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Police said there was so much animal waste on the floor of Thomas and Laura Duncan's Goshen trailer that the floor wasn't visible. The Humane Society of Elkhart County's Maria Waltersdorf says 12 of the dogs still need homes and they're surprisingly loving and well-mannered for what they've been through.
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ProvidedThe South Bend Board of Public Works recently approved $5.3 million in projects around the East Race and riverwalk, including a new pedestrian bridge, new dock and upgraded stairways connecting the Jefferson Bridge to Howard Park. -
Marek Mazurek/WVPEThe Forever Learning Institute will hold summer classes at former Clay High School after SBCSC approved a short-term facility agreement Monday. -
Jon MayerThe fifth annual Oaklawn's Got Talent Friday at Elkhart's The Lerner Theatre will again raise money for Oaklawn's 24-hour mental health and addictions crisis response services in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. -
Provided/Elkhart CountyA newly filed lawsuit alleges a bus driver transporting NorthWood choir students in 2024 was intoxicated during a field trip to Michigan. -
Bike to Work Week encourages people to ride bikes to work on Friday, Bike to Work Day, but organizers have planned events each day encouraging more bicycling, especially youth. -
Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz didn't give a reason in his resignation letter Monday to Circuit Court Judge Mark Herman, but it comes less than a month after Fitz voiced frustration with county commissioners rejecting his request to increase pay for deputy prosecuting attorneys.
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