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🌱 How Ironton’s Ro-Na Theatre finally lit up again after 50 years
Be sure to catch Rock Hill - Marching Band Local on the Ironton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Ironton's Ro-Na Theatre finally lit up again after 50 years
- Where can Ironton drivers still find premium gas under $5?
Also on today's calendar: Festival of the Hills and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 90 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Historic theatre in Ohio hosts first movie screening in more than 50 years (kyma.com) — Ironton's historic Ro-Na Theatre has finally brought movies back to town after more than 50 years, thanks in part to a $50,000 T-Mobile grant for a new screen. Friends of Ironton volunteers spent nearly two decades restoring the building, celebrating the milestone with a community screening of "We Are Marshall" and planning more film showings ahead. 
• Lawrence County's lowest premium gas price recorded at $4.89 for week ending Sept. 19 (southohionews.com) — Premium gas in Lawrence County recently dipped as low as $4.89 per gallon, with Ironton, Coal Grove, South Point, and Proctorville all listed among the tracked cities. For Ironton drivers, the report shows local prices slightly under the Ohio average of $5.44, while also explaining how global oil markets and refinery issues keep fuel costs volatile this year.
📸 Around Ironton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ironton
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★ Featured events ★
- Rock Hill - Marching Band Local →
Rock Hill Middle School, 2171 Co Rd 26, Ironton
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- C Thomas Howell →
Ironton OH
8:00 pm - Festival of the Hills →
Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave, Ironton
11:00 am - South Point Retiree Breakfast →
Frisch's Big Boy, 301 S 9th St., Ironton
9:00 am - Ironton - Marching Band Local →
Buckeye Monument Co, 2409 S 3rd St, Ironton
12:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Saturday October 17
📣 Ironton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Storytime! →
Wheelersburg Library, 10745 Old Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg
11:30 am - JH Volleyball @ West Union
West Union
5:30 pm - HS Volleyball vs Notre Dame
Glenwood High School
5:30 pm - Boys' Soccer (Varsity)
Fairland High/Middle School
6:00 pm - Adult-True Crime Club, Jeff Davis 8 →
South Webster Library, 496 Webster Street, South Webster
6:00 pm - Soccer vs Circleville
Glenwood High School
7:00 pm - Girl's Volleyball (Varsity)
Fairland High/Middle School
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Cook - Opening Shift in Ironton. Apply here.
- Post Acute Medical - PAM Health, LLC posted a job opening for Floor Technician - FT Days | South Point Rehab in South Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ironton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wheelersburg
- Rio women shoot down Eagles (wvnews.com)
- Robert Alan Martin, 71 of Wheelersburg (sciotocountydailynews.com)
South Webster
- Carla Sue Carter, 70, of New Boston (sciotocountydailynews.com)
- Janet Faye Dyer Robinson, 67 (sciotovalleyguardian.com)
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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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