🌱 Patch AM: How Kent moms can join these free, doula-led Sister Circles

Hello Kent! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Kent moms can join these free, doula-led Sister Circles
• How Kent State's booming nursing program is tackling the nurse shortage
• Roosevelt golfers sweep Portage County titles at Kent-hosted championship

Also on today's calendar: Taj Farrant Meet & Greet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Sister Circles starting in Kent, Ravenna, Windham (record-courier.com) — Free Sister Circles are launching this fall in Kent, Ravenna and Windham to support Black pregnant women and their babies, addressing high maternal and infant mortality rates. Small, doula-led groups will meet weekly for 12 weeks, offering emotional support, childcare, food, books, diapers and gift cards, with easy registration by phone, text or online for Portage County families.
   

• Amid nationwide nursing staffing shortage, Kent State nursing program hits highest enrollment in a decade (news5cleveland.com) — Kent State University's College of Nursing in Kent has reached its highest undergraduate enrollment in a decade, with more than 1,600 students preparing to enter a strained healthcare workforce. Officials describe how expanded admissions pathways and new VR and AI training tools are helping grow the program, which now attracts the university's most popular major and its largest freshman nursing class since 2017.
   

• Morgan, VanDamme win Portage County High School Golf Championships (record-courier.com) — High school golfers from across Portage County converged in Kent for the inaugural county championships, where Roosevelt freshman Andrew VanDamme and Southeast junior Samantha Morgan captured individual titles. Roosevelt's boys and girls teams both claimed team championships, thanks to deep lineups that placed multiple Rough Riders near the top of the leaderboards in a tightly contested day of play.
   

📸 Around Kent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Wofford @ Kent State →
  Dix Stadium, 2213 Summit St, Kent
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Taj Farrant Meet & Greet →
  Kent OH
  5:30 pm
• Taj Farrant →
  Kent OH
  7:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Plant Bingo- Welcome Fall →
  Acorn & Evergreen Floral Studio of Kent, 1109 South Water Street, Kent
• Kent Rocks Guitar Fest →
  Kent OH
  4:00 pm
• Akron German Family Society Oktoberfest →
  Akron German Family Society, 3871 Ranfield Rd, Kent
  6:00 pm
• Nerve Tonic at the Pub in Kent →
  The Pub in Kent, 401 Franklin Avenue, Kent
  7:00 pm
• CRB Unplugged live at Kent Rocks Guitar Fest →
  North Water Brewing, 101 Crain Ave, Kent
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Portage County · Door Launch in Kent →
  Riverwood Community Chapel, Kent
  9:30 am
• The Kent Flea & Makers Market →
  Marvin Kent Home, 409 W Main St, Kent
  10:00 am
• Grill For Good →
  Hometown Bank Plaza, 142 N Water St, Kent
  12:00 pm
• Fall Kent Cycle Ride to Rock Mill FREE EVENT →
  Kent Cycle, Kent
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to mow as soon as possible in Kent, Ohio a few blocks from the police department.
  Must have own equipment as mine is not currently working. Please comment the soonest availability. Thank you. (Nextdoor Kent State Franklin)

• CJK Group posted a job opening for Manufacturing Associate - Bindery (We'll Train You!) in Kent. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Stow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ravenna

• 'Want him to enjoy life': Blind horse finds his forever home (fox8.com)
• Walk to celebrate recovery with poetry in Ravenna (centredaily.com)
• Terry Pluto to speak at Ravenna library (centredaily.com)

Streetsboro

• Streetsboro, Ravenna to observe 25th anniversary of 9/11 (centredaily.com)
• FBI Warns Ohio Parents About Rising Sextortion Threat Targeting Teens (wowo.com)

Ok Kent! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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