🌱 Fremont teen cited after late-night crash into Rice Township barn

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In today's newsletter:

• Fremont teen cited after late-night crash into Rice Township barn
• What a new ABC Supply branch could mean for Fremont contractors

Also on today's calendar: Fremont Sports Card Show and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 79, low: 65.
• Thursday: Warm with occasional rain, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man cited after running truck through bar wall, hitting tractor (kentucky.com) — An 18-year-old Fremont man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving his pickup through a Rice Township barn wall early Sept. 27, damaging the building and a tractor but escaping injury. Troopers say he was impaired at the time, and he's now cited for OVI and several traffic offenses, with a Sandusky County Court appearance set for Oct. 1.
   

• Why Distributors Are Building Branches Again: Density, Data Centers, and Local Control (distributionstrategy.com) — A major roofing distributor has opened a new ABC Supply branch in Fremont as part of a broader national push to put inventory closer to contractors. The article explains how companies like ABC Supply, SRS Distribution, and others are adding branches in strategic markets, which could mean more local jobs, shorter delivery times, and stronger competition for area building suppliers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fremont

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Beauty For Ashes - Fremont, OH →
  Hayes Memorial Untd Methodist Church, 1441 Fangboner Road, Fremont

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Fremont Sports Card Show →
  Sandusky County Fairgrounds, 701 Rawson Avenue, Fremont
  10:00 am
Monday October 5
• Youth Empowerment League (YEL) →
  SCBDD, 1001 Castalia Street, Fremont
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Board Meeting →
  Sandusky County Soil & Water, 2000 Countryside Dr. Suite A, Fremont
  8:00 am
Friday October 9
• Fall Family FUNction →
  The Petal Patch, 500 Elizabeth Street, Fremont
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• 2026 Celebration of Philanthropy →
  The Neeley Center, 2830 Napoleon Road, Fremont
  5:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Mommy and Me Mixer →
  YMCA Sandusky County, 1000 North Street, Fremont
  10:00 am
Thursday October 22
• The Perfect Storm Workshop →
  SCBDD, 1001 Castalia Street, Fremont
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Volleyball (JV, Varsity) @ Norwalk
  Clyde-Green Springs Ex Village Clyde, OH 43410
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• MMS Volleyball vs Vermilion
  Clyde-Green Springs Ex Village Clyde, OH 43410
  4:30 pm
• Boys Soccer vs. Tiffin
  Clyde-Green Springs Ex Village Clyde, OH 43410
  5:00 pm
• Girls Soccer vs. Tiffing
  Clyde-Green Springs Ex Village Clyde, OH 43410
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Fremont. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Port Clinton

• Outstanding football performers from Week 6 in area (dispatch.com)
• Hendel: 'Don't give up the ship' among summer fund-raising efforts (toledoblade.com)

Tiffin

• Tiffin man charged with felony strangulation after woman reports being choked (tiffinohio.net)
• Seneca County jury convicts Hossler of rape, sexual battery, attempted rape (tiffinohio.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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