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In today's newsletter:
- Investigators still probing deadly fire at Ossian’s Silo Farms community
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 dead in Ossian mobile home fire, fire under investigaion (dailydispatch.com) — A woman died after a Sunday morning fire at the Silo Farms Mobile Home Community just off IN‑1 in Ossian, with multiple area fire departments responding. Crews attempted life-saving measures, but 60‑year‑old Lisa Lenner was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say foul play is not suspected, and the Wells County Sheriff, Coroner, and State Fire Marshal continue to investigate the cause.

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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday June 3
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Line Dancing →
Huntington County Council on Aging, 500 Macgahan St, Huntington
10:00 am
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Chair Aerobics →
Huntington County Council on Aging, 500 Macgahan St, Huntington
10:30 am
Thursday June 4
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2nd Annual Dinner and Auction →
Historic Forks of the Wabash, 3011 W Park Dr, Huntington
5:45 pm
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Kids Markets at the Decatur Central Lions Club 4H Fair →
Decatur Central High School, 5251 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis
6:00 pm
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High School Graduation - Coliseum
Lafayette Meadow School
Roanoke, IN 46783
7:00 pm
Friday June 5
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Kids Markets at Decatur Central Lions Club 4H Fair →
Decatur Central High School, 5251 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis
6:00 pm
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Huntington Trails Beer & Wine Festival →
Huntington County Fairgrounds, 631 E Taylor St, Huntington
6:00 pm
Saturday June 6
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2026 Middle Waves Music Festival - Saturday →
Headwaters Park, 333 S Clinton St, Fort Wayne
12:00 pm
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Summit City Divas Drag Brunch →
Summit City Comedy Club, 5535 St Joe Rd, Fort Wayne
2:00 pm
Sunday June 7
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Sheryl Underwood →
Summit City Comedy Club, 5535 St Joe Rd, Fort Wayne
6:00 pm
Tuesday June 9
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Board of Public Works and Safety →
Bluffton, IN Calendar
4:30 pm
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The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Ossian. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Bluffton
- Career in Corrections: Poindexter a Criminal Justice Innovator (hillsdale.edu)
- DeKalb, Norwell and Bluffton baseball roll to sectional championships (wane.com)
Decatur
- Township fire protection fees rising again (wzbd.com)
Fort Wayne
- Merchants Capital Provides $99M for General Electric Adaptive Reuse Project in Fort Wayne, Indiana (multifamilyaffordablehousing.com)
- ‘Big miracle' nobody killed when semi crashes into Fort Wayne laundromat (21alivenews.com)
- Center Stage returns for fifth year of highlighting Fort Wayne talent (wane.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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