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Cheers Merrillville! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Merrillville's food bank is powering storm recovery across the Region
  • Could NIPSCO's lineman cuts be affecting Merrillville's storm recovery?

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Very warm with high clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Comcast Volunteers Support Northwest Indiana Storm Recovery Efforts in Partnership with The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana (greatnews.life) — Merrillville's Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is at the center of storm recovery, recently teaming with Comcast volunteers to pack groceries for more than 300 households hit by August's severe weather. From its Merrillville base, the food bank now distributes millions of meals each year through Mobile Market and other programs, supporting over 60,000 people monthly across Lake and Porter counties.
   

• Portage asks IURC to investigate NIPSCO staffing levels (chicagotribune.com) — Merrillville residents are part of a NIPSCO service area whose sharply reduced lineman staffing is now under scrutiny after August's devastating derecho left many customers without power for weeks. Portage's City Council has asked state regulators to investigate whether staffing levels worsened outages, while also honoring local workers and volunteers who helped restore service and clear storm damage.
   

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  • From a Vermont Barn to Your Speakers: Eric Schenkman Shares the Story Behind New Single —Matthew Waller Read on Patch
  • Teagan Johnston Searches for Home Beyond Success & Leans Into Alt-Country on Sophomore Album Big Time —Sarah Wagner-Montes Read on Patch
  • Hello I'm Karen I'm from Pittsburgh PA moved to IN 35 years ago didn't go to college worked in home health care have back problems now love grarding put up a green house this summer don't drive but have a car good friends help me out.
    I'm a good cook and love good food and I have good sense of humor also my cat's keep me company O I have hundreds of books (Nextdoor Merrillville)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Crown Point council denies rezoning for proposed animal rescue, clinic (chicagotribune.com)
  • Joan Jordan - LaGrange Standard and News (lagrangenewsonline.com)
  • Morton's Jahari Arnold, whose father was killed in 2024, goes from ball boy to varsity standout in one year (bnd.com)

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Ok Merrillville! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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