🌱 How a Kenyon grad went from Gambier to a Marshall Scholarship

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• How a Kenyon grad went from Gambier to a Marshall Scholarship

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kenyon Graduate Named Marshall Scholar (wmvo.com) — A recent Kenyon College graduate with deep ties to Gambier has been named a 2026 Marshall Scholar, earning full support for graduate study in the United Kingdom. Sam Bowden, Class of 2024, built his path from Gambier through intensive Russian and English studies, international research, and policy work, and now plans to pursue master’s degrees in history and modern languages focused on Eastern Europe.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Nutrition Hot Topics with Connections Fitness- 3rd Wednesday of the month
  Connections Fitness , 1375 Yauger Rd , Mt Vernon
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Adult Craft and Conversation with Coloring
  Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mt Vernon
  3:00 pm
• Flesh and Blood Tournaments
  Find Familiar Games , 300 Tilden Ave #2 , Mt Vernon
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Macrame Gnome Workshop
  Dancing Bee Market & Studio , 3 N Main St , Mt Vernon
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Nonfiction Book Discussion: Read Any Book
  Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mt Vernon
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kenyan College posted a job opening for Part Time Assistant Men’s & Women’s Tennis C in Gambier. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gambier here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Mount Vernon Nazarene University falls to Campbellsville in non-conference basketball match (mountvernonnews.com)
• Religious gatherings this week in Knox County: Dec. 14-20 (mountvernonnews.com)

Utica

• Hedge Fund Mason Capital Makes Play to Buy Ascent Resources (marcellusdrilling.com)
• Caxton Associates LLP Has $2.89 Million Stock Holdings in Gulfport Energy Corporation $GPOR (marketbeat.com)
• Buy This 254% Winner Ready For Its Next Upside Move (investorsalley.com)

Granville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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