, 83, died November 6 in Circleville, leaving a family that remembers her camping trips, crafts and love of hosting gatherings. Visitation is November 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wellman Funeral Home in Circleville, followed by her funeral and burial at Tarlton Cemetery.
   

2. Sophomore's City Worker Tour (circlevilleherald.com) — Sophomores explored the work that keeps Circleville running during a career day organized with city officials and school administrators. Visits to city departments paired hands-on activities with career information, and student Gianna Zabini highlighted lessons about water systems, wastewater treatment and jobs that do not require a college degree.
   

3. The long work of bringing jobs back to Pickaway County (crescent-news.com) — When factory closures drained Circleville's jobs and tax base, then-Mayor Jean Droste secured $250,000 from a departing employer to help rebuild the economy. Twenty years after its founding, Pickaway Progress Partnership is tracing how that effort helped attract employers such as Sofidel, while turning to land-use planning and farming's future.
   

4. ICYMI: Liz Chrismer receives honor during Jack Pine discussion (circlevilleherald.com) — Liz Chrismer's 20 years of work behind the Circleville Pumpkin Show's Arts and Crafts Division earned her a tribute from glass artist Jack Pine on October 22. Chrismer, who worked alongside her mother before taking the lead herself, received a glass gourd in recognition of her service.
   

5. Ohio mother, grandmother charged in child's fentanyl overdose death plead not guilty (fox8.com) — An Orient mother and grandmother pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Pickaway County court to charges stemming from a 17-month-old girl's death. Authorities say a preliminary autopsy found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the child's system. Brittany Stroud's bond was set at $500,000 and Tammy Stroud's at $100,000.
   

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  • Walmart posted a job opening for Health & Beauty TA in Circleville. Apply here.
  • Surge posted a job opening for Plastic Mold Injection Processor in Circleville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Circleville here.

Ok Circleville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Circleville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Circleville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.