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

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Hobart resident was arrested at an Amazon data center hearing

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Sunshine; very hot and humid, temps: high: 96, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; hot, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Farmers, Teachers, Parents & More Are Getting Arrested Over Protesting Data Centers (gadgetreview.com) — A Hobart maintenance manager was arrested after refusing to give his name and address during a public hearing on an Amazon–NIPSCO data center proposal, raising concerns about free speech at local meetings. His case is part of a broader national pattern where residents protesting large AI data centers face arrest over minor decorum violations like clapping or staying in hallways.
   

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    Tuesday September 1
  • Tech Tuesday
    Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
    11:00 am
    • Wednesday September 2
  • NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
    Joy Bomb Social Center, 2584 Clay St, Gary
    4:30 pm
    • Monday September 7
  • Labor Day-No School
    River Forest Community Sch Corp Hobart, IN 46342

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Are there any certified mechanics on here that could help me out and fill out the Indiana vehicle inspection report that I got from the emissions testing center?
    So in order to get a waiver and get plates on my truck that has a check engine light on I have to fail the emissions test four times and have this… (Nextdoor Stockyards ADD Tolleston)
  • If anyone has seen the gray and white cat around the neighborhood off Wisconsin and 38th Ave.
    please reach out. This cat is a stray that I have been feeding for a while now. She has been gone for about a month now. Hobart (Nextdoor W 39th place & surroundin)
  • GDI Integrated Facility Services - GDI, Inc. posted a job opening for PT Janitor & Custodian in Hobart. Apply here.
  • Panduit Corporation posted a job opening for Inventory Technician in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobart 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)

Gary

  • Canaries smack two homers to claim series over Gary (keloland.com)
  • News briefs: Genesis Towers celebration, storm assistance and more (chicagotribune.com)
  • The World Celebrates Michael Jackson on His 68th Birthday (mjvibe.com)

Ok Hobart! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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