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Good morning Westfield! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Westfield's new bus rule affect shared-custody families?
  • What Westfield's new 30 mph limit on Tomlinson Road means for you
  • Westfield family members remember Marilyn Dearmin's long, community-focused life

Also on today's calendar: Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Training Program and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 68.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Westfield schools drafting shared-custody bus exception (youarecurrent.com) — Westfield Washington Schools is preparing a new exception that would again let shared-custody families use more than one bus stop, after backlash to this year's one-stop rule. District leaders say the change will be limited, predictable, and tied to court-ordered custody, while a Westfield parent is independently gathering data on how many families rely on multiple stops, including for daycare and grandparents.
   

• Westfield council OKs 30 mph for Tomlinson Road (youarecurrent.com) — Westfield City Council has voted 6-1 to drop Tomlinson Road's speed limit from 40 to 30 mph after a crash there killed a 7-year-old boy. The decision follows months of emotional advocacy from Westfield parents and neighbors, who argued safety near schools and growing neighborhoods should outweigh traffic convenience and engineering recommendations for a higher limit.
   

• Marilyn Dearmon, 95, Noblesville (wuzr.com) — Westfield is home to some of the children and grandchildren mourning Marilyn Jane Myers Dearmin, a longtime Indiana banker and community volunteer who died at 95. Her life spanned Washington, Odon, and Noblesville, where she was active in church, theater costuming, and local banking, with a memorial service planned at Noblesville First United Methodist Church in November.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Carmel

  • From Carmel to Grand Slam glory: Rajeev Ram retires after historic tennis career (wthr.com)
  • Lifeline Law awareness to be promoted at Carmel boys soccer game (youarecurrent.com)
  • Biggest Carmel Porchfest to date brings nationwide talent (youarecurrent.com)

Noblesville

  • $39.9 million roundabout project set to begin at 146th Street, Hazel Dell Road (wishtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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