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🌱 Patch AM: How a night in Oxford, Ohio framed a blockbuster NHL trade
Also check out Holiday Ice Skating on the Oxford Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Oxford? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a night in Oxford, Ohio framed a blockbuster NHL trade
Also on today's calendar: Play Our Piano and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Oxford-Miami Universityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 54 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
- Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wild insider: Judd Brackett on the bittersweet Quinn Hughes trade, plus FanDuel concerns, more (nytimes.com) — A Minnesota Wild scouting executive recalls being in Oxford watching Miami University’s hockey team when he learned of a blockbuster trade for star defenseman Quinn Hughes. The piece dives into how past draft decisions enabled the deal, touches on player reactions, and explores broader issues like TV rights uncertainty and minor-league labor tensions around the NHL.
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📸 Around Oxford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford
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★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Ice Skating
Goggin Ice Center · Oxford, OH, Oxford
3:15 pm
Friday December 26
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Other local events
- Play Our Piano
Oxford Lane Library , 441 S Locust St #2126 , Oxford
4:00 pm - Oxford Farmers Market
Uptown Park · , Oxford
9:00 am - Holiday Ice Skating
Goggin Ice Center · Oxford , OH , Oxford
3:15 pm - Josh Lawson Music: The Kokotto Comeback @ Oxford...
Oxford Memorial Park · Oxford , OH , Oxford
4:45 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- WEEKLY LEARN TO PLAY
Overgeared Games , 3417 Princeton Rd #103 , Fairfield
6:30 pm - Women’s Pistol League
Butler County Sportsmen Rifle & Pistol Club Inc , 2131 Millville Ave , Hamilton
6:30 pm - WORKSHOP – Advanced Painting 101
Overgeared Games , 3417 Princeton Rd #103 , Fairfield
7:00 pm - Preble County Land Bank Meeting
Preble County, OH Calendar , 101 East Main Street , Eaton
10:00 am - Preble County Land Bank
Preble County, OH Calendar , 101 E. Main St. , Eaton
10:00 am - Family Playdate
7700 Hamilton Ave , Mt Healthy
10:30 am - Kids' Winter Breaktivities
Hamilton Lane Library , 300 N 3rd St , Hamilton
11:00 am
Thursday December 25
Friday December 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Hamilton
- Hamilton fire station staffed by 3 women for first time ever (wlwt.com)
- Mother denied parole after boyfriend killed infant daughter in 2015 (fox19.com)
- Boys basketball: Badin erases early double-digit deficit before holding off Edgewood for non-conference win (journal-news.com)
Fairfield
- Seafood and goetta: Cincinnati families keep holiday traditions alive with unique dishes (local12.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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