The Penn Harris Madison school board met Tuesday in executive session to discuss the five people who've applied to fill the trustee seat vacated by Matt Chaffee's resignation Oct. 6.
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Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says SNAP recipients shouldn't wait until Nov. 1 to prepare to lose their benefits. He suggests keeping current on paperwork, trying to stretch food spending more this week, and reaching out to food pantries.
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United Way plans to turn South Bend’s historic Marquette Academy building into a neighborhood hub offering childcare, education, and family services.
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Rhonda Parkhurst says Gregory Durling's one-year prison sentence, followed by four years of community corrections, seems short but he's remorseful, her daughter forgives him, and a longer prison term won't reduce her injuries.
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St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier granted Sheriff Bill Redman's motion to dismiss, finding that Rokita lacks standing to bring the complaint, he offered no evidence that Redman has a policy or practice of stopping staff from cooperating with ICE, and a state attorney general can't force local police to help ICE.
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"I think that the numbers do so much more than put pressure on elected officials," said Gabrianna Gratzol, who helped organize Elkhart's event. "I think that they demonstrate to people who may be afraid to speak out or afraid to identify as opposing the current administration, to let them know that they’re not alone."
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The total spending plan is just under $180 million. That’s a drop of more than $10 million from the advertised proposal, after county officials trimmed the General, Highway, Health, and Election and Registration funds.
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