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Hey there, Vermilion! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Is Vermilion’s 5-1 start a sign of a breakout season?
  • Why does Vermilion’s new LifeWise program have just three students?

Also on today's calendar: TrueNorth Performs Christmas Concert!.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very windy; cloudy, p.m. rain, with a high of 52 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Friday: Very windy; much colder, temps: high: 29, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Morning Journal boys basketball Top of the Crop for Dec. 17 (morningjournal.com) — Vermilion’s boys basketball team has jumped onto the Morning Journal’s watch list after a hot 5-1 start, including four straight double-digit wins. The Sailors aren’t in the Top 10 yet, but their early surge has them drawing regional attention and could signal a big winter for local hoops fans.
   

• More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed (highlandcountypress.com) — Vermilion Schools quietly launched a LifeWise Academy religious-release program this fall, but only three elementary students are currently enrolled. As LifeWise rapidly expands across Ohio under a new state law, local parents and advocates in Vermilion are debating whether the program fits their community’s values and how it affects kids who participate—or opt out.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

  • American Legion Post No. 118 provides donation to Amherst Police Department for ballistic vest plates (morningjournal.com)

Lorain

  • Latest round of testing successful on Lorain County's wireless communication system (morningjournal.com)
  • Lorain tightens curfew laws for minors, adds potential penalties for parents (wkyc.com)
  • He's barely old enough to vote. Now he may be the youngest trustee in Lorain County history (news5cleveland.com)

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