🌱 Charlestown duplex fire displaces tenants and injures firefighter
Charlestown, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Charlestown? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Charlestown duplex fire displaces tenants and injures firefighter
- Plan around two deer-hunt closures at Charlestown State Park
- Charlestown's Chris Garten reshapes Senate leadership ahead of 2027 session
Also on today's calendar: Friends Fall 5k and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm late in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 54, low: 37.
- Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 44 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Southern Indiana firefighter injured after ceiling collapses on him during overnight apartment fire (whas11.com) — A High Street duplex fire displaced tenants from both apartments and sent a firefighter to the hospital after part of a ceiling collapsed on him. The firefighter has since been released, Charlestown Assistant Fire Chief Andre Heal said. The state fire marshal's office was called to investigate the cause. 
• Twenty-five state park properties to temporarily close for deer hunts (thelintonian.com) — Charlestown State Park will close to visitors for controlled deer hunts Nov. 16–17 and Nov. 30–Dec. 1. Gates close the evening before each hunt and reopen the morning afterward. The closures are part of Indiana's deer management program to protect habitat for native plants and wildlife.
• Indiana Senate Republicans announce leadership, committee chair appointments (fox59.com) — Charlestown Republican Chris Garten is shaping the Indiana Senate's leadership ahead of the 2027 session as president pro tempore-elect. His appointments include splitting the education committee into separate K-12 and higher education panels, with lawmakers set to convene Nov. 17 for Organization Day.
📸 Around Charlestown
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★ Featured events ★
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Christmas Bazaar hosted by Tunnel Mill Tigers 4H Club →
Clark County Fairgrounds, 9608 IN-62, Charlestown
9:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Fine Art Fridays – Jasteka Cultural Center →
Charlestown, IN Calendar, 101 Logistics Avenue, Jeffersonville
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Friends Fall 5k →
Friends of Charlestown State Park, 12500 Indiana 62, Charlestown
10:00 am -
Evangel Charlestown Church Food Pantry →
Evangel Charlestown Church, 1280 Morrow Street, Charlestown
12:00 pm -
SoIN to Shakespeare presents "King Lear" →
Arts & Enrichment Center, 999 Water Street, Charlestown
2:00 pm -
Second Saturday Night Market →
Outward Bound Community Services, 359 Market Street, Charlestown
4:00 pm -
Charlestown Paints! Christmas Ornament Paint Party →
Arts & Enrichment Center, 999 Water Street, Charlestown
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Charlestown Senior Citizens Activities →
Arts & Enrichment Center, 999 Water Street, Charlestown
9:00 am
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
📣 Charlestown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Center For Lay Ministries (Food Pantry) →
Center For Lay Ministries, 213 E Maple St, Jeffersonville
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A Night Out in Jeffersonville | Dinner with New Friends: Small Town Edition →
Restaurant of the Week, East Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville
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The Big Breakfast! →
The Vista at Origin Park, 1784 Mill Creek Parkway, Clarksville
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Vaccine Clinic For SCSC Students
Silver Creek Middle School, 495 N Indiana Ave, Sellersburg
4:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone looking to make some change $$$ before the holidays?
I need some tree branches removed from my backyard (already in a stacked pile) and my patio screen door needs to be put back on track. I am in… (Nextdoor Spring St)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member - 9301 County Rd 403 in Charlestown. Apply here.
- Cornerstone Building Brands posted a job opening for Machine Operator 1st Shift in Sellersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlestown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sellersburg
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Jeffersonville
- Child's mom speaks out after video of alleged abuse by Jeffersonville daycare employee (whas11.com)
- Senate leader's reelection uncertain amid concern over voting machine jam (indystar.com)
- 32 places to get free food in Louisville on Veterans Day (courier-journal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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