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Franklin, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Franklin! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What will Valley Grove’s new wrestling co-op with Franklin mean for students?
  • Ready to brave Franklin’s haunted woods at Scary Tree Acres?
  • Franklin-based troopers seize two dogs in new neglect case

Also on today's calendar: The Ink Society and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
  • Monday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Valley Grove board OKs girls wrestling co-op, hears school menu updates (thederrick.com) — Valley Grove School Board approved a girls wrestling co-op with Franklin Area School District, expanding athletic options for local students starting in mid-November. Members also heard about new cafeteria menu ideas, special education compliance work, PTO leadership issues, and facility repairs, plus approved community gym use and an upcoming Donuts with Grandparents event once a new PTO board is elected.
   

• Step Into the Shadows: Scary Tree Acres Returns to Two Mile Run County Park (explorevenango.com) — Scary Tree Acres is back at Two Mile Run County Park in Franklin, offering four haunted attractions for one ticket every Friday and Saturday night through October 31. With detailed directions, hours, and tips on what to wear and bring, residents can easily plan a spooky evening or even sign up to join the cast of actors.
   

• Police: Probation Violation Report Leads to Animal Neglect Charges Against Venango County Man (explorevenango.com) — State police based in Franklin have charged a Polk man after finding two dogs allegedly kept in outdoor crates without proper shelter, clean water, or food at an Irwin Township property. The animals were seized and placed with a local rescue, and the man now faces misdemeanor and summary neglect counts, with a preliminary hearing set for October 21 in Venango County Central Court.
   

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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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