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

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Gary's two-week power outage hit residents and businesses?
  • How Gary neighbors are fighting back against NIPSCO outages and rate hikes
  • Gary man pleads guilty in 2022 killing of elderly dog walker

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
  • Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gary Indiana Power Outage Lasted 14 Days, Cost One Restaurant $19,000 (newsanyway.com) — Gary's August derecho left thousands without power for up to 14 days, with one local restaurant alone losing about $19,000 in sales and many residents struggling in already tough economic conditions. The city and state have launched investigations into NIPSCO's preparation and response, while Gary officials roll out a Recovery Action Plan and businesses like J's Breakfast Club slowly rebuild operations.
   

• Extended storm outages, rate hikes heighten frustration with NIPSCO (chicagotribune.com) — Gary residents and local leaders are ramping up pressure on NIPSCO after extended storm outages and rising delivery charges, including a city resolution demanding clearer explanations. At a packed town hall at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gary, lawmakers urged neighbors to testify at a September 29 IURC meeting in Indianapolis and organize caravans to push for utility reforms and more reliable service.
   

• Court news: Guilty plea in dog walker's death, sentence in molesting case (chicagotribune.com) — A Gary man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of an elderly dog walker on West 21st Avenue, and now faces 15 to 30 years if a judge accepts the deal. In a separate case, a Hammond man received a split seven-year sentence for child molesting, with prison time, community corrections, and sex-offender probation.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • When you're a Black student in America, nothing is simple (wbur.org)
  • Local government shouldn't offer data centers tax breaks, E-REP says (thegleaner.com)

Hammond

  • Fundraising to Future-Proof Afterschool Programs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (greatnews.life)
  • Purdue University Northwest hosts College Goal Sunday on Oct. 4 (wimsradio.com)
  • Two Hammond men arrested after high-speed chase from Indiana to Illinois (wishtv.com)

Ok Gary! 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: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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