🌱 Patch AM: How a Kent thriller delivered Coach Senderoff’s 300th career win

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Kent thriller delivered Coach Senderoff’s 300th career win
• Why Kent’s old-school fire truck ritual is catching on nearby
• Kent State community invited to honor David Beal through memorial gifts

Also on today's calendar: Main Street Kent Coffee Walk 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 51, low: 46.
• Friday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 61 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Delrecco Gillespie scores 32 points, Rob Senderoff earns 300th win as Kent State holds off Bowling Green 96-93 (wkyc.com) — Kent fans just watched a home-court classic, as Delrecco Gillespie’s 32 points and late layup in Kent powered Kent State past Bowling Green and gave coach Rob Senderoff his 300th career win. The Golden Flashes stay unbeaten in MAC play and now head to Central Michigan on Saturday.
   

• Old-time ceremony pushes new Palmyra fire truck into service (record-courier.com) — A nearby fire tradition with roots in horse-drawn equipment recently showed up in Kent, where the city’s fire department held a ceremonial push-in for a new engine at Station 2 on North Mantua Street. Palmyra Township has now echoed that ceremony for its own new $750,000 tanker pumper, bought after years of saving.
   

• David Beal Obituary (2026) (cleveland.com) — Family and friends are invited Thursday, Jan. 8, to Waite Funeral Home in Brunswick to celebrate the life of David A. Beal, an Ohio attorney and chemist. Those wishing to honor him can direct memorial contributions to the KSU Foundation in Kent, supporting a cause tied closely to the Kent community.
   

📸 Around Kent

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• GET LIT: Dance. Sing. Be Free
  SHINE Ohio, 5190 Cline Rd, Kent
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Cora's Playroom
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  9:00 am
• Button-Making Workshop
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  5:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Cora's Playroom
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  9:00 am

Saturday January 10

• Cora's Playroom
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  9:00 am
• Puzzle Exchange
  Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room
  9:15 am
• Main Street Kent Coffee Walk 2026
  Daisy Pops , 154 N Water St , Kent
  11:00 am
• Paw-sonal Bests: Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament at Bar Lucci
  Bar Lucci , 257 N Water St , Kent
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• Baby Storytime
  Tallmadge Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• MakerSpace Drop-Ins
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  3:00 pm
• 8-Bit Showdowns
  Reed Memorial Library - Teen Room
  4:00 pm
• Snowflake Bath Bombs
  Reed Memorial Library - Makerspace
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Ravenna

• Ravenna voters to face income tax to fund new city buildings (beaconjournal.com)
• Growing a Christmas tradition (ofbf.org)

Streetsboro

• Streetsboro gets over the hump, wins PCT wrestling tournament (record-courier.com)

Akron

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-- The Patch AM Team

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