🌱 Patch AM: What did auditors reveal about Strongsville Sen. Tom Patton’s 2024 finances?

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In today's newsletter:

• What did auditors reveal about Strongsville Sen. Tom Patton’s 2024 finances?
• Why a Browns game trip through Strongsville ended in handcuffs

Also on today's calendar: The Longest Night: A Service of Healing and Reflection and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very windy; cloudy, p.m. rain, with a high of 54 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Strong winds, temps: high: 33, low: 22.
• Saturday: Cloudy; breezy, not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Audit finds Ohio colleges out of compliance with reading law: Capitol Letter (cleveland.com) — Statehouse news this week includes a detailed look at Strongsville Republican Sen. Tom Patton’s 2024 finances, from consulting income to travel reimbursements. The broader roundup also covers Ohio college reading-law compliance, utility and grid legislation, maternal health training, and upcoming judicial and regulatory appointments that could indirectly affect Strongsville residents.
   

• Drunk drivers arrested heading home after Browns game: North Royalton Police Blotter (cleveland.com) — A North Royalton police report notes a driver told officers he was heading home to Parma after a Browns game and had just dropped off his ex-wife in Strongsville before being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Another driver, also returning from the Browns game, was stopped for speeding and weaving and likewise arrested on a drunken driving charge.
   

📸 Around Strongsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Strongsville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Worship at SUMC
  13500 Royalton Rd, Strongsville
  3:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Blood Drive
  Strongsville Branch, 18700 Westwood Dr, Strongsville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Brandon Solo at SouthPark Mall Holiday Performance
  SouthPark Mall , 500 Southpark Center , Strongsville
  5:00 pm
• Mister Mean One
  Painting with a Twist , 15225 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  6:00 pm
• Merry & Bright Rustic Snowman
  Painting with a Twist , 15225 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  6:30 pm
• Navigating Grief Together: Family Support Group - December — Angel Eyes of Ohio
  Brooker Building , 10749 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  9:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Joyful Lights!
  Painting with a Twist , 15225 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  6:30 pm
• The Very Thought of You 2 1/2 hrs
  Painting with a Twist , 15225 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• BLACKLIGHT Bright Winter Night
  Painting with a Twist , 15225 Pearl Rd , Strongsville
  6:00 pm
• The Longest Night: A Service of Healing and Reflection
  13500 Royalton Rd , Strongsville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Wii Bowling
  Berea, OH Calendar Berea, OH 44017
  9:30 am
• Hooks & Needles
  Berea, OH Calendar Berea, OH 44017
  10:00 am
• SS Yoga
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  10:30 am
• Tai Chi
  Berea, OH Calendar Berea, OH 44017
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Middle school teacher who admitted pulling girls’ ponytails gets $95K to leave Parma schools And they wonder why the citizens of Parma keep voting down tax levies.
  What a waste of tax payer money. I would never vote for another levy. Let the state take over the schools. (Nextdoor Sprague Rd)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Strongsville. Apply here.
• Strongsville City Schools posted a job opening for SPRING SPORTS: Baseball Coaches - High School 23-24 SY in Strongsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Strongsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middleburg Heights

• Middleburg Heights Unveils Next Steps for Central Park Project (middleburgheights.com)
• Show Info: December 17, 2025 (fox8.com)

Berea

• Browns must slow ‘fullback' Josh Allen; Allen on Myles Garrett, Denzel Ward's chances of playing: Browns takeaways (cleveland.com)
• Lakewood mayor says 2025 a year of achievement in city (cleveland.com)
• NOSHOK Announces Brandon Guse as Vice President (fluidpowerjournal.com)

North Royalton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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