🌱 How one quiet leader helped finance Franklin’s Main Street transformation

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In today's newsletter:

• How one quiet leader helped finance Franklin’s Main Street transformation

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• A Quiet Hand Behind Warren County's Growth Has Taken A New Position In MIddletown (warrencountypost.com) — Franklin’s Main Street streetscaping, including streets, walkways and parks, was financed in part through a $12 million bond arranged by the Warren County Port Authority under longtime leader Martin Russell. As Russell departs to become Middletown’s assistant city manager, the story explains how his behind-the-scenes work shaped projects like Franklin’s upgrades, the Warren County Sports Park, and other countywide developments that still benefit residents today.
   

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📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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Thursday August 13

• Senior Sunrise
  Franklin High School Franklin, OH 45005
  6:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Board of Education/Franklin City Council Joint Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
  Franklin City Schools Franklin High School Media Center
  5:30 pm
• Finance Committee →
  Springboro, OH Calendar, 320 W. Central Avenue, Springboro
  5:30 pm
• City Council Work Session →
  Springboro, OH Calendar, 320 W. Central Avenue, Springboro
  6:00 pm
• City Council Regular Meetings (August 6 & August 20) →
  Springboro, OH Calendar, 320 W. Central Avenue, Springboro
  7:00 pm
• Music Trivia Night in the Park
  Miamisburg Parks & Recreation Riverfront Park, 1 Water Street, Miamisburg, OH, 45342, Unite
  10:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Rock N' Green Tomato Festival
  Miamisburg Parks & Recreation Riverfront Park, 1 Water Street, Miamisburg, OH, 45342, Unite
  4:30 pm
• Medlar View Primary Open House
  Medlar View Elementary Miamisburg, OH 45342
  4:30 pm
• MT: Open House
  Mark Twain Elementary Miamisburg, OH 45342
  4:30 pm
• Middle School Open House
  LaVeta Bauer Elementary Miamisburg, OH 45342
  5:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Beginner Mixed Doubles Pickleball Tournament
  Miamisburg Parks & Recreation Sycamore Trails Park, 214 South Heincke, Miamisburg, oh, 45342
  9:00 am
• Touch a Truck →
  North Park, 195 Tamarack Trail, Springboro
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Atlas Roofing posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - rotating shifts in Franklin. Apply here.
• Interstate Utility Trailer posted a job opening for Mobile Trailer Mechanic in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Springboro

• Room Features Proven Production (thegruelingtruth.com)
• Buc-ee's sues Beaver's Mini-Mart over beaver mascot similarity (whio.com)

Middletown

• Meet a Colleague: Anza Harker (wlu.edu)
• GPI lowers guidance, aims for $85M in 2026 cost cuts (packagingdive.com)
• Middletown officer resigns after being found guilty of dereliction of duty (wlwt.com)

Lebanon

• New Lebanon leaders stand by police after shooting (wdtn.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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