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🌱 Why Lordstown voters are pushing back on billion‑dollar AI data centers

Hi there, Lordstown! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Lordstown voters are pushing back on billion‑dollar AI data centers
  • Why a Lordstown home is a warning sign in foreclosure trends
  • How did Lordstown’s boys stack up in this week’s hoops action?

Also on today's calendar: White Christmas.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, temps: high: 51, low: 25.
  • Friday: Snow showers; windy, colder, with a high of 32 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trump promotes AI as American voters grow wary (arkansasonline.com) — Lordstown leaders and residents are at the center of a growing national fight over massive AI data centers, with recent village council races hinging on opposition to new projects. Locals worry about higher electric and water bills, pollution, and limited permanent jobs, even as developers and state officials tout big tax revenues, infrastructure upgrades, and construction work tied to Trump-backed AI expansion.
   

• Trumbull official: Mortgage foreclosures on the rise (tribtoday.com) — A Trumbull County treasurer’s staffer says mortgage foreclosures are rising and points to a Lordstown home bought for $60,000 in 2019 that has already gone back into foreclosure. Officials at a land bank meeting discussed how inflation, past speculative buying, and low inventory are shaping today’s housing market, and how new state funding could help renovate and stabilize local neighborhoods.
   

• High School Sports Roundup from Dec. 16 (tribtoday.com) — Lordstown boys basketball fell 81-52 to Badger, with Ganon Force leading the Red Devils with 16 points in a busy night of area high school action. The roundup also highlights strong performances from several nearby schools in boys and girls basketball, plus detailed results from Howland- and Hubbard-led swim meets.
   

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    Saturday December 20
  • White Christmas
    Robins Theatre , 160 E Market St , Warren
    7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Warren

  • Christmas parade marches on in Warren (tribtoday.com)
  • Warren Family Mission hosting free holiday dinner, collected thousands of toys (mahoningmatters.com)
  • Save the best gifts for last only at Thom Duma (wkbn.com)

Niles

  • Judge denies lower bond for man accused in stabbing at Niles shopping plaza (wfmj.com)

Ok Lordstown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lordstown

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lordstown

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.