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🌱 Patch AM: Why Toledo’s January trip to Oxford could reshape the MAC race
Coming up on the Oxford Patch calendar: Cookies and Course Materials
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Toledo's January trip to Oxford could reshape the MAC race
Also on today's calendar: Joe Cowels host the open mic at The Bearded Saddle! and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Analysis: What stands out about Toledo women's basketball's 2026-27 schedule (toledoblade.com subscription) — Oxford will see Toledo's women's basketball team visit Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 6 as part of a tough early MAC stretch for the Rockets. The schedule analysis highlights how that road trip, plus other key conference and nonconference matchups, could shape Toledo's push back to the MAC title game. 
📸 Around Oxford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford
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★ Featured events ★
- Cookies and Course Materials →
Edgar W King Library, 151 S Campus Ave, Oxford
1:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
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Other local events
- Joe Cowels host the open mic at The Bearded Saddle! →
THE BEARDED SADDLE SALOON, 1435 Trenton Oxford Rd, Oxford
6:00 pm - 2026 Miami University Fall Career and Internship Fair →
Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
1:00 pm - Fall Career and Internship Fair →
Millett Hall, 500 Weeb Ewbank Way, Oxford
1:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Tuesday September 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Preschool & Kindergarten Screening
Babeck Early Childhood Center Trenton, OH 45067
8:30 am - Kindergarten Testing
Middletown City Middletown, OH 45042
12:00 pm - Students First Day
Middletown City Middletown, OH 45042
12:00 pm - RHS Open House & Activities Fair
Ross High School 3601 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
4:00 pm - Kdg Open House: Lomax AM & Shoemaker
Morgan Elementary School 3427 Chapel Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
5:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Butler Tech and Career Dev Schools Butler Tech Central Office, 3605 Hamilton Middletown Road, Fairfield Township, OH, 45011
5:30 pm - Kdg Open House: Lomax PM & Chuhak
Morgan Elementary School 3427 Chapel Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013
6:00 pm - First Grade Staggered Start M-Z
Babeck Early Childhood Center Trenton, OH 45067
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Miami University posted a job opening for Master Trades Specialist 2 (Plumbing) in Oxford. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Hamilton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hamilton
- Leonard 'Len' Dawson, Harriman (bbbtv12.com)
- Police: Investigation underway after 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Green Township (wlwt.com)
- What Elon Musk Has to Do with NASCAR Leaving Rockingham (autoweek.com)
Fairfield
- New health plan outlines priorities for Fairfield County (lancastereaglegazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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