🌱 Patch AM: Why an Evansville corn maze sparked a fierce political backlash.

Morning Evansville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why an Evansville corn maze sparked a fierce political backlash.
• See how a vacant Evansville house just became a new home
• What to expect when the Victory International Film Festival hits downtown

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Some sun, a t-storm; very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 70.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Indiana corn maze addresses backlash over Charlie Kirk design (washingtonexaminer.com) — Goebel Farms in Evansville is under fire after unveiling a 2026 corn maze honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, prompting a wave of negative online reviews and heated debate. The farm says the design is about free speech and opposing violence, while some customers vow to stop visiting and others post messages of support. Owners say they're listening to community concerns.
   

2. Community One celebrates completion of new home in Evansville (14news.com) — A long-vacant Madison Avenue house in Evansville has been fully restored and added to a four-home block project aimed at expanding affordable homeownership. Community One, city partners, and Mayor Stephanie Terry marked the completion, highlighting how local businesses, churches, and civic groups teamed up to turn blighted properties into high-quality, sustainable homes for Evansville families.
   

3. Victory International Film Festival returns to Evansville (tristatehomepage.com) — Independent film fans in Evansville can look forward to the Victory International Film Festival returning September 10–12, with screenings at Showplace Cinemas East and a full Saturday based around the Victory Theatre and Main Street. The festival will bring shorts, Q&As, panels, workshops, and networking, including selections from major festivals like Sundance, Tribeca, Cannes, and SXSW.
   

4. Coroner IDs man involved in crash that killed a mother and daughter (courierpress.com) — An Evansville man, 35-year-old Cory Stevens, has been identified as the driver killed in a high-speed chase crash in Pike County that also claimed the lives of Amanda Wertman and her 8-year-old daughter. Indiana State Police say Stevens was fleeing deputies after a reported domestic violence call when his car hit the family's van head-on, prompting a large fundraising effort for the surviving children.
   

📸 Around Evansville

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Saturday September 19
• Logan Ryan Band →
  Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Mahjong Mingle
  Mccullough Branch Library EVPL McCollough - Meeting Room
  9:30 am
• Site Review
  Vanderburgh County Council Evansville, IN 47708
  10:00 am
• Reserve/Varsity Volleyball
  Cedar Hall Community School Perry Heights Middle School, 5800 Hogue Rd, Evansville, IN 4771
  4:30 pm
• Nightshade Reading Society
  East Branch Library EVPL East - Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
• Improv Night
  Mccullough Branch Library EVPL McCollough - Meeting Room
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• Gentle Yoga
  Oaklyn Branch Library EVPL Oaklyn - Meeting Room
  9:30 am
• Crafter-Noon
  North Park Branch Library EVPL North Park - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Flashback Friday
  West Branch Library EVPL West - Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• Soccer (Girls V) - Vincennes Rivet Jr/Sr. High School
  Wood Memorial Middle/High School
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Cross Country
  North Posey Junior High School Gibson Southern
  8:00 am
• Bingo for Books
  Oaklyn Branch Library EVPL Oaklyn - Meeting Room
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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