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🌱 IUP women’s swimmers start season on national radar from Indiana
You won't want to miss Help Keep Kids Warm - Accessories For Kids on the Indiana Patch calendar
Hello Indiana! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- IUP women's swimmers start season on national radar from Indiana
- Indiana County sentencing closes brutal 2022 kidnapping-murder case
- How Homer City's huge energy campus could reshape Indiana County jobs
Also on today's calendar: Pop Up Lunch and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Women's Swimming Receiving Votes in CSCAA Preseason Poll (iupathletics.com) — Right here in Indiana, the IUP women's swimming team is getting national attention as the top program just outside the CSCAA preseason top 25 after last year's PSAC runner-up finish. With All-Americans Kasha Stokes and Gem Crittenden returning and strong relay squads intact, the Crimson Hawks aim to defend conference relay titles and push for another championship run this season. 
• DA: Johnstown woman gets 50 years to life in kidnapping, murder plot of Indiana County man (wjactv.com) — A Johnstown-area woman has been sentenced in Indiana County court to 50 years to life in prison for her role in the 2022 kidnapping and killing of 19-year-old Hayden Garreffa, whose body was found in Brush Valley Township. Prosecutors say she was among eight people accused of luring him from a Dilltown home and brutally assaulting and stabbing him, after pleading guilty but mentally ill to murder, kidnapping, and related charges.
• How 1,800 Local Tradespeople Are Powering Pennsylvania's Ultimate Energy and Data Innovation Campus (spectator.org subscription) — Just down the road in Homer City, more than 1,800 mostly local union tradespeople are building a massive new natural-gas power and data campus that promises thousands of construction jobs and about 1,000 permanent positions. Leaders say the project is finally giving Indiana County workers a reason to stay, boosting apprenticeships, training centers, and nearby businesses while positioning the region for a long-term energy and tech role.
📸 Around Indiana
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Indiana
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★ Featured events ★
- Help Keep Kids Warm - Accessories For Kids →
The Welcome Center, 600 Philadelphia Street, Indiana
8:30 am
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Pop Up Lunch →
CH Fields Craft Kitchen, 714 Pratt Dr., Indiana
11:00 am - Rope →
The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana
1:00 pm - Art Exhibition: Visio Duplex →
University Museum at IUP, Sutton Hall, 1011 South Drive, Indiana
2:00 pm - Culpeppers Fundraiser - Four Footed Friends →
H.B. Culpeppers, 653 Philadelphia Street, Indiana
4:00 pm - History is Haunting: Raising Spirits (and Funds) →
621 Wayne Ave, Indiana
6:00 pm - Indiana County Farmers' Market →
S&T Parking Lot, S. 8th & Church St., Indiana
9:00 am - Fourth Annual Apple Festival →
Indiana County Conservation District, 435 Hamill Road, Indiana
11:00 am - Rope →
The Jimmy Stewart Museum, 835 Philadelphia St., Indiana
1:00 pm - Art Exhibition: Visio Duplex →
University Museum at IUP, Sutton Hall, 1011 South Drive, Indiana
2:00 pm - Culpeppers Fundraiser - Four Footed Friends →
H.B. Culpeppers, 653 Philadelphia Street, Indiana
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
📣 Indiana Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JHFB H- River Valley
Homer-Center Jr/Sr High School Homer City, PA 15748
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aramark posted a job opening for Student Worker - Food Service or Catering - IUP-Hub in Indiana. Apply here.
- Maurices posted a job opening for Temporary Retail Sales Support in Indiana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Indiana here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- WPIAL / PIAA Boys High School Soccer Daily Report (Sept 29 and 30): Schedule / Scoreboard (pittsburghsoccernow.com)
Ok Indiana! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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