🌱 Patch AM: Which Kent State football standouts are leaving through the transfer portal?

Good day Kent! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Kent State football standouts are leaving through the transfer portal?
• How a growing Hudson church is expanding from Kent to Peninsula

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, snow showers; chilly, with a high of 29 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Frigid with a few flurries, temps: high: 17, low: 14.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 27 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kent State football transfer portal tracker. Updates on who's in, who's out (record-courier.com) — Kent State football fans in Kent can track every major roster change as more than a dozen Golden Flashes enter the NCAA transfer portal while key players like quarterback Dru DeShields plan to return. The article lists who’s leaving, their 2025 stats, and which standouts earned All-MAC honors, offering a clear picture of how next season’s team may look.
   

• Redeemer Church plants new congregation in Peninsula (scriptype.com) — A growing Hudson congregation is sending about 80 members to launch Western Reserve Presbyterian Church at Heritage Classical Academy in Peninsula starting January 11, expanding its regional reach that already includes a past church plant in Kent. Services will begin with Sunday morning and evening worship, with nursery care immediately and Sunday School classes planned by spring.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kent

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Friday January 2

• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker/Jenkins Room
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Obituary Writing Workshop
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Little Bookworm Box
  Reed Memorial Library -
• Kid Bookworm Box
  Reed Memorial Library -
• Origami Hour
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  Tallmadge Branch Library - Community Room
  11:00 am
• Great New Years Eve 5K
  Stow-Munroe Falls High School , 3227 Graham Rd , Stow
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Organizational Meeting
  Brimfield Township, OH Calendar , 1333 Tallmadge Rd Administration Building , Kent
  8:00 am
• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker/Jenkins Room
  11:00 am
• City of Stow Swearing-In Ceremony
  Stow, OH Calendar , 3760 Darrow Road , Stow
  6:00 pm
• City Council - Organizational Meeting
  Stow, OH Calendar , 3760 Darrow Road , Stow
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• NOT AVAILABLE
  Munroe Falls, OH Calendar , 38 Guise Park Dr , Munroe Falls
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Basketball Recap: Cloverleaf Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Makinsey Bayer and Evie Barth (maxpreps.com)

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• Brecksville Holiday Tournament high school wrestling live updates (record-courier.com)
• OSHP involved in multi-county vehicle chase ending in Hubbard Twp. (wkbn.com)
• Black bears back in Ohio. See where tracks were spotted (dispatch.com)

Akron

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-- The Patch AM Team

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