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🌱 How New Pekin families can tap Purdue’s new post-disaster support program

New Pekin, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings New Pekin! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How New Pekin families can tap Purdue’s new post-disaster support program

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From tornados to fires to floods, Purdue faculty and Extension educators partner to support family resilience after natural disasters (purdue.edu) — Families in New Pekin were among those hit hard by recent Indiana disasters, including 2025 flooding strong enough to wash away a camper. Purdue researchers and Extension educators are now adapting a statewide “Families Tackling Tough Times Together” program to help residents emotionally recover after emergencies, with materials that New Pekin families will be able to access through their local Extension office.
   

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  • CarDon & Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Activities Assistant-Lincoln Hills in New Albany. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

New Albany

  • ‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK': Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets' how he phrased call for hatred (indianacitizen.org)
  • All the free outdoor concerts taking place around Louisville this summer (courier-journal.com)
  • MV's Wood, NP's Davison among state's best young talent (greenfieldreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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