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Cheers Zionsville! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How 350 Zionsville middle schoolers will power this year's parade
  • What big changes are planned for Zionsville's beloved Lions Park?
  • What kinds of scams hit Zionsville residents this summer?

Also on today's calendar: Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Holliday Farms - Zionsville and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Zionsville middle schoolers provide musical highlight in Fall Festival (youarecurrent.com) — Zionsville middle school band students are gearing up to headline the Fall Festival Parade on Sept. 12, marching from the high school into downtown's brick-lined Main Street. With about 350 musicians from Zionsville Middle and Zionsville West, directors have spent months preparing a Guardians of the Galaxy-themed performance that organizers say has become one of the parade's biggest crowd-pleasing traditions.
   

• Zionsville Lions Club eyes $2.6M fundraiser for park improvements (youarecurrent.com) — Zionsville residents will soon be asked to support a $2.6 million capital campaign to expand and upgrade Lions Park, with plans unveiled during the Sept. 11–13 Fall Festival. The Lions Club hopes to add a Great Lawn, more open space, and amenities for all ages, while also creating a $1 million legacy fund to cover the park's ongoing upkeep.
   

• Zionsville among 9 cities tied for 19th in Indiana scam reports in July (northindynews.com) — Zionsville logged three scam reports with the Better Business Bureau in July 2026, tying for 19th among 152 Indiana cities and totaling $1,463 in reported losses. Most local complaints involved retail or online purchase scams, underscoring how BBB Scam Tracker and federal data show fraud losses continuing to climb across the country.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Whitestown

  • Folk Ballpark celebrates 50th anniversary, Bexten follows his father's footsteps at the field after stellar summer with Boehm (unterrifieddemocrat.com)
  • Suspect in custody after allegedly barricading themself into Whitestown apartment (wthr.com)
  • Carolyn Sue Stephenson (bcdemocrat.com)

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-- 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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