🌱 Crew Car Wash Fundraiser Rescheduled + New TSC Principal

Hey, everybody! It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Lafayette Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: A stray t-storm; not as warm. High: 81 Low: 58.
• Tuesday: Sun and clouds. High: 82 Low: 62.

Here are the top three stories in Lafayette today:

1. Crew Car Wash is rescheduling its annual Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser due to weather conditions. The 14th annual event, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lafayette, will now take place on Jul. 22. Half of the proceeds from "ultimate washes" at Crew's Greater Lafayette locations will be donated to the nonprofit during their extended opening hours from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the rescheduled date. (wlfi.com)
2. Tami Jacobs has been appointed as the new principal of Wea Ridge Elementary School in Tippecanoe School Corporation (TSC), starting today, Jul. 17. She will be replacing Clint Wilson, who is moving to New Castle Community School Corporation. Before this role, Jacobs was an assistant principal at Burnett Creek Elementary School for six years and has experience as a teacher in Lafayette and TSC. She holds a bachelor's degree from Purdue University and a master's from Ball State University. (wlfi.com)
3. On Wednesday, Jul. 12, a crash occurred on the Hoosier Heartland Highway and Tippecanoe County Road 750 East involving two vehicles. Jackson Karberg, 18, failed to yield at the state highway, resulting in a collision with an eastbound flatbed wrecker driven by Joseph Cotrell, 48. Two teenagers in Karberg's vehicle were airlifted to Indianapolis hospitals, one in critical condition and the other in serious condition, while a 14-year-old boy received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The incident is currently under investigation by the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office. (Journal & Courier)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Lafayette:

Monday, July 17

• Park Board At Margerum City Hall, West Lafayette (5:00 PM)
  

Tuesday, July 18

• Game Show Week At Wea Prairie Branch (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The next Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners Meeting is today, Jul. 17, at 10:00 a.m. You can see the agenda here. (Tippecanoe County via Twitter)
• The Lafayette Police Department is hiring communications technicians (911 dispatchers) for their dispatcher team. Interested applicants can find more information and apply here. (City of Lafayette)
• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this week? Check out the list of events happening in and around Lafayette this week at the link! (Visit Lafayette-West Lafayette)

Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you around!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.