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🌱 Tell City air traffic controller relives the moment skies went silent
And on the Tell City Patch calendar - BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft)
What's up Tell City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Tell City air traffic controller relives the moment skies went silent
- Planning a cave trip near Tell City? Check the new closure dates
- How a Tell City native is remembered at the 9/11 Memorial
Also on today's calendar: Pumpkin Floral on Canvas Craft Event (8X10) and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Former air traffic controller recalls 9/11 experience (tristatehomepage.com) — A Tell City resident and former Indianapolis air traffic controller, Mark Laflin, shares his harrowing memories of managing flights on 9/11, including failed attempts to reach American Airlines Flight 77. He recalls the unprecedented nationwide grounding of aircraft and the chilling order to send unarmed fighter jets to stop a hijacked plane from reaching Washington, D.C. 
• Here's why many Indiana caves will stay closed longer this winter (indystar.com) — If you like exploring caves in the Tell City Ranger District, you'll now have a shorter season to do it. Hoosier National Forest caves, including those near Tell City, will be closed from August 16 to May 14 for at least five years to protect vulnerable bat populations from disturbance and white-nose syndrome.
• From This Day Forward: 25 Years Later (evansvilleliving.com) — A 9/11 reflection piece includes a poignant mention of Stacey Peak from Tell City, whose name is engraved at the World Trade Center Memorial after she died in the attacks. Regional veterans, emergency officials, and journalists share how that day reshaped security, service, and community resilience across Southern Indiana 25 years later.
📸 Around Tell City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tell City
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★ Featured events ★
- BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft) →
Tell City
9:30 am
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Football (Boys V) - North Posey High School
Tell City High School
6:00 pm - Pumpkin Floral on Canvas Craft Event (8X10) →
Tell City IN
9:30 am - Monday Matinee: Labyrinth →
Tell City IN
1:00 pm - Tennis (Boys V) @ Boonville High School
Boonville High School
3:30 pm - Football (Boys JV) @ North Posey High School
North Posey High School
5:00 pm - Volleyball (Girls JH) - Cannelton
Tell City High School
5:00 pm - Golf (Girls V) - Tecumseh/NE Dubois
Tell City High School
3:30 pm - Volleyball (Girls V) - Forest Park Jr-Sr High School V/JV/F
Tell City High School
4:00 pm - Football (Boys JH) @ Hancock Co.
HANCOCK COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
4:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
📣 Tell City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball (Girls V) - Perry Central
Tell City
4:30 pm - Football (Boys JH) - Tecumseh
Tell City High School
5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Part-Time in Tell City. Apply here.
- Waupaca Foundry, Inc. posted a job opening for Foundry Production (Manufacturing) in Tell City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tell City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Santa Claus
- Every Major New Roller Coaster Opening in 2027 (coaster101.com)
Huntingburg
- Resident's complaints spur Huntingburg council to weigh beautification push (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
- City of Huntingburg Water Department flushing hydrants. (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
- Dubois County Election Board to conduct public test of election equipment (duboiscountyfreepress.com)
Boonville
- Refocused Wrestling presents The Momma Rich Memorial Show (evansvilleliving.com)
- Volleyball Preview: Tecumseh Arrives off a Win While Evansville Central Is Looking to Bounce Back (maxpreps.com)
Ok Tell City! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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