Carl Baxmeyer

The St. Joseph County Commissioners had a chance to lay out their vision for the future of Portage Manor, during Saturday’s “Coffee with Your Commissioners” event.

Now that construction is underway on Microsoft’s Granger data center, St. Joseph County officials are promising to keep an eye on disruption to the surrounding community.

The St. Joseph County Council Tuesday night unanimously passed a resolution requiring county commissioners to bring any sale of Portage Manor property before the council for approval. Commissioners President Carl Baxmeyer noted the commissioners must sign any council actions into law.

St. Joseph County Commissioners thought they were ready to turn the land over to a Catholic school in October but then started hearing from others interested in the land, so they're following state law on how to dispose of the property.

St. Joseph County says a reported data breach is tied to a third-party fax system, not its internal network, as officials continue an ongoing investigation.

St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says since the county is creating nearly half of the animal control work for the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, its funding to the nonprofit should increase accordingly.

Bill Redman is term-limited from serving a third term as sheriff, so he's ending his 31-year law enforcement career at the end of 2026 and hopes to face incumbent Republican Commissioner Carl Baxmeyer in the November election.

St. Thomas More Academy officials say taking over the former Portage Manor county home will let them consolidate their three buildings downtown into one space.

Plans for a new interchange on State Road 2 could take another step forward Tuesday. The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to build a diverging diamond interchange at Larrison Boulevard and Strawberry Road, to handle traffic from the Amazon and GM developments.

Solar farms and data centers were hot topics during St. Joseph County’s first “Coffee with Your Commissioners” event Saturday.