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🌱 How rising AI power demand could reshape shifts at a Grove City plant
Grove City, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Grove City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How rising AI power demand could reshape shifts at a Grove City plant
- Why a Grove City factory may move more work to midnight
- Grove City grad earns county Farm Bureau scholarship for innovative ag work
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Grove City Town Center Food Truck Festival and Shop Hop and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What Do u call a pig that knows karate? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AI data centres are driving up power bills at America's Rust Belt factories (thenextweb.com) — A Grove City company, Tosoh SMD, is considering shifting more work to the graveyard shift as electricity prices spike due to AI data centers across the PJM grid. The article details how factories in Ohio and nearby states face steep capacity charges, uneven regulatory responses, and tough choices to keep local manufacturing viable. 
• Big Tech data centers are driving up power bills at Rust Belt factories (detroitnews.com) — A Grove City manufacturer, Tosoh SMD, is wrestling with soaring electricity costs driven by AI data centers and may shift more production to the overnight graveyard shift to stay competitive. The story explains how rapidly rising capacity charges across Ohio and the PJM grid are squeezing long-established Rust Belt factories and prompting calls for regulators to rethink how data center demand is managed.
• 2026 Franklin County Scholarship Winners (ofbf.org) — A Grove City High School alum, Natalie Tolliver, is among this year’s Franklin County Farm Bureau scholarship winners, recognized for her 4-H background and innovative small-space farming projects. The announcement spotlights several local students headed into agriculture, engineering, medicine, and education, all aiming to strengthen central Ohio’s rural communities and future farm leadership.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Grove City Slow Roll →
Park Street Intermediate School, 3205 Park St, Grove City
6:00 pm
Wednesday July 8
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Other local events
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Historical and Cultural Arts Commission →
Grove City, OH Calendar
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Seniors and Law Enforcement (S.A.L.T.) Meeting →
Grove City, OH Calendar, 4330 Dudley Ave., Grove City
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Theme Thursdays at The Big Splash →
Grove City, OH Calendar, 2831 Southwest Blvd., Grove City
12:00 pm -
Football Camp
Brookpark Middle Grove City, OH 43123
4:00 pm -
2026 Grove City Town Center Food Truck Festival and Shop Hop →
Grove City Town Center, Inc., 3378 Park St, Grove City
4:00 pm -
Grove City Town Center Food Truck Festival & Shop Hop →
Grove City, OH Calendar, Park Street & Broadway, Grove City
4:00 pm -
Summer Concert Series | The Conspiracy Band →
Grove City, OH Calendar, 3359 Park St., Grove City
7:00 pm
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Davidson Baseball →
Davidson High School 5100 Davidson Road Hilliard, OH 43026
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Stories on the Lawn: Picnics
Grandview Heights Public Library Grandview Heights - Lawn
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Football Conditioning
Brookpark Middle Grove City, OH 43123
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Grandview Library Writers Group
Grandview Heights Public Library Grandview Heights - Conference Room B
6:00 pm
Wednesday July 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, my cat Max is missing.
He is a tabby cat, black and brown and tan fur, about five to six years old... He has always been an indoor cat so didn't think of getting him a… (Nextdoor Gateway) - Hi neighbors.
If you are age 60 or older you can get a free, daily check in call through the Ohio Department of Aging at 1-833-632-2428. Gladden Community House… (Nextdoor Alkire Lakes)
- Pitt Ohio posted a job opening for PT Dockworker- Outbound; 5pm Start M-F in Grove City. Apply here.
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Grove City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grove City here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Chase Rice is bringing a country bar to Columbus (dispatch.com)
- Lori Elmore will retain Whitehall council seat after defeating recall (dispatch.com)
- Ohio urges people to get unclaimed funds before state takes money (dispatch.com)
Ok Grove City! 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: A pork chop (Thank you Jody M. for sending it in!)
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