Pups Take Over the Pool Tonight for the Annual Doggie Dip
Fishers, IN · September 10, 2026
Watching dogs belly-flop into the YMCA pool tonight is just about the only proper way to usher in September. If you are heading south toward the interstate today, though, plan around midday lane restrictions along Binford.
The Lead
Indiana's largest gathering of hot air balloons returns to the Allisonville Road skies this weekend as Conner Prairie kicks off its annual Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival tomorrow evening. More than 45 piloted balloons are scheduled to fill the grounds from Friday through Sunday, featuring synchronized evening glows at dusk, dawn competition flights over the prairie, and an early glimpse at this fall’s Headless Horseman corn maze.
Friday and Saturday evening sessions bring live music, food trucks, and glowing burners after dark, though anyone hoping to catch the pilots in action should plan ahead — evening tickets frequently sell out before opening night. Saturday and Sunday morning passes offer an added perk, doubling as full-day general admission to explore the outdoor living-history grounds once the sunrise race crowns its champion. Pack a folding lawn chair and track the weather closely, as launch schedules always hinge on surface winds.
Local Pulse
Northbound Binford Faces Daytime Lane Restriction Crews will narrow northbound Binford Boulevard to a single lane between 71st Street and I-465 until 3 p.m. today.
Harvest Fest Returns to Downtown Trail More than 70 artists, musicians, and ten local nonprofits will line the Nickel Plate Trail this Sunday from noon to five.
Public Voting Closes for County Art Exhibit Residents can cast in-person ballots at City Hall through Friday evening to decide this year’s People’s Choice award winner.
Today's Outlook
- High 79°F · Low 67°F — Drizzle (39% chance of precipitation)
- Pack an umbrella for intermittent drizzle during an otherwise mild commute.
What's On Around Town
Together Today Senior Gathering Fishers Community Center (11400 Johnson Way), 9:00 AM–1:30 PM Board games, friendly conversation, and lunch for adults 55 and up.
Fishers YMCA Doggie Dip Fishers YMCA (9012 E 126th St), 5:30–7:45 PM Bring your four-legged companion for end-of-season pool and splash-pad play.
Noblesville: State of the City Address Embassy Suites Noblesville (13700 Conference Center Dr S), 5:30–8:00 PM Hear regional vision and commercial growth updates over dinner just up north.
Carmel: Movies at Midtown Midtown Plaza, 6:00 PM Catch a free outdoor screening of Monsters, Inc. from the plaza lawn.
Spotlight & Story
- The 1896 Cornfield Skirmish
- In August 1896, outlaws dismantled railroad tracks just outside town to derail and loot a passing locomotive. Sheriff Frank Thacker and a hastily assembled citizen posse cornered the conspirators near midnight, exchanging a dozen frantic gunshots across a pitch-black cornfield.
Fishers Daily Digest — compiled from local sources as of 6 AM. For breaking updates, follow your local newsrooms.
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