🌱 How Walmart’s new Warren County hub could boost jobs around Monroe.

Morning Monroe! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Walmart’s new Warren County hub could boost jobs around Monroe.

Also on today's calendar: Community Room Reserved and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunshine, nice and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Commits Over $300 Million To Ohio Fulfillment Center Targeting Oversized Goods (foreignpolicyjournal.com) — Walmart’s new $300 million fulfillment center in nearby Turtlecreek Township will operate alongside its existing Monroe facility on Gateway Boulevard, bringing hundreds of additional logistics jobs to Warren County. Local and state leaders say the investment strengthens the I-75 corridor and reinforces Monroe’s role in Walmart’s next-day delivery network, though an official opening date has not yet been announced.
   

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📸 Around Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4

• Community Room Reserved →
  Monroe Community Room, 6 East Avenue, Monroe
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Homecoming Spirit Week
  Monroe Local Monroe, OH 45050

Tuesday October 6

• Community Room Reserved →
  Monroe Community Room, 6 East Avenue, Monroe
  8:30 am
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Council Chambers, 233 South Main Street, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Community Room Reserved →
  Monroe Community Room, 6 East Avenue, Monroe
  8:30 am

Tuesday October 13

• COLLEGE FAIR
  Lebanon High School, 1916 Drake Road, Lebanon
• Mayor's Court →
  Council Chambers, 233 South Main Street, Monroe
  4:00 pm
• City Council →
  233 South Main Street, Monroe
  6:30 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Community Room Reserved →
  Monroe Community Room, 6 East Avenue, Monroe
  8:30 am
• Park & Recreation Board →
  Council Chambers, 233 South Main Street, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• Community Room Reserved →
  Monroe OH
  8:00 am

Friday October 16

• CIC Meeting →
  Monroe City Building, 233 South Main Street, Monroe
  11:00 am

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📣 Monroe Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Monroe. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Server in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• Tri-State plant to close, nearly 100 to be laid off (local12.com)
• Ohio EPA green lights construction for Cleveland-Cliffs' $1B project at Middletown steel mill (wyso.org)
• Kathryn Homer, 86 of Trenton (sciotocountydailynews.com)

Mason

• Kings Island and Cedar Point Earned Spots In A New National Study (warrencountypost.com)

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Ok Monroe! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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