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Peru, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Peru! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See which Peru students and teachers stood out at Ivy Tech graduation
  • How a small district near Peru swept a national ag science contest

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
  • Friday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ivy Tech's Kokomo Service Area celebrates Class of 2026 with four ceremonies · (casscountyonline.com) — Peru-area students are well represented in Ivy Tech Kokomo’s Class of 2026, with Peru High School dual‑credit earners and several Peru residents chosen as commencement speakers. The massive graduating class includes hundreds of local high schoolers completing college credentials, plus a Peru High School teacher honored as Dual Credit Faculty of the Year, underscoring strong pathways from Peru to Ivy Tech.
   

• North Miami students win top honors at National Land Judging Championship (yournewslocal.com) — North Miami Community Schools students, from just outside Peru in Miami County, pulled off a rare sweep at the National Land & Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma, taking both national champion and reserve champion titles. Several students placed among the top individuals in land and homesite judging, highlighting the strength of local FFA and 4-H programs and Miami County’s agricultural education tradition.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Plant Maintenance Supervisor - 3rd Shift in Peru. Apply here.
  • The Waters of Peru posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Peru. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Peru here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wabash

  • Wabash Kiwanis Club announces award recipients for Self-Reliance program (yournewslocal.com)
  • Wabash Parents Warn of Aggressive Kids Taking Over Toddler Area at Friendship Hill Park (theunionstar.com)
  • Ground broken for phase one of The Manchester Mile (yournewslocal.com)

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Ok Peru! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Peru

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