🌱 How IUP’s former coach rose to lead a CFP powerhouse

Hi Indiana! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How IUP’s former coach rose to lead a CFP powerhouse

Also on today's calendar: Gundam Locals.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with rain and drizzle, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 39, low: 33.
• Thursday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, with a high of 42 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to know about Curt Cignetti Alabama football past before Rose Bowl (montgomeryadvertiser.com) — Local fans may remember Curt Cignetti from his successful run as head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania before he climbed the college ranks. Now he leads top‑seeded Indiana into a College Football Playoff Rose Bowl showdown with Alabama, and this piece looks back at his influential years on Nick Saban’s staff.
   

📸 Around Indiana

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Indiana

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• Community Time in the Garden with the Indiana Community Garden
  Indiana Community Garden, Mack Park Swimming Pool, Indiana
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Gundam Locals
  SCG Hobby , Indiana , Indiana
  12:00 pm

📣 Indiana Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Tuesday Night Tying
  Prince Gallitzin State Park , 966 Marina Rd , Patton
  5:30 pm
• Robinson Group Run - Moonlit Burgers Sewickley
  Moonlit Burgers Sewickley , 523 Locust Pl , Sewickley
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Disney Lorcana Locals
  SCG Hobby , Indiana , Indiana
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• IRMC Mobile Wellness
  Burrell Township Library , 120 Blaire Rd , Black Lick
  2:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Game Day for Adults & Seniors
  Ebensburg Cambria Public Library , 225 W Highland Ave , Ebensburg
  1:00 pm
• Open Game Night
  SCG Hobby , Indiana , Indiana
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Winter Magic
  Painting with a Twist , 5994 Steubenville Pike Ste G , McKees Rocks
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Pokémon Standard
  SCG Hobby, Indiana , 1450 Oakland Ave Unit 1 , Indiana
  12:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Needlework Night
  Loyalhanna Watershed Farm , Bolivar
  5:00 pm
• Magic the Gathering Commander
  SCG Hobby, Indiana , 1450 Oakland Ave Unit 1 , Indiana
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Indiana. Apply here.
• Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers posted a job opening for Cashier in Indiana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Indiana here.

🗞 Nearby News

Blairsville

• Multiple sentences reported in Common Pleas Court (wfmz.com)

Derry

• High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 22, 2025 (triblive.com)

Johnstown

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-- The Patch AM Team

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