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Jeff Parrott/WVPECass County plans to apply for $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding, on behalf of Cass, Branch and St. Joseph counties in Michigan. The money would go toward case management, to help affected residents with housing, access to services and long-term recovery planning. -
Greenways & Blueways of Northwest Indiana/FacebookEfforts to connect new Buffalo and Chicago with a 60-mile bike trail will continue to see progress this year. An update on the Marquette Greenway was given during a virtual “Northwest Indiana Green Drinks” event Thursday.
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The nonprofit Rebuilding Together St. Joseph County is working in River Park this year and plans expansion into Mishawaka and unincorporated St. Joseph County this fall. -
LaGrange County Tourism Foundation CEO Sonya Nash says many people ask about the origin of the name Shipshewana, unaware that the town was named for a Potawatomi chief who was driven from the area in 1838. -
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. -
"There’s been a lot of surveyors, prospectors, whatever you want to call them, in unmarked vehicles, and the citizens are complaining about this," said County Commissioner Steve Holifield. "They have a right to know who’s in their neighborhood." -
"The system’s broken," said Elkhart County Commissioner Bob Barnes. "The system that the IURC’s over is broken. People are outsmarting you guys and they’re taking advantage of the public, and it’s got to stop." -
The city of South Bend is inviting people age 18 and older to offer designs and paint sidewalk murals to raise awareness of how storm drains send pollutants into the St. Joseph River. -
Critics say they worry about burdening heirs with liens but Republican St. Joseph County Council members say they're more worried about making it easier for middle-aged and senior homeowners who've paid off their mortgages to stay in their homes despite rising property tax bills. -
The M.R. Falcons hall, 3212 Keller St. in South Bend, has stepped up to host the Dyngus Day lunch and political candidate speeches on Monday, after a burst pipe has forced an unexpected kitchen renovation at the West Side Democratic and Civic Club. -
Elkhart County marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with thousands of pinwheels as advocates stress reporting concerns and supporting children and families. -
"We don’t get ahead of our skis," said Indiana Governor Mike Braun. "All I can tell you is we move at the speed of business, and we made it easy to get where it is and we’ll keep performing accordingly."
