🌱 Jeff High Track Team Win + 3-Year-Old Shoots And Injures 2

Hello again, everybody. It's Monday in Lafayette and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in the community.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 81 Low: 54.
• Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sun. High: 82 Low: 56.

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Here are the top three stories today in Lafayette:

1. Lafayette Jeff High's unified track team, which pairs students with intellectual disabilities with partner athletes, won the IHSAA unified track and field sectional meet on Saturday, May 20. The unified track team is in its 10th year under the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). (Journal & Courier)
2. A 3-year-old child shot and injured two people in Lafayette on Thursday, May 18. The child got hold of a gun, and fired one round, hitting two people at an apartment complex, according to Lafayette Police Department Lieutenant Justin Hartman. The two victims of the shooting were the child's mother, and family friend 23-year-old Trayshaun Smith, who was visiting the apartment. Smith was arrested when police arrived on the scene in connection to an active murder warrant issued in Cook County, Illinois. (CNN)
3. Ratepayers are now being allowed comment on the Indiana American Water Company's (IAW) pending rate case. The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) invites consumers to give written comments for the official case record between now and Jul. 5. The OUCC will be reviewing the IAW's proposal and is scheduled to file its official testimony with the IURC on Jul. 23. IAW's proposed increases would raise water rates in three phases between January 2024 and April 2025, increasing its total annual operating revenues by $86.7 million. (Daily Journal)

Today and tomorrow in Lafayette:

Monday, May 22

• Book Life At Tippecanoe County Public Library Wea Prairie Branch- Downtown (10:15 AM)
• Food Truck Monday with Rollin in Dough At MatchBOX (4:00 PM)
• LARA Volunteer Orientation At LARA Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (4:00 PM)

Tuesday, May 23

• Tuesday Afternoon No-Limit Texas Hold'em Poker Freeroll At Blind Pig (1:00 PM)
• Stephie James At The People's Brewing Company (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Lafayette congratulated Tom Murtaugh, Bison Financial Group's 2022 Crystal Bison Award winner. Tom was recognized for his many years of dedicated service as a volunteer with Greater Lafayette Commerce and United Way of Greater Lafayette. Other 2022 Crystal Bison Award finalists included Don Caddy, Grace Lechtenberg, Nancy Piggott, and Gail Polles. (City of Lafayette on Facebook)
• The Lafayette Parks and Recreation department reminded the community that the deadline for Artist Vendor Packets for Art in the Park 2023 is Tuesday, May 23, at 5:00 p.m. (Art in the Park - Lafayette Parks and Recreation on FacebookArt in the Park - Lafayette Parks and Recreation on Facebook)
• The Haan Museum is in its last two weeks of the Generations 2023 Exhibition and Art Sale. Pictures of award winners and pieces still for sale available at the link! (Haan Museum of Indiana Art on Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right! See you all soon for another update.

— 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.