🌱 What Ravenna’s possible data center moratorium could mean for your utilities

Hello Ravenna! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Ravenna’s possible data center moratorium could mean for your utilities
• Portage County mourns residents, including a Ravenna-born Franklin Township neighbor
• See how Southeast’s Liv Bragg shut down Crestview in Ravenna

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with decreasing clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 40.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy; windy, chilly, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Streetsboro to consider data center moratorium at next meeting (record-courier.com) — Ravenna officials are weighing a citywide moratorium on data centers, with key council meetings set for April 20 that could shape future development and utility use. Streetsboro, Shalersville, and other nearby communities are considering or enacting similar pauses as residents raise concerns about water, electricity demand, noise, and who pays the long-term costs. This regional debate could significantly affect Ravenna’s growth and infrastructure.
   

2. Portage County obituaries for April 13-14 2026 (theportager.com) — Portage County families are remembering several neighbors this week, including a woman who was born in Ravenna and spent most of her life in nearby Franklin Township. The obituary roundup also notes residents from Deerfield, Kent, Tallmadge, and other local communities, sharing brief details of their lives and recent passings for friends and neighbors who may wish to pay respects.
   

3. Quakers can't catch Girard (morningjournalnews.com) — Ravenna fans saw Southeast’s Liv Bragg dominate in the circle, tossing a two-hitter as the Pirates routed Crestview 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday. The roundup also highlights several other area softball results, but the Ravenna contest stands out for Bragg’s efficient outing and Southeast’s 12-hit attack. Local readers can track how nearby programs are shaping up this spring.
   

4. Riding Chessie's Jets (railfan.com) — A longtime railfan recounts exploring Baltimore & Ohio’s Akron Division, including time spent at RN Tower in Ravenna photographing and learning from tower operators. His story follows the rise of Chessie System’s high-priority piggyback “Trailer Jet” trains and a memorable cab ride adventure between New Castle and Chicago. Local readers get a nostalgic look at how Ravenna once fit into a busy regional rail network.
   

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📸 Around Ravenna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ravenna

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Saturday April 18

• PAWS to Celebrate
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce , 135 E Main St , Ravenna
  5:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Babies and Books
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Portage County Crimes Through the Decades
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Toddler Tuesday
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:00 am
• Lego Academy
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Storytime
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• A True Crime Book Club
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm
• Plant Bingo
  Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room
  6:00 pm

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📣 Ravenna Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Get A Clue!
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• PAWS to Celebrate
  Ravenna Area Chamber of Commerce , 135 E Main St , Ravenna
  5:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Babies and Books
  Reed Memorial Library - Children's Room
  10:30 am
• Portage County Crimes Through the Decades
  Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Isaac did an awesome job removing tile from a bathroom on 4/11/26.
  He was prompt, professional, courteous, and attentive to detail and our satisfaction. Highly recommended! (Nextdoor Shalersville)
• Are you looking for an photographer?
  BOOK WITH ME! https://bookedlens.com/photographer/bookings?type=confirm (Nextdoor Red Fox Estates)

• Ohio Department of Education posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Ravenna. Apply here.
• R.R. Donnelley posted a job opening for Press Operator - 12 Hour Shifts Days/Nights in Streetsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ravenna here.

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Ok Ravenna! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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