🌱 How police traced 25 missing Tonka trucks back to Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Slippery Rock! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How police traced 25 missing Tonka trucks back to Slippery Rock
- See which Slippery Rock neighbors have claimed Eagle Bowl honors over decades
Also on today's calendar: Historical Fiction & Cheese Tasting and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police: Man charged after stealing 25 Tonka trucks, other items (butlereagle.com) — A Slippery Rock resident has been charged after state police say he sold dozens of allegedly stolen Tonka trucks and other items to a local scrapyard. Investigators traced the goods back to a Kiester Road property using receipts and security footage from the scrap business. 
• From 1952-2025, Past Eagle Bowl Winners (butlereagle.com) — Slippery Rock residents appear several times in this long-running list of Eagle Bowl honorees, highlighting decades of local participation and recognition. From rural delivery addresses in the 1960s to a 2021 family winner, the record shows how often people from Slippery Rock and nearby townships have been celebrated.
📸 Around Slippery Rock
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Stay & Play →
Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N Main St, Slippery Rock
1:00 pm
Monday August 10
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Other local events
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Planning Commission Meeting
Slippery Rock Township 155 Branchton RD, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
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Supervisor Meeting
Slippery Rock Township 155 Branchton RD, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
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Historical Fiction & Cheese Tasting →
Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N Main St, Slippery Rock
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Silent Book Club Slippery Rock →
Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N Main St, Slippery Rock
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Squeaky Clean Comedy Show! August 15th | Slippery Rock PA →
Ginger Hill Tavern, 278 S Main St #1247, Slippery Rock
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Squeaky Clean Comedy (Slippery Rock PA) →
Ginger Hill Tavern, 278 S Main St #1247, Slippery Rock
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Stay & Play →
Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N Main St, Slippery Rock
1:00 pm
Monday August 10
Wednesday August 12
Saturday August 15
Monday August 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Pokemon Club →
Slippery Rock Community Library, 465 N Main St, Slippery Rock
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Planning Commission Meeting
Slippery Rock Township 155 Branchton RD, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
6:30 pm -
Supervisor Meeting
Slippery Rock Township 155 Branchton RD, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
8:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Monday August 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Join us at Pennsylvania Game Commission Northwest Regional Office for our first Outdoor Gear Exchange!
This exciting event will be held on Sunday, August 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northwest Region Office, 1509 Pittsburgh Rd, Franklin. This yard… (Nextdoor )
- GIA Legacy Planning posted a job opening for Life Insurance Agent Remote Slippery Rock, PA in Slippery Rock. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Tire Technician in Slippery Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Slippery Rock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grove City
- Four Erie Residents Charged in Grove City Outlet Mall Thefts (erienewsnow.com)
- James William Beggan, Grove City, PA (wkbn.com)
- Western Pennsylvania Walmart employee accused of stealing $7,800 in goods over time (wpxi.com)
Mercer
- $1.5M gift will help build women and children's shelter in Mercer County (wkbn.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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