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The school board voted Tuesday to freeze pay rates for many support staff members and make official the closure of four school buildings.
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provided/city of Elkhart“They were forced to make life-or-death decisions in an extremely dangerous situation,” said Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson. -
Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow and the nonprofit We Make Indiana say it's time to better enforce South Bend's rental housing standards, and they'll visit other Indiana cities to see what has worked. -
Concord Community Schools Superintendent Dan Funston says the new $14.8 million Jake Field upgrade did not require a property tax increase because of prudent spending the past few years. -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says it should have been clear to Michigan State Police that they removed Pete Buttigieg's children on a baseless anonymous report. -
The South Bend Common Council Monday night voted 7-1 to pause the city's involvement in work to develop the Midwest Continental Divide Trail project, despite a veto threat from the Mayor James Mueller administration. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPESeven artists from around the country, including one from South Korea, will start painting murals in South Bend on Wednesday.
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