The St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission will meet Tuesday to consider whether to retroactively recommend zoning approval of a used car dealer's request to add a fenced parking lot.
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Kylee Lowry/ProvidedOne year after a northern Indiana family raised funds for a diabetic alert dog, 10-week-old Luna has begun training to help protect 5-year-old Maybel Lowry. -
The CSX rail system says it has started controlling its drawbridge in St. Joseph, MI remotely from Evansville, IN in a two-month test before the U.S. Coast Guard. -
Graphic provided, Card & Associates/WVPEA federal lawsuit alleges that payments from the city of Mishawaka for the construction of a sports complex ended up going towards the developer’s waterfront home in Florida. -
Michael Gallenberger/WVPE"Today, we are saying loudly and proudly that, here in Mishawaka, everyone will be a part of this park," said Mayor Dave Wood. -
provided/city of ElkhartThe Freight Street District Initiative was among the recipients of the state’s READI Arts & Culture grants, funded by the Lilly Endowment. -
On May 8, 2025, the team was on its way to a game in Hobart, when its buses were hit by a box truck in LaPorte County.
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