🌱 How Chessie’s hottest freight trains helped put Willard on the map

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• How Chessie’s hottest freight trains helped put Willard on the map

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy t-storms in the morning, temps: high: 70, low: 39.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Riding Chessie's Jets (railfan.com) — Railroad fans in Willard will appreciate this first-hand look at Chessie System’s high-priority “Trailer Jet” trains that regularly passed through the B&O hub in town. The writer recalls 1970s–80s cab rides, tower visits, and a special trip where friends photographed his train between Willard and New Castle, capturing a busy era of Ohio railroading.
   

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📸 Around Willard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Willard

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Saturday April 18

• HS Track at Mehock Relays at Malabar HS
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  8:00 am

Monday April 20

• Boys Tennis at Vermilion
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:15 pm
• MS Track at Huron
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  4:15 pm
• Varsity Baseball host Margaretta
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:45 pm
• Varsity Softball host Margaretta
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  4:45 pm
• JV Baseball at Margaretta
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:45 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Boys Tennis host Edison
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:15 pm
• HS Track at Huron
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• HS Track at Buckeye Central
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  4:00 pm
• Boys Tennis at SMCC
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:15 pm
• JV Baseball host Bellevue
  Willard City Schools , 1 Flashes Avenue , Willard
  4:45 pm
• Varsity Softball at Bucyrus
  Willard Middle Willard, OH 44890
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Join our team!
  We have an open position at our Ashland County maintenance garage. https://dasstateoh.taleo.net/careersection/oh_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=260002T3&tz… (Nextdoor )

• Clean Team posted a job opening for Part-Time Cleaning Associate - No Experience Required in Willard. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(02263) - 215 S Myrtle Ave in Willard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willard here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Shelby

• Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for April 15, 2026 (mansfieldnewsjournal.com)
• More storm chances ahead for Miami Valley (whio.com)
• Ohl, Oscar, Gearheart highlight star-studded All-MNJ Wrestling Team (mansfieldnewsjournal.com)

Norwalk

• An Ohio man went to buy tomatoes. He then won a $3 million lottery (cantonrep.com)
• At the Buckeye Dulcimer Festival, musicians jam with folk instruments (ideastream.org)

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-- 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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