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🌱 Austintown community mourns Army veteran and Fitch graduate Kenneth Bellotta

Austintown, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Austintown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Austintown community mourns Army veteran and Fitch graduate Kenneth Bellotta
  • See which Austintown-Fitch softball stars just earned All-Ohio honors
  • Austintown student lands spot in elite Ohio export internship program

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunshine; warm, less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Kenneth Bellotta, Salem, Ohio (wkbn.com) — Austintown is remembering Kenneth Bellotta, a 1979 Austintown Fitch graduate and Army National Guard veteran who later worked 25 years for AT&T. Family and friends can pay their respects at calling hours and a funeral service June 17 at Lane Family Funeral Homes’ Canfield Chapel, as his loved ones prepare to welcome the grandson he eagerly anticipated.
   

2. High school softball OHSFCA All-Ohioans announced (news-herald.com) — Austintown-Fitch softball standouts Abby Toth, Mile Hamley and Kaliana Ray have been named All-Ohio by the state coaches association, highlighting local talent on the Division I first and second teams. They’re joined by dozens of players from across Ohio divisions, showcasing how competitive high school softball has become statewide.
   

3. YSU business students selected for regional export internship program (mahoningmatters.com) — An Austintown resident, Abby Hughes, is among 12 Youngstown State business students chosen for Ohio’s competitive Export Internship Program, pairing them with companies for paid summer work. The program trains students in exporting, compliance, and foreign market expansion, and has already led to full-time job offers and professional certifications for past participants.
   

4. Library officials respond to yet another challenge on Poland site (vindy.com) — Austintown residents are being invoked in a heated debate over whether Poland’s library should be relocated, with county library officials arguing they must protect taxpayers in Austintown and other communities from subsidizing high maintenance costs. Opponents say new sewer and construction information should force the board to reconsider, while library leaders insist they’ve done due diligence and will keep studying sewer options before building.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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