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🌱 Conneaut makes a Great Lakes retirement affordability list

Conneaut, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Conneaut! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Conneaut makes a Great Lakes retirement affordability list
  • What's next for Graphite One's planned Conneaut plant?
  • Conneaut man ordered to clean East Cleveland dump sites

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 59 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 50, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 10 Wallet-Friendly Small Towns To Retire In The Great Lakes (worldatlas.com) — Conneaut earns a spot on a list of 10 affordable Great Lakes retirement towns, with a reported median home value of about $132,000 and a hospital in town. Its profile pairs those practical considerations with Township Park's Lake Erie beach, the railroad museum and the area's covered bridges.
   

2. Graphite One assesses rare earths value (miningnewsnorth.com) — Graphite One has secured an Ohio air permit for the first phase of its planned $80 million Conneaut battery-materials plant, with an investment decision targeted for April 2027. The company is also studying whether rare earths can be recovered from its Alaska graphite deposit, part of its proposed domestic supply chain.
   

3. Man sentenced to help clean up East Cleveland after attempted dumping conviction (news5cleveland.com) — A Conneaut man must help clean up East Cleveland after pleading guilty to felony attempted open dumping. Christopher Poklar received two years of probation and orders to remove what he dumped, plus spend eight days cleaning other dump sites, following an August incident involving concrete and debris along Hayden Avenue.
   

4. Football Preview: Two Hot Teams Collide As Garfield Meets Perry (maxpreps.com) — Conneaut's playoff loss has sent Garfield into a Friday matchup with Perry, with both teams entering 11-0. Garfield beat Conneaut 48-14 while rushing for 483 yards, and Perry shut out Canton Central Catholic 37-0 to set up the 7 p.m. game at Perry.
   

5. Data centers go 0-for-21 in ballot initiatives around Ohio (mahoningmatters.com) — Conneaut voters joined eight other Ohio communities in approving initiatives modeled on a proposed statewide data center moratorium. Across Ohio, all 18 communities considering data center restrictions backed them, giving organizers momentum as they seek a statewide ballot measure in 2027 and press lawmakers for a temporary development freeze.
   

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Ok Conneaut! 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 Conneaut

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