🌱 How a proposed moratorium could reshape big development in Elkhart.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a proposed moratorium could reshape big development in Elkhart.
• Elkhart County investigators say they stopped a murder-for-hire plot.
• Elkhart-area family and friends remember Tara Elaine Scott, 54

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elkhart weighs pause on data centers and battery storage projects as interest grows (wsbt.com) — Elkhart city leaders are considering a temporary moratorium on new large data centers and battery energy storage facilities so they can study potential impacts and set clear rules. The proposal would halt new applications while allowing existing ones to proceed, with the pause lasting until regulations are finished or December 31, 2027. A special council meeting on August 27 will include public comment and a vote.
   

• Elkhart County man accused of trying to recruit informant to kill someone (wndu.com) — An Elkhart County man has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder after investigators say he tried to recruit a confidential informant to fatally shoot another person. Detectives from the Elkhart County Homicide Unit recorded a planning conversation and later arrested the suspect during a traffic stop. He remains jailed on high bond and is scheduled for an initial court hearing later this month.
   

• Tara Scott, 54 – WLKM Radio 95.9 FM (wlkm.com) — Family and friends are mourning Tara Elaine Scott, 54, who passed away at Elkhart General Hospital and leaves behind a son living in Elkhart, another in Constantine, and several grandchildren. Remembered as "Grammie," she loved time outdoors with her grandkids, cherished holiday traditions, and will be deeply missed by loved ones across the region.
   

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Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone else have a husky that hasn't been wanting to go outside for the last few weeks due to fear from a sent they are picking up?
  Our poor girl has been stressed about this and what I have read says that it's from wild animals, possibly coyotes, traveling through and marking the… (Nextdoor Green Valley Estates)
• I hope I can post this, I don't know anyone else to ask.
  Nobody on Facebook says anything. Temu has those scooters for sale, and I'm in desperate need of one due to fibromyalga and spinal stenosis in… (Nextdoor Penny Lane)

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🗞 Nearby News

Granger

• Annual Poker Run honors fallen veterans, raises awareness on suicide prevention (wndu.com)

Goshen

• 2026 Homemade for the Holidays Program (purdue.edu)
• 'Build Your Own Band' brings creativity to Goshen Theater (goshennews.com)
• Wheezer previews new album alongside fans at Ignition Music Garage (abc57.com)

Mishawaka

• Mishawaka non-profits by government grant share of revenue in 2024 (southbendtimes.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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