🌱 Family Donates $250K To Humane Society + Excessive Heat Watch

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your Thursday edition of the Lafayette Patch newsletter, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Record-breaking temperatures. High: 99 Low: 73.
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm. High: 90 Low: 67.

Here are the top three stories in Lafayette today:

1. The Rohrman family has donated $250,000 to the Humane Society for Greater Lafayette to support the educational center of the new animal shelter. The donation, made by siblings Rhonda Rohrman Isbell, JR Rohrman, Randy Rohrman, Shelly Rohrman, and Rick Rohrman, honors the memory of their mother, Shirley "Sunie" Relander Rohrman, and Rhonda's daughter, Kaitlyn D. Isbell, both of whom had a strong passion for animals. The educational center funded by the donation will provide animal educational programs and services to the community and their pets at the new shelter, which is expected to be completed by next summer. (Subscription: Journal & Courier)
2. On Friday, a 62-year-old woman who uses a cane to walk found a bag near a City Bus depot and picked it up to find its owner, leading to an attack by Melissa Adams, 37, who owned the bag. Adams punched the woman, knocked her down, and took her cane to beat her with it, resulting in charges of battery with a deadly weapon, battery with moderate bodily injury, and resisting law enforcement. Adams is currently in custody at the Tippecanoe County Jail. (Subscription: Journal & Courier)
3. Tippecanoe County is currently under an excessive heat watch declared by the National Weather Service, expected to last until Friday, bringing dangerously high temperatures and heat index values up to 108. This heatwave increases the risk of heat-related illnesses, particularly for those working outdoors or engaging in outdoor activities. Today, Aug. 24, is anticipated to be the hottest day of the year in Greater Lafayette, with temperatures reaching 97 degrees, potentially impacting outdoor workers. (WLFI)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

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