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🌱 Teen sentenced for crash that killed Wellston officer Matthew Juniper

Wellston, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Wellston! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Teen sentenced for crash that killed Wellston officer Matthew Juniper
  • Wellston’s Eli Goodell earns All-Ohio honors and another racing opportunity

Also on today's calendar: LEGO Engineers: Ages 12-19 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 53, low: 35.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 18-year-old sent to juvenile facility for crash that killed off-duty officer (crescent-news.com) — An 18-year-old will remain in a juvenile correctional facility until age 21 for the intoxicated-driving crash that killed off-duty Wellston officer Matthew Juniper and seriously injured officer Brant Derrow. The defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and assault in the August 2025 crash and also received a permanent driver’s license suspension.
   

• Wellston's Eli Goodell earns All-Ohio honors in State Cross Country Meet (thetelegramnews.com) — Wellston High School’s Eli Goodell earned All-Ohio honors with a 12th-place finish at the Division III state cross country meet Nov. 7, running 15:33 at Fortress Obetz. His performance also brought an invitation to the Mideast Meet of Champions, scheduled for Nov. 21 in Kettering.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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