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In today's newsletter:

• How many new jobs is Growscape bringing to Middlefield?
• Middlefield teen charged after violent campground stabbing in Trumbull County

Also on today's calendar: Planning Commission Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 62.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Garden supply manufacturer gets tax credit to expand in Middlefield, Twinsburg (cleveland.com) — Middlefield is set to gain new investment and jobs as garden supply maker Growscape expands its local operations, backed by a state job-creation tax credit. The project will help retain 386 existing positions and contribute to millions in new payroll, while similar tax-credit deals support other manufacturing and logistics projects across Ohio.
   

• Champion police charge man in woman's stabbing during fight at campground (wkbn.com) — A 19-year-old Middlefield resident has been charged with felonious assault and strangulation after a woman was stabbed during a prearranged fight at a Trumbull County campground. Champion police say the victim was attacked by a large crowd, and the suspect, still not in custody, was identified through witness accounts and cellphone video.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlefield

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Streets, Sidewalks, & Utilities Committee →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  5:15 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Brush Chipping →
  Middlefield OH
  8:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Recreation Committee Meeting →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  5:30 pm
• Finance Committee Meeting →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  6:00 pm
• Safety Committee →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  6:30 pm
• Council Meeting →
  Village Hall, 14860 N State Avenue, Middlefield
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• No School Day Fun at October Kids Day Camp →
  EmethGym, 14999 White Rd, Middlefield
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Homecoming Football Game: BHS vs. Rootstown High School
  Great Lakes Cheese Stadium
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Berkshire PTO Color Run →
  Burton OH
Saturday October 10
• Apple Butter Festival & Ox Roast- Burton →
  Century Village Museum, 14653 E. Park St., Burton
  10:00 am
• Apple Butter Festival and Ox Roast 2026 →
  Century Village Museum, 14653 East Park St., Burton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Check this out!
  Behind glass are your favorite perfume in unopened packaging W/collector perfume bottles. Fantastic vintage paperweights and Beautiful retro crystal… (Nextdoor Durkee Hill)
• Its Sunday and were OPEN till 4pm
  Stop in! 15848 Nauvoo Rd Peddlers Corner Middlefield Oh - Fall sweatshirts and Decor (Nextdoor Durkee Hill)

• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Middlefield. Apply here.
• AVI Foodsystems posted a job opening for Food Service Worker, Part-Time in Mantua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chardon

• CVC Boys Soccer Notebook: Chardon surges, races tighten (chagrinvalleyconference.com)
• Marlboro Historical Society brings Sojourner Truth's story to life (yourohionews.com)
• Clouds for some but we're kicking off the week VERY Seasonable (news5cleveland.com)

Hiram

• Hiram College Earns Strong Marks in U.S. News & World Report Rankings (hiram.edu)

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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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