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Since Randy Zimmerly retired from Westview Schools in 2018 after 20 years, he's held interim superintendent positions at three other districts in the region, and this school year he'll help school corporations across Indiana find superintendents through his work at Ball State University.
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Mike Murrell/WVPEThe LOGAN Center hosted its third annual Walk and Roll fundraiser this past weekend at the Potawatomi Zoo, drawing a record crowd of more than 650 people. -
ProvidedSt. Joseph County Police Friday arrested 31-year-old Kevin Brazier on charges that he forced a woman he met on Facebook to have sex with paying clients. -
ProvidedPatrick Jordan had been on paid administrative leave since August 15, while the county attorney investigated allegations that he used derogatory language about Muslims and LGBTQ+ people while on the job. -
Provided by Notre Dame Lead Innovation Team/Provided by Notre Dame Lead Innovation TeamUniversity of Notre Dame lead paint expert Heidi Beidinger says she was pleasantly surprised to see a company publicly held accountable for violating federal lead paint regulations, but she says the $10,000 that Homeworks Construction is paying to settle the suit is a "slap on the wrist." -
ProvidedLa Casa de Amistad community engagement director Dara Marquez says honoring Latino immigrants who have helped others, at a time when immigrants are increasingly cast as outsiders, reminds her that Hispanics have called Michiana home for decades. -
screenshot from Access LaPorte County Media YouTube videoPlans to keep the Indiana State Prison open are drawing frustration from Michigan City Council members.
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Yvonne Castañeda is the author of Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, a memoir that explores eating disorders, depression, and identity in the Latino community
Disney’s High School Musical - October 3rd through 12th, 2025 at The South Bend Civic Theatre Wilson Auditorium
The 14th annual Michiana Pottery Tour, September 27th and 28th
Saturday, September 6th from 10:30 to 6 PM - Downtown Goshen, along the Millrace Canal starting at Powerhouse Park
WVPE is a media sponsor for the Elkhart Sister Cities Association presenting the fourth annual Elkhart Hispanic Heritage Festival
Island Park, Elkhart 9/13/25, 11:00 AM to 9:00PM
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Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.
