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🌱 Patch AM: Need help after storm damage in Merrillville? Here’s where to go

Coming up on the Merrillville Patch calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet

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  • Need help after storm damage in Merrillville? Here's where to go

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds breaking for some sun, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northwest Indiana residents receive storm assistance at Gary 'one-stop shop' (chicagotribune.com) — Merrillville residents hit by the August 11 derecho are turning to FEMA, state agencies, and the SBA for help with costly home and property repairs. A "one-stop shop" in Gary is offering in-person assistance with FEMA appeals, low-interest loans, temporary housing, and other recovery resources for Lake County and Northwest Indiana residents still struggling to rebuild.
   

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  • Sometimes life gets quiet, and you realize you're ready to share it with someone again.
    I'm at a point in my life where I value peace, honesty, and genuine connection more than anything else. I'd love to meet someone who is kind,… (Nextdoor Lincoln Gardens)
  • Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Merrillville. Apply here.
  • Kohl's posted a job opening for Part Time / Full Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hobart

  • Powers Health Oncology Rehabilitation programs earn Center of Excellence Accreditation from PORi (greatnews.life)

Crown Point

  • Horizon Bank helps those in need across Northern Indiana for Horizon Cares Day 2026 (greatnews.life)
  • University of Chicago Medicine to expand in Northwest Indiana with 43,500-square-foot medical care facility in Valparaiso (newswise.com)
  • Illinois man charged in July fatal wreck in Hebron (chicagotribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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