⚾🍌 What does baseball and bananas have in common?

Happy July!!!

Already a third of the way done with summer. I feel like it's going a little too fast as it feels students literally just got out of school!

Please note that this will be the only newsletter this week, as I will be returning next Tuesday, July 9.

Your Monday Richmond weather forecast: A high of 78, low of 58. Sunny! 🌞

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⚾ Former Earlham Quaker tries out for Savannah Bananas

Earlham College has produced another professional baseball player!

Max Fries, who just finished his fifth season with the Quakers, played his fourth game for the Savannah Bananas organization Thursday night.

Playing against the Bananas, Fries played on The Visitors, the developmental team that is used to decide on players to make any of the three main teams next season.

While he said his life's motto is to play for an audience of one (God), Thursday night saw Fries play in front of an audience of 15,000 at a sold-out Victory Field, with his team even coming out on top as underdogs.

For the full story, read here!

📰 What else you should know today:

⚫🟡 IUPUI no more: Starting today, Purdue University Indianapolis officially launches.

⚡🐜 Lightning bugs disappearing?: Many Hoosiers are saying they see fewer fireflies at night than they did when they were younger. Why?

🔴⚪🔵 Debate aftermath:Who won last Thursday's presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? Indiana politicians give their takes.

🏥 Carbon monoxide sickens 19:An Ace Hardware store in New Albany sent eight people to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak. 11 were treated at the scene.

😊 Good News Monday! 😊

The Wayne County Foundation has announced the 14 local organizations to receive a combined $143,807 through Grant Cycle II.

The monies going to each of the organizations will be used to fund a variety of programs, from Centerville Senior High School purchasing and training an emotional support dog to the Golay Community Center making facility improvements.

The most awarded to an organization was $15,000, going to Brighter Path Inc., Communities in Schools of Wayne County and Every Child Can Read, Inc., among others.

For the list of all organizations receiving grants, read here.

Thank you for taking the time to read through today's newsletter. I always appreciate story tips, so send those ideas, questions and observations my way. Email me at eweaver@gannett.com and you can follow me on X (@evan_weaver7).

See you tomorrow!