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Indiana statute requires city common council members to have lived in the city for a year and in their council district for six months, but property records show Heidi Beidinger bought her South Bend home only nine months ago.

Heidi Beidinger, an associate professor of the practice in global health at Notre Dame, defeated Hodge Patel, Derrick Perry and Angela Smith in a Democratic Party caucus Wednesday.

A caucus has been scheduled to replace Troy Warner on the South Bend Common Council. Warner is stepping down from the council next Friday, to become Mayor James Mueller’s chief of staff.

Democrats who live in South Bend Common Council District 4, covering the city's east side, and want to replace the resigning Troy Warner should notify St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chair Don Westerhausen. He has 30 days to schedule a party caucus to vote on Warner's replacement.

South Bend Mayor James Mueller Thursday announced that Common Council member Troy Warner will become his chief of staff. St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chair Don Westerhausen is taking applications from people interested in the council seat and will soon set a party caucus to pic Warner's replacement.

Former Republican Elkhart County Clerk Christopher Anderson on Thursday pleaded guilty to the lesser-included misdemeanor charge of conversion, after a grand jury indicted him and Chief Deputy Clerk Carol Smith on felony official misconduct charges.

Tom McCormick grew up on a farm, became an electrician, is a longtime volunteer firefighter, and owns an electrical services firm

Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has tossed his hat into the ring to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Jimtown), who was killed in a car crash earlier this month.

State Representative Curt Nisly has tossed his hat into the ring to replace the late Jackie Walorski in Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District.