🌱 Patch AM: How 2026 construction wrap-ups could change driving and walking in Fishers

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

In today's newsletter:

• How 2026 construction wrap-ups could change driving and walking in Fishers
• Want New Year’s pricing for Geist Half 2026 before it jumps?
• See why an NFL award just spotlighted Fishers High School

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 34 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Very cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 25, low: 19.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 32 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Looking Ahead: Fishers anticipates growth, investments in the coming year (youarecurrent.com) — Major changes are coming for Fishers residents in 2026, with long-running road projects on I-69, I-465, and Ind. 37 nearing completion and the Nickel Plate Trail finally connecting into Marion County. Mayor Scott Fadness also highlights new parks, the Fishers Event and Community centers, and major redevelopment and life sciences investments that will reshape downtown and local traffic patterns.
   

• Geist Half Race Series to Return to Fishers in 2026, Registration Now Open (larryinfishers.com) — Fishers has opened registration for the 18th annual Geist Half Race Series, returning September 12, 2026 along Geist Reservoir with 5K, 10K, and half marathon options. Residents can grab New Year’s pricing through January 1, enter a Fishers Arts Council shirt-design contest, or apply as race ambassadors while planning next year’s fitness goals.
   

• Brayden Bartoletti of Woodinville HS (Washington) named Week 16 NFL ‘Way to Play' High School Award Winner (highschoolfootballamerica.com) — Fishers residents can cheer for wide receiver Vincent Rozzi of Fishers High School, who was honored as the NFL Way to Play High School Award winner for Week 9 this season. The national program spotlights one player each week for standout, safe technique, and Rozzi’s recognition puts Fishers on a short list of schools highlighted across the country.
   

📸 Around Fishers

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

📣 Fishers Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hike
  Cool Creek Nature Center , 2000-1 East 151st St , Carmel
  9:00 am
• 13th Annual Fishers Blues Fest
  Nickel Plate District Amphitheater , 6 Municipal Dr , Fishers
  5:00 pm
• CLOSING AT 5:00, New Year's Eve
  Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , 900 West McKenzie Road , Greenfield
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day - City Offices Closed
  Westfield, IN Calendar
• CLOSED New Year's Day
  Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , 900 West McKenzie Road , Greenfield

Saturday January 3

• Hamilton County CBC
  Cool Creek Nature Center , 2000-1 East 151st St , Carmel
  8:00 am
• Bookmobile stop: Stansbury Housing Addition
  Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , Stansbury Blvd and Charleston Way , McCordsville
  10:00 am

Monday January 5

• Bookmobile stop: Greenfield Crossing Apartments
  Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , 2011 E Bay Dr. , Greenfield
  2:30 pm
• Board of Education Public Work Session
  Warren Education & Community Center , 975 N. Post Road , Cumberland
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Northern Region January Directors Round Table
  El Campito , 405 E Dubail Ave , South Bend
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Bookmobile stop: Good Shepherd Community
  Hancock Library County - Bookmobile , 471 W Green Meadows Dr. , Greenfield
  2:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Fishers PatchAM possible:

• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 7679 Creekside Drive Foreclosure/ Eviction ABANDONED CATS
  My immediate neighbor lost/left two cats in the maylay of the eviction process during the week of Christmas. There are two long haired kittens/cats. … (Nextdoor Sunblest Farms)
• My neighbor found a white female husky.
  Please contact me if this is your pet! (317)903-9306 (Nextdoor Cumberland Place)

• US Foods posted a job opening for DoD SkillBridge: Transportation Manager in Fishers. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Fishers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fishers here.

🗞 Nearby News

Noblesville

• Noblesville Elks Step Up to Support Local Families (thetimes24-7.com)
• Huston: County Communities Get $870K in Road Funding (thetimes24-7.com)
• AES, Duke work around the clock to restore power after strong winds (fox59.com)

Lawrence

• Ring in 2026 with family-friendly fun in downtown Indianapolis (wishtv.com)
• New Indiana laws taking effect Jan. 1, from property taxes to bingo (indystar.com)

Ok Fishers! 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: I heard there’s only a 50 percent chance of snow.
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook