🌱 Patch AM: Why Toledo’s January trip to Oxford could reshape the MAC race

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Toledo's January trip to Oxford could reshape the MAC race

Also on today's calendar: Joe Cowels host the open mic at The Bearded Saddle! and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Analysis: What stands out about Toledo women's basketball's 2026-27 schedule (toledoblade.com subscription) — Oxford will see Toledo's women's basketball team visit Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 6 as part of a tough early MAC stretch for the Rockets. The schedule analysis highlights how that road trip, plus other key conference and nonconference matchups, could shape Toledo's push back to the MAC title game.
   

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Wednesday August 26
• Cookies and Course Materials →
  Edgar W King Library, 151 S Campus Ave, Oxford
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Joe Cowels host the open mic at The Bearded Saddle! →
  THE BEARDED SADDLE SALOON, 1435 Trenton Oxford Rd, Oxford
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• 2026 Miami University Fall Career and Internship Fair →
  Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
  1:00 pm
• Fall Career and Internship Fair →
  Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Preschool & Kindergarten Screening
  Babeck Early Childhood Center Trenton, OH 45067
  8:30 am
• Kindergarten Testing
  Middletown City Middletown, OH 45042
  12:00 pm
• Students First Day
  Middletown City Middletown, OH 45042
  12:00 pm
• RHS Open House & Activities Fair
  Ross High School 3601 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
  4:00 pm
• Kdg Open House: Lomax AM & Shoemaker
  Morgan Elementary School 3427 Chapel Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
  5:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Butler Tech and Career Dev Schools Butler Tech Central Office, 3605 Hamilton Middletown Road, Fairfield Township, OH, 45011
  5:30 pm
• Kdg Open House: Lomax PM & Chuhak
  Morgan Elementary School 3427 Chapel Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• First Grade Staggered Start M-Z
  Babeck Early Childhood Center Trenton, OH 45067

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💬 Chatter

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• Miami University posted a job opening for Master Trades Specialist 2 (Plumbing) in Oxford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hamilton

• Leonard 'Len' Dawson, Harriman (bbbtv12.com)
• Police: Investigation underway after 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Green Township (wlwt.com)
• What Elon Musk Has to Do with NASCAR Leaving Rockingham (autoweek.com)

Fairfield

• New health plan outlines priorities for Fairfield County (lancastereaglegazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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