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The South Bend city administration Thursday will ask the redevelopment commission to give Devereaux Peters a fifth extension to secure financing, and to retake the property if she doesn't have money for the project's full expected cost in hand at closing.
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Kiersten Remenih/ProvidedLOGAN Community Resources responds to White House claims linking acetaminophen in pregnancy to autism, stressing evidence-based guidance and family support. -
provided"We’re going to have to find additional cuts, in order to fund cost of living increases and inflation costs,” Mayor James Mueller told common council members during Monday's budget hearing. -
ProvidedAuthor Mac Barnett, who specializes in and promotes picture books as a way of engaging kids with reading, will visit Concord Community Schools Oct. 13 and 14 as part of a four-state tour. -
ProvidedPolice agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort. -
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging school superintendents to remove teachers who’ve made social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination — using a South Bend teacher as an example of why it would be legal. -
Beacon Health SystemRetired cardiologist Dr. Bill Sarnat started the annual mass CPR trainings with nonprofit enFocus, hoping to increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates. The rate already rose from 5% to 11% locally and nationally from 2017 to 2024.
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Disney’s High School Musical - October 3rd through 12th, 2025 at The South Bend Civic Theatre Wilson Auditorium
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