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🌱 Covington restaurant investigation leads to felony charge for local resident
Coming up on the Covington Patch calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026
Good morning to you Covington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Covington restaurant investigation leads to felony charge for local resident
- Can Covington volleyball keep its home streak alive Thursday night?
Also on today's calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026 and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Not as warm with some sun, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, hot and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Covington Man Held on Felony Assisting a Criminal Charge Linked to Restaurant Investigation (wlfi.com) — A Covington man has been arrested on felony assisting a criminal and related charges following an investigation into alleged misconduct at the Agave Azul restaurants in Covington and Attica. State police say he's accused of giving false information and not reporting serious allegations involving employees, and he's currently being held in the Fountain County Jail. 
• Volleyball Preview: Covington Looks to Keep Home Streak Alive Against Fountain Central (maxpreps.com) — Covington volleyball fans can watch the Trojans try to extend their eight-game home winning streak when they host Fountain Central at 6 p.m. Thursday. Covington enters the match 15-3 after a hard-fought win over Benton Central, while Fountain Central is coming off a sweep of Attica.
📸 Around Covington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Covington
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★ Featured events ★
- Festival of Quilts 2026 →
St Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
9:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Crosspointe Christian Academy at Covington →
Covington High School, 1017 6Th St, Covington
6:00 pm - Monthly Female Entrepreneur Meet Ups - Covington →
Juli's Java, 322 4th St, Covington
10:00 am - Riverton Parke at Covington →
Covington Community High School, 1017 6th St, Covington
7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Friday October 16
📣 Covington Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tennis (Boys V) - Attica
Fountain Central
4:30 pm - Tennis (Boys V) - North Montgomery High School
Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School
5:00 pm - Cross Country (Co-ed V) @ Central Catholic Invitational
Lafayette Central Catholic
5:30 pm - Football (Boys JH) - Parke Heritage Middle School
Fountain Central High School
6:00 pm - Volleyball (Girls V/JV) - Benton Central
Seeger
6:00 pm - Football (8/7) - South Vermillion
Seeger
6:00 pm - Volleyball (Girls V) @ Covington
Covington
6:00 pm - Tennis (Boys JH) @ Crawfordsville Middle
Crawfordsville Middle
6:00 pm - Volleyball (Girls 8) - North Putnam Jr-Sr HS
Fountain Central
6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A One-Stop Shop is open today in Henry County to assist storm survivors.
Representatives from local, state and federal agencies are available to provide in-person support, answer questions and help homeowners and renters… (Nextdoor )
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Covington. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor Trainee in Covington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Crawfordsville
- Kiwanis Pancake Day returns (journalreview.com)
- Local Record: Sept. 16, 2026 (journalreview.com)
- Daniel Ray Moore (journalreview.com)
West Lafayette
- Ashley Cooke announces pop-up tour ahead of sophomore album release (newmusicweekly.com)
- Purdue exhibit highlights Idlewild's role in Black history (jconline.com)
- 17-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in West Lafayette accident (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
Ok Covington! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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