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In today's newsletter:

• Will your favorite treats still qualify under Indiana’s new SNAP rules?
• Want to hear Jelani Cobb speak on leadership in Evansville?
• How Evansville stargazers helped earn the region’s top astronomy award

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 20 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 30, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Indiana SNAP Benefits to change in 2026 (14news.com) — Evansville families using SNAP should prepare for big changes starting January 1, when Indiana’s new “Smart SNAP” rules will ban buying soda, energy drinks, sweet teas, and candy with benefits. Local groups like Feed Evansville and Young & Established say they’ll keep supporting residents, but worry about confusing definitions of what counts as candy versus baking ingredients.
   

2. UE Announces 2026 MLK Day Lectureship – City-County Observer (city-countyobserver.com) — Residents will soon have a chance to hear journalist and scholar Dr. Jelani Cobb speak at the University of Evansville’s 2026 MLK Day Lectureship on January 19. The free public event at Eykamp Hall will explore transformative leadership and civil rights, inviting the broader Evansville community to reflect on fairness, democracy, and positive change.
   

3. Jasper's Bryans honored for astronomy education (duboiscountyherald.com) — Evansville’s astronomy community is celebrating as Jasper residents Anthony and Donna Bryan receive the Great Lakes Region’s top service award, presented at the Evansville Museum planetarium. Tony’s long leadership of the Evansville Astronomical Society and their extensive public outreach have expanded astronomy education across southern Indiana and western Kentucky.
   

4. NAMB year in review: Continued growth in baptisms, church planting highlights of 2025 • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org) — Southern Baptists’ North American Mission Board included Evansville as a 2025 Serve Tour stop, bringing volunteers to offer hands-on ministry and community service here. The broader year-in-review highlights rising baptisms, hundreds of new church plants, and disaster relief efforts across the country that frame how national Baptist initiatives occasionally land in Evansville’s backyard.
   

5. Basketball Game Preview: Tecumseh Braves vs. North Daviess Cougars (maxpreps.com) — Tecumseh’s girls basketball team just edged Evansville Bosse 51-47 and now looks to carry that momentum into Tuesday’s home matchup against North Daviess. North Daviess also comes in hot after beating Evansville Christian 47-42 for their third straight win, setting up an intriguing clash between teams that have both recently tested themselves against Evansville programs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evansville

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Tuesday December 30

• Site Review
  Vanderburgh County Council Evansville, IN 47708
  10:00 am
• Seven Stories, Seven Principles
  EVPL East - Auditorium
  3:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Site Review
  Vanderburgh County Council Evansville, IN 47708
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Pick Your Size: Snowy Sunrise
  Painting with a Twist , 5625 E Virginia St Ste A , Evansville
  10:00 am
• Choose Your Product: Cozy Farmhouse Snowman
  Painting with a Twist , 5625 E Virginia St Ste A , Evansville
  1:00 pm
• FIA Pickleball @UE
  University of Evansville , 1800 Lincoln Ave , Evansville
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Touch B.A.S.E Senior Fitness @ Fort Branch
  Fort Branch Public Library , 107 E Locust St , Fort Branch
  9:00 am
• "Charcuterie workshop Creations
  1044 Ravenswood Dr , Evansville
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Blind Date With a Book
  EVPL North Park -
• Cup of Care
  EVPL West -

Wednesday January 7

• Magic: The Gathering Club
  EVPL West , Auditorium , Parkers Settlement
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• CrAfterWork -Registrstion Required
  Columbia Township Public Library , 210 South Main , Oakland City
  5:30 pm

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