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🌱 Patch AM: Want to lend your voice to Youngstown’s big 250th celebration?
Coming up on the Youngstown Patch calendar: Color Café
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In today's newsletter:
- Want to lend your voice to Youngstown’s big 250th celebration?
- Why are parishioners challenging the Youngstown Diocese over a church closure?
- Why a Youngstown Kwanzaa celebration turned into a voting-rights call
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Youngstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Windy; morning snow showers, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Afternoon snow, 1-3", temps: high: 27, low: 14.
- Thursday: Cloudy, flurries; frigid, with a high of 18 and low of 12 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Stambaugh Chorus looking for singers (wkbn.com) — Youngstown singers are invited to join the Stambaugh Chorus as it prepares for “Sing Democracy 250,” a nationwide concert marking the country’s 250th birthday. Rehearsals are held Tuesday nights at Youngstown State University, and the group hopes to grow from 45 to around 70–80 members before its April performance in Warren. 
Find out what's happening in Youngstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Churchgoers seek transparency after Youngstown Diocese closes Mother of Sorrows Church (cleveland19.com) — Youngstown’s Catholic Diocese is under scrutiny from Ashtabula parishioners after it closed the historic Mother of Sorrows Church, citing millions in needed roof and structural repairs. Neighbors with deep family ties to the parish say they weren’t properly consulted, want independent access to inspection reports, and are organizing to raise funds in hopes of reopening the church for prayer.
• Unity, color, pageantry mark Kwanzaa opening in Youngstown (vindy.com) — Youngstown residents packed New Bethel Baptist Church for a Kwanzaa kickoff focused on unity and protecting civil rights, voting access, and public education. Speakers tied national policy concerns to a local fight over moving the Mahoning County Board of Elections, urging continued nonviolent action and community solidarity to safeguard inner-city voters and Black cultural heritage.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Color Café
Springfield Local High School , 11335 Youngstown - Pittsburgh Rd , New Middletown
10:30 am - EFF-N ROLLZ — BIRDFISH
Birdfish Brewing Co. , 140 E Park Ave , Columbiana
5:00 pm - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Village of Lordstown , 1455 Salt Springs Rd , Warren
6:00 pm - SEASONS GEEKINGS Theme Trivia | Dave & Buster's - Niles OH 730p TUE 12/30
Dave & Buster's Niles, OH , 5555 Youngstown Warren Rd #700-01 , Niles
7:30 pm - Kip's Tacos — BIRDFISH
Birdfish Brewing Co. , 140 E Park Ave , Columbiana
12:00 pm - New Year’s Eve at Brew Lounge: A Gatsby Affair
Brew Lounge Beer Company & Patio , 115 Town Center Ave , Columbiana
7:00 pm - Cortland City Offices Closed
City of Cortland , 400 N High St , Cortland - Charity Fund-Raiser Pancake Breakfast
Cortland Masons , 3263 Everett Hull Rd , Cortland
9:00 am - PUBLIC HEARING
Village of Lordstown , 1455 Salt Springs Rd , Warren
5:30 pm - COUNCIL MEETING
Village of Lordstown , 1455 Salt Springs Rd , Warren
6:00 pm - Great Lakes Fishing Expo
Metroplex Expo Center , 1620 Motor Inn Dr , Girard
12:00 pm - Great Train Show
Metroplex Expo Center , 1620 Motor Inn Dr , Girard
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thanks to the couple that stopped to try to catch my runaway chihuahua on Youngstown Poland Road.
I found her at the Turning Points facility. She is home safe and sound. God bless the kind people of this world. (Nextdoor Poland Crest) - This cute little kitty followed us from outlook avenue for almost 2 hours and then we went back to where we found it.
It has a red collar with a bell on it. If anyone knows about a missing cat, or if the owner sees this, just letting you know it’s near the outlook… (Nextdoor Upper N. Heights)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Youngstown. Apply here.
- EssilorLuxottica posted a job opening for Part Time Accounting Clerk in Youngstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Youngstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Struthers
- Theft case of Struthers Band Boosters treasurer bound over to grand jury (wfmj.com)
- High School Sports Roundup from Dec. 27 (vindy.com)
- Ronald Clarke Jayne, Sr., Boardman, Ohio (wkbn.com)
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