🌱 How Loudonville agencies are uniting for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Loudonville agencies are uniting for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Also on today's calendar: Zen for Beginners & Meditation and Dharma Talk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ashland County Agencies Stand Together for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (ashlandcountypictures.com) — Loudonville’s law director’s office and police department joined other Ashland County agencies to publicly stand together for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, signaling strong local support for survivors. Residents can attend a candlelight vigil on October 6 and the Speak Out event on October 14, and are encouraged to wear purple that day to raise awareness and honor victims.
   

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📸 Around Loudonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Loudonville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• Zen for Beginners & Meditation and Dharma Talk →
  199 Scott Ln, Gambier
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3

• Fall Ghost Walk & Haunted History Tours →
  Loudonville OH
  9:30 pm

Monday October 5

• Teen Ghost-ober Take & Make: Ghost Portrait →
  Loudonville OH
  9:00 am
• JH Girls Volleyball vs. Mount Gilead Home
  C E Budd School, 421 Campus Ave, Loudonville
  5:00 pm
• HS Boys Soccer vs. Tuslaw High School Home (Senior Night)
  C E Budd School, 224 E Bustle St, Loudonville
  7:00 pm
• Fall Ghost Walk & Haunted History Tours →
  Loudonville OH
  8:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• High School Cross Country @ Valley View Golf Course
  C E Budd School, 2106 OH-598, Galion
  4:30 pm
• HS Girls Volleyball vs. Mount Gilead Home
  C E Budd School, 421 Campus Ave, Loudonville
  4:30 pm
• Fall Ghost Walk & Haunted History Tours →
  Loudonville OH
  8:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• JH Girls Volleyball vs. Fredericktown Home
  C E Budd School, 421 Campus Ave, Loudonville
  5:00 pm
• JH Football @ Fredericktown
  C E Budd School, 111 Stadium Dr, Fredericktown
  5:30 pm

Saturday October 10

• Hope for Shannon →
  Moose Lodge, 417 W High St, Mt Vernon
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• National Mentor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Associate in Loudonville. Apply here.
• Driveline posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in Loudonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loudonville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bellville

• Clear Fork roughs up Cloverleaf in high school girls soccer action (mansfieldnewsjournal.com)

Ashland

• Coburn Gallery hosting 'An Afterimage of a Myth Unraveling' exhibition from Oct. 8-31 (ashland.edu)
• Ashland Regional Ballet students participate in Choreography Showcase (kentucky.com)
• Property reappraisals spark sticker shock in Ashland County (news5cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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