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The Westview School Corporation has placed Superintendent Randy Miller on administrative leave after his arrest Sunday, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Provided by Kylee LowryFor most people, a dog is a companion that cuddles or plays fetch. For 5-year-old Maybel Lowry of Northern Indiana, a dog could mean the difference between life and death. -
Provided/IUSBGovernment funding for private and charter schools will be the topic of an upcoming event hosted by South Bend NAACP. The forum scheduled for Saturday, September 6 will include discussions about recent legislation and the NAACP’s national call for a moratorium on new charter schools. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEGirls flag football officially becomes an emerging sport this year with the Indiana High School Athletic Association. If about 10 more schools start teams, it will become an IHSAA state championship sport, commonly known as "varsity." -
The former chancellor of Ivy Tech’s South Bend-Elkhart campus alleges that her race and gender played a role in her firing. -
Mike Murrell/WVPESlate Auto has already moved into the historic R.R. Donnelley factory in Warsaw, where demolition is underway to prepare the site for electric-vehicle production. -
Indiana LandmarksGeorge Garner, with Indiana University South Bend's Civil Rights Heritage Center, says the building initially housed offices for Black professionals before later serving as a pool hall and recreation center offering then-"seedy" things like a daily numbers game.
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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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Congressional lawmakers return to D.C. with a massive September agenda, including efforts to avoid a government shutdown and a debate on whether to change the rules for confirming nominees. -
One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota warrior in the 1990 blockbuster Dances With Wolves. -
This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy. -
Malle takes over as the leader of American Vogue immediately. Malle, who has been with the publication since 2011, will still report to Anna Wintour who remains Condé Nast's chief content officer. -
The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.
