🌱 Will Lordstown trade higher power bills for AI-era jobs and taxes?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Will Lordstown trade higher power bills for AI-era jobs and taxes?
• How did Lordstown’s boys lose a heartbreaker at the buzzer?

Also on today's calendar: White Christmas.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Thursday: Becoming windier; p.m. rain, with a high of 51 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AI is powering the economy in Ohio and elsewhere, but voters are getting worried (crainscleveland.com) — Lordstown leaders and residents are wrestling with a proposed multibillion-dollar data center that promises tax revenue and construction jobs but could raise local electric and water bills. The debate, featuring Mayor Jackie Woodward and council members, reflects wider national tensions over AI-driven growth, energy costs, and whether new tech projects truly deliver enough long-term jobs.
   

• High school scoreboard – Dec. 13, 2025 (tribtoday.com) — Lordstown boys basketball came up just short in a 54–52 thriller against Champion, with Ganon Force scoring 17 and two other Red Devils in double figures. The roundup also highlights strong performances from several other area boys and girls teams, plus a dominant Howland wrestling win.
   

📸 Around Lordstown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lordstown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Trumbull Country Club Welcomes Hair Supply.!
  Trumbull Country Club, 600 Golf Dr NE, Warren
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Stained Glass Artist Lynne Provance
  Ohio Living Lake Vista , 303 N Mecca St , Cortland
  11:00 am
• Homework Hangout
  City of Cortland Cortland Library, 578 Lakeview Dr, Cortland, OH 44410, USA
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Upper Level Winter Bear Dec 17th 10:30 am
  3649 Canfield Rd , Canfield
  3:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Lakeview Local Schools Lakeview High School Media Center, 300 Hillman Dr, Cortland, OH 44410, USA
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Concert - Cortland Community Band
  City of Cortland Grace Methodist Church, 1725 Drexel Ave NW, Warren, OH 44485, USA
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of Q2 - EARLY RELEASE
  Lakeview Local Cortland, OH 44410
• Varsity vs. Howland Invitational
  Howland High School , 200 Shaffer Dr NE , Warren
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• God Provides a Meal
  Cortland United Methodist Church , 155 N High St , Cortland
  11:00 am
• Region Zero Christmas Meeting
  The Local Tap & Grill , 2242 Greenville Rd NE , Cortland
  1:00 pm
• Kids Canvas Christmas Penguin Dec 20th 11 am
  3649 Canfield Rd , Canfield
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Warren

• Christmas parade marches on in Warren (tribtoday.com)
• Resident survey will determine Warren Township goals for long term plan (wfmj.com)
• Weather-related closures and cancellations: Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, 2025 (wfmj.com)

Niles

• Bitdeer Plans 2029 Ohio Energization; Manufacturing Anchors Ohio's Economy (businessjournaldaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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