Dan Schaetzle

A St. Joseph County judge has given Sheriff Bill Redman until March 17 to respond to Todd Rokita's lawsuit alleging he's not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement agents.

The St. Joseph County Council Tuesday night will consider a resolution formally giving the council president power to remove meeting agenda items.

Republican Jamie O'Brien files to replace Schaetzle just over a month after a Schaetzle-led coalition hired someone to replace him as council attorney.

Republican St. Joseph County Council President Dan Schaetzle finds himself without a party after sharing power with Democrats.

St. Joseph County Republican Party Vice-Chair Marvin "Joe" Layne faces a misdemeanor battery charge following the November incident in Mishawaka.

Democrats will chair the St. Joseph County Council's four standing committees, each containing Republican majorities, and members will be assigned to sit near each other and share office space.

The alleged battery occurred during the St. Joseph County Republican Party's monthly meeting on Saturday at Enzo's Venue in Mishawaka

Dr. Diana Purushotham is encouraging the public to attend one of three information sessions coming up and give input on what the health department should do with the new funding

Dr. Mark Fox says no one talked to him about eliminating his position before or since Wednesday's health board meeting

The departures come at a time when the health department will need to ramp up staff to provide millions of dollars in new services under a state public health expansion.