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FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsAn hours-long manhunt in rural LaPorte County ended with a man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, while an Elkhart woman was taken into custody. -
Cass Family Clinic/cassfamilyclinic.orgCass Family Clinic CEO Joseph Gavan told the county commissioners Thursday that the organization’s mobile clinic has seen more than 900 patients since it went into service last November. -
Democratic St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner worries a data center ban could trigger lawsuits from developers that will increase the county's legal costs. But Republican Council Member Amy Drake says he's being too cautious on the issue. -
Cass County/casscountymi.orgSarah Scoggin was appointed on an interim basis back in May, following the resignation of Victor Fitz. Now, the county says she’s agreed to stay until Fitz’s term ends. -
St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts-Manier on Thursday ruled that Republican Election Board Chair John Jurgonski and Republican Clerk Amy Rolfes acted outside the law when they told a Rolfes staffer to keep four Democratic candidates off the Nov. 3 election ballot. -
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