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🌱 How a leaked video escalated Shelbyville’s fight over a massive data center

Shelbyville, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Shelbyville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a leaked video escalated Shelbyville’s fight over a massive data center
  • Can Shelbyville’s Ava Muckerheide punch her ticket to the quarterfinals?
  • Shelbyville just had one of its wettest Mays on record

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Windy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caught on camera, Indiana mayor says data center opponents live in 's***ty houses' (thecooldown.com) — Shelbyville residents are reacting to a video showing Mayor Scott Furgeson criticizing opponents of a proposed 11-building data center, with some comments about “s***ty houses” drawing sharp backlash. The project, planned on hundreds of acres of farmland, has already split the community over noise, traffic, and resource concerns despite a petition with thousands of signatures.
   

• Landry steps in to IHSAA Girls' Tennis Individual State Finals early eager for the challenge ahead (suncommercial.com) — Shelbyville standout Ava Muckerheide will face Allie Landry in a special 10 a.m. play-in match Friday at the IHSAA Girls’ Tennis Individual State Finals in Indianapolis. The winner advances to meet Munster’s Priyanka Tallamraju later that afternoon, with Landry managing knee tendinitis and both players preparing for heat and tournament pressure.
   

• May 2026 (purdue.edu) — Shelbyville just recorded its third-wettest May in 115 years, standing out in a month when much of the Midwest was actually drier than normal. The regional climate report notes that heavy rains hit parts of the Ohio River Valley even as other areas struggled with emerging dryness and lingering drought.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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