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🌱 Crown Point cracks Indiana’s Top 10 football rankings at 2–0
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Cheers Crown Point! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Crown Point cracks Indiana's Top 10 football rankings at 2–0
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 94, low: 70.
- Thursday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• HSFA Indiana Top 10 high school football rankings – August 30, 2026 (highschoolfootballamerica.com) — Crown Point High School's football team has broken into the statewide High School Football America Top 10, debuting at No. 10 with a 2–0 record. The rankings, powered by an NFL Play Football partner algorithm, track how Crown Point stacks up against Indiana powers like Brownsburg, Westfield, and Carmel early in the season.
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📸 Around Crown Point
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crown Point
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★ Featured events ★
- Ladies Night →
One13North Kitchen & Bar, 113 N Main St, Crown Point
3:00 pm
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Board of Public Works & Safety Meeting →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 101 N. East St., Crown Point
11:00 am - Last Movie Night with Crown Point Library →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
7:00 pm - B96 End-of-Summer Bash →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point - Farmers Market →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
8:00 am - City Offices Closed →
Crown Point, IN Calendar Crown Point, IN 46307 - Car Cruise →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 183 S. West St., Crown Point
4:00 pm - Redevelopment Commission Meeting →
Crown Point, IN Calendar, 101 N. East St., Crown Point
5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
📣 Crown Point Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tech Tuesday
Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
11:00 am - Seat selection
Cedar Lake Historical Association Museum 7408 Constitution Ave, Cedar Lake, IN 46303
10:10 am - Board of Public Works →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
3:30 pm - Common Council →
Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Crown Point Community School Corporation posted a job opening for Elementary Art Teacher (Temporary) in Crown Point. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Crown Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crown Point here.
🗞 Nearby News
Merrillville
- Federal Funding Fuels Major Primary Care Expansion Across Northwest Indiana (lakeshorepublicmedia.org)
- Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Buys Shares of 78,413 NiSource, Inc $NI (marketbeat.com)
- East Central's Jake Meiners named 2026 'Coach of the Week' for Week 2 (statenews.net)
Hobart
- FEMA opens intake centers in NW Indiana for storm relief victims (wgntv.com)
- Farmers, Teachers, Parents & More Are Getting Arrested Over Protesting Data Centers (gadgetreview.com)
Ok Crown Point! 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
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