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St. Joseph County’s new “Babies Need to Breathe” campaign aims to eliminate sleep-related infant deaths by 2027 through education and safe sleep practices.
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ProvidedThe Paradise Valley Unified School District in Phoenix earlier this year hired Todd Cummings as superintendent despite the South Bend school board publicly investigating various allegations against him. -
NPRWith shorter days, some in Michiana may face seasonal depression. Experts say light therapy and daily routines can help ease the winter blues. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEPolice agencies in St. Joseph County say they welcome more federal money to enforce drug laws, on both highways and side streets. -
A Purdue University agricultural economist says wind turbines are lucrative for farmers but politics, aesthetics and relationships with neighbors also drive decisions on whether to lease. -
Historic Portage Manor Facebook pagePeople attending Saturday's Coffee With Your Commissioners event wanted to know the process for selling or transferring the property, and they asked commissioners to involve the public in the process. -
ProvidedCity of Mishawaka officials say the 3.75% annual rate increases over five years will help fund sewer upgrades that have been mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop raw sewage from entering the St. Joseph River during rainy weather.
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