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West Lafayette, Indiana Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a new $200 million hospital could reshape West Lafayette healthcare
  • Meet the Purdue veterinary faculty bringing national honors back to West Lafayette
  • How West Lafayette genetics labs are quietly reshaping the livestock industry

Also on today's calendar: "Classic Cartoons of Dave Sattler" and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Parkview Health Breaks Ground on New Hospital in West Lafayette, IN (healthcarefacilitiestoday.com) — A new $200 million Parkview Health hospital and medical office complex is officially underway in West Lafayette, promising expanded emergency, surgical, and outpatient care close to home. The nearly 200,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in June 2028, bringing about 250 healthcare jobs and a neighboring clinic that will start serving patients as early as this October.
   

2. PVM Faculty Recognized at Purdue University Honors Ceremony and Celebration (purdue.edu subscription) — Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty in West Lafayette earned several of the university’s top honors this spring, including the prestigious Morrill and Murphy awards. The story highlights decades of land-grant-driven cancer research, teaching innovations, K-12 STEM outreach, and recent promotions that will shape veterinary education and engagement work on and around the West Lafayette campus for years to come.
   

3. Industry Partnerships Drive Genetics Research at Purdue (morningagclips.com) — From their labs in West Lafayette, Purdue animal genetics researchers Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira and Luiz Brito are teaming with livestock and poultry companies worldwide to solve real production challenges. By mining producers’ existing data, they’re improving traits like feed efficiency, disease resistance, and heat tolerance—work that quietly ties West Lafayette’s research community to the future of global food systems.
   

4. Paddle the Wabash while live music drifts downstream (jconline.com) — You can paddle the Wabash River from Davis Ferry to Tapawingo Park on August 8 while live Americana music floats downstream, with shuttles returning you to the launch. Float Jam, backed by the West Lafayette Parks Department and both cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, requires advance registration and offers limited spots in rafts, kayaks, and canoes.
   

5. Mitch Daniels On Purdue Return: Keeping Momentum And Navigating Higher Education Challenges (wlfi.com) — Purdue’s former president Mitch Daniels is back in West Lafayette as interim leader, aiming to maintain the university’s momentum while helping trustees search for a permanent successor. He’s juggling challenges like housing strain from rising enrollment, the role of AI in education, and upcoming decisions on leadership positions as students return August 24.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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