🌱 How did Utica’s girls stack up against Granville Tuesday night?

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• How did Utica’s girls stack up against Granville Tuesday night?

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and breezy; p.m. rain, temps: high: 48, low: 23.
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Local Basketball Scoreboard (Tuesday, December 16th) - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting (whiznews.com) — Utica High School’s girls basketball team fell to Granville 57–28 in Tuesday night action, one of several Licking County matchups reported. The scoreboard also recaps results for Newark, Licking Valley, Heath, and other nearby schools, giving Utica fans a quick look at how local rivals are stacking up early in the season.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Nutrition Hot Topics with Connections Fitness- 3rd Wednesday of the month
  Connections Fitness , 1375 Yauger Rd , Mt Vernon
  12:00 pm
• Homeschool Day - Every Month!
  The Works , 55 S 1st St , Newark
  2:00 pm
• Bowling Team vs Crestline
  Colonial City Lanes , 110 Mount Vernon Ave Ext , Mt Vernon
  4:00 pm
• Boys V Basketball vs Mt. Gilead
  Centerburg High School , 3782 Columbus Rd , Centerburg
  6:00 pm
• Fiber Arts Club
  Granville Center for the Arts , 119 W Broadway , Granville
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Adult Craft and Conversation with Coloring
  Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mt Vernon
  3:00 pm
• MS Boys Basketball vs Fredericktown
  Centerburg High School , 3782 Columbus Rd , Centerburg
  5:00 pm
• LEG 4th Carter Math Night
  Newark City Schools Newark, OH 43055
  5:00 pm
• Flesh and Blood Tournaments
  Find Familiar Games , 300 Tilden Ave #2 , Mt Vernon
  6:00 pm
• GACC Holiday Party
  Bryn Du Mansion , 537 Jones Road , Granville
  6:00 pm
• Paint the Parks
  Licking Park District , 4309 Lancaster Rd , Granville
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Party
  Bryn Du Mansion , 537 Jones Rd NE , Granville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kenyan College posted a job opening for Part Time Assistant Men’s & Women’s Tennis C in Gambier. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Newark company building more than 20 housing units on Moull Street (newarkadvocate.com)
• As 2025 comes to an end, look forward to these 2026 events (the-daily-record.com)

Heath

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-- 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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