“We will continue to work to find partners that are going to help us and assist us in the replacement of it, but we are committed to replacing the bridge and ensuring that it’s safe to pass until we do,” Elkhart Mayor Roberson said in a Facebook video Friday.
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The Indiana House passed a congressional map aimed at securing Republican control of the U.S. House, following months of pressure from the Trump administration to redraw boundaries ahead of next year’s midterm election.
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Michigan City riders can now travel for free as the city ends all bus fares, a move officials say boosts access, saves money and keeps existing routes in place.
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Required by this year's Indiana General Assembly, Indiana University trustees Friday finalized a new process to review faculty each year, allowing for even tenured faculty to be fired if they don't meet the standards.
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The county commissioners Thursday finalized a three-percent cost of living adjustment for non-union employees, along with matching increases for the prosecutor, sheriff and treasurer. That’s in line with the raises they got at the beginning of this year. But the clerk/register will see a raise of more than 12 percent, and the drain commissioner will get a raise of more than six percent.
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South Bend Mayor James Mueller says that if the Board of Public Works approves the acquisition Tuesday, he expects the city's redevelopment commission next year to start funding renovation of the vacant building.
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Salvation Army of Elkhart Major Tim Nauta on Thursday said he was making a "major appeal" to the community to donate to red kettles outside area stores this holiday season. Nauta says giving is down but community needs continue to grow.
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