🌱 Will Frankfort greenlight a $7.5 billion AI factory campus?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Frankfort greenlight a $7.5 billion AI factory campus?
• What's planned for seniors at this year's WILO Senior Fair?

Also on today's calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy and warmer, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• DataOne Seeks Frankfort Approval for $7.5 Billion AI Factory; Open Houses Set for Sept. 21-22 (clintoncountydailynews.com) — Frankfort residents are being asked to weigh in on a proposed $7.5 billion DataOne "AI factory" at the Logix Innovation Campus that could bring about 200 permanent jobs and major utility investments. Two open-house meetings at 51 West Event Center on Sept. 21–22 will let you question company leaders directly about water use, power, noise, lighting, taxes, and community benefits.
   

• Rockin' Down the Highway at the 37th Annual WILO Senior Fair (clintoncountydailynews.com) — Frankfort-area seniors can look forward to the 37th annual WILO Senior Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 23, now at the Frankfort-Clinton County Regional Airport on State Road 28. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents 50 and older can enjoy free admission, meals, entertainment, bingo, prizes, and information from local vendors and organizations.
   

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Saturday September 19
• Festival of Quilts 2026 →
  St Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Volleyball Senior Night
  Western Boone Junior-Senior High School, 1204 N State Road 75, Thorntown
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Opening Reception: Boundaries and Networks: The Power of Lines →
  The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 South 10th Street, Lafayette
  6:00 pm
• Youth Football night
  Western Boone Jr-Sr High School Thorntown, IN 46071
  6:45 pm
• Youth Night at WB Football
  Thorntown Elementary School Thorntown, IN 46071
  7:00 pm
• Lafayette, IN →
  Heartland Community Church, 3900 East 300 North, Lafayette
  7:00 pm
• Jeff Home Football Game
  Scheumann Stadium
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government, 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette
• The Greater Lafayette Talent Show →
  Thomas Duncan Community Hall, 619 Ferry Street, Lafayette
• Raise the Paddle-Reins of Grace →
  Sheridan IN
• Grace House →
  River City Community Center, 2842 Old U.S. 231, Lafayette
• Farmers Market 5th St & Main St closures from 5:00 am to 1:30 pm every Saturday beginning 5/2 - 10/31/26 →
  Lafayette, IN Calendar Lafayette, IN 47901
  7:00 am
• Back to the Fifties Festival in Lebanon →
  Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E 100 S, Lebanon
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Donaldson Company, Inc. posted a job opening for General Assembly - 2nd Shift in Frankfort. Apply here.
• Land O'Lakes, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Frankfort. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankfort here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lebanon

• Facing federal suit, Indiana Teen Challenge shuts down home for girls (roysreport.com)
• Boone County Lawmakers: Local Students Encouraged to Apply for House Internship (boonecountydailynews.com)
• Shein expands U.S. fulfillment network with 737,000-square-foot Indiana warehouse (digitalcommerce360.com)

Lafayette

• 2 Lafayette men suspected of raping woman behind a building Tuesday (jconline.com)

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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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