🌱 Pike and Scioto Welcome Party and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Pike and Scioto Welcome Party

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 87, low: 64.
• Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McDermott

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 14

• Pike and Scioto Welcome Party →
  Candyland Children's Museum, 202 Market St, Portsmouth
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

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📣 McDermott Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday June 15

• Planetarium Show
  Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 342 2nd St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
• HS BBK @ Minford (Summer League v. Minford & West Union)
  Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
  5:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• On-line Power Event →
  Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 342 2nd St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
  8:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• Business After Hours
  Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 342 2nd St, Portsmouth, OH 45662
  5:00 pm
• Scioto County DD Board Meeting
  Scioto County Developmental Disabilities The Carousel Center, 1112 Gallia St., Portsmouth, Ohio
  5:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
  7:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Holiday - Juneteenth
  Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
• HS BBK @ Symmes Valley/South Gallia [scrimmage]
  Clay Local Portsmouth, OH 45662
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Sourdough Basics →
  The Gathering Place, 1501 OH-522 Suite B, Wheelersburg
  3:00 pm
• The Courtney Jo Band LIVE @Longs Retreat →
  Long's Retreat Family Resort, 50 Bell Hollow Rd, Latham
  7:30 pm

Monday July 20

• Little Mania Midget Wrestling – Portsmouth, OH – Jul 20, 2026 – Canceled →
  Columbia Theatre, 832 Gallia St, Portsmouth
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Portsmouth. Apply here.
• WesBanco posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Portsmouth - Part Ti in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McDermott here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lucasville

• 2026 OHSAA Tournament: Division V State Semifinal - #1 Waynedale vs #7 Lucasville Valley (prepbaseballreport.com)
• Portsmouth Post investigating a fatal single-engine airplane crash in Scioto County (crescent-news.com)

Portsmouth

• Fatal Plane Crash Destroys Wheelersburg Area Home (sciotocountydailynews.com)
• Homeless Woman Accused of Threatening Mass Attack at Tracy Park (sciotocountydailynews.com)
• High-Speed Chase Ends in Sheriff's Parking Lot (sciotocountydailynews.com)

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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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