🌱 What led to the deadly road rage shooting in Ontario?

Hello again Ontario! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What led to the deadly road rage shooting in Ontario?
• Which Ontario standouts made the 2025 All-Mansfield offensive team?

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy, morning mist; cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun, then clouds, temps: high: 40, low: 35.
• Thursday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ontario police investigate fatal road rage shooting (cleveland19.com) — A man was fatally shot during an apparent road rage confrontation on Lexington Springmill Road near U.S. 30 in Ontario, and police have arrested the other driver on a voluntary manslaughter charge. Multiple local and state agencies, including Ontario Police and the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office, are investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.
   

• Introducing the 2025 All-Mansfield News Journal Offensive Football Team (mansfieldnewsjournal.com) — Richland County’s top high school offensive football players for 2025 include several standouts from Ontario, recognized alongside peers from Lexington, Shelby, Crestview and other nearby schools. Ontario athletes like Dale Morris and Kooper Kilgore earned All-Ohio honors, underscoring the community’s growing reputation for high-powered offense on the gridiron.
   

📸 Around Ontario

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ontario

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Wednesday December 24

• City Offices Closed
  City of Ontario 555 Stumbo Rod, Ontario, OH 44906

Saturday December 27

• Mid Ohio Sports Card Show
  Richland County Fairgrounds , 750 N Home Rd , Mansfield
  10:00 am

Monday December 29

• GBK vs LEXINGTON
  Ontario High School , 467 Shelby-Ontario Rd , Ontario
  6:30 pm

📣 Ontario Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Mansfield, OH
  HQ , 780 Park Ave W , Mansfield
  9:00 am
• F/JV/V BBK vs SHELBY
  Ontario High School Athletics Ontario High School, 467 Shelby-Ontario Rd, Ontario, OH 44906, USA
  4:45 pm
• Executive Board Meeting
  Richland County Fair grounds, 750 N Home Road, Mansfield, Ohio, 44906, United States
  5:30 pm
• MID-OHIO MONTHLY MEETING
  Braintree Business Development Center , 201 E 5th St #100 , Mansfield
  6:00 pm
• Regular Council Meeting
  Galion, OH Calendar , 301 Harding Way East Second Floor , Galion
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Offices Closed
  City of Ontario 555 Stumbo Rod, Ontario, OH 44906
• No Chair Yoga
  Crestline Public Library , 324 North Thoman Street , Crestline
  1:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Mid Ohio Sports Card Show
  Richland County Fairgrounds , 750 N Home Rd , Mansfield
  10:00 am
• Varsity Girls' Basketball vs. Clyde
  Lexington High School , 103 Clever Ln , Lexington
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This is Tigger and he's definitely a boy kitten.
  I'm trying to find him his forever home for Christmas. He's feral but as you can see he's come a long way and he'll adjust to being an indoor kitty… (Nextdoor PAW-4th)

• T-Mobile posted a job opening for Mobile Associate, Store-in-Store - Retail Sales in Ontario. Apply here.
• Bath and Body Works posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate-Ontario Towne Center in Ontario. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ontario here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mansfield

• Look: Inside historic ‘haunted' Bissman building of ‘Shawshank' fame (nbc4i.com)
• Case: Another bear hunt success story for USSA and two veterans (timesfreepress.com)
• Harold May named 2025-2026 ODRC Warden of the Year (crawfordcountynow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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