St. Joseph County Commissioners

St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says county commissioners never told the council that the Humane Society of St. Joseph County had requested twice their 2025 funding for 2026. The Humane Society has agreed to continue providing animal control through March, but after that, animal control would fall to county police if a deal can't be reached.

St. Joseph County leaders say state-enacted property tax cuts are leading them to stop paying for ambulance service to townships, forcing some townships to merge to better afford the service.

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. Joseph County Commissioners say they've learned that costs to renovate the former Studebaker 113 Building are too high to do the move anytime soon, but they're leaving the option open for the future.

St. Joseph County officials say they'll look for ways to better prioritize which streets are plowed first during snowy weather in Granger.

Special prosecutor Christopher Gaal acknowledged an Indiana State Police investigation finding that former DuComb Center director Sharon McBride wasn't always at the work release facility during business hours, but says she wasn't required to be, as an exempt salaried employee.

On Tuesday St. Joseph County commissioners will consider whether to hire a consultant to study whether the county should move out of the County-City Building and into the former Studebaker Building 113 on Lafayette Boulevard.

St. Joseph County Economic Development Director Bill Schalliol says the county hopes the gas station on the opposite corner can remain, while noting the overpass has not yet been designed.

St. Joseph County two years ago hired a firm to identify existing Granger subdivisions with failing septic systems, but paused that work recently when its dispute with Mishawaka developed over who would serve the planned Microsoft data center with water and sewers.

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.