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A big boost for the Mishawaka Building Trades program as a big check from the city will help it grow.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Program selects honorees from around Michiana for 16th year

The Mishawaka High School Building Trades Program seeks to acquire a house to add renovation skills to the student offerings in the program.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Park patrons in Mishawaka can see dinosaurs and insects up close through augmented reality app

MISHAWAKA — Paul Modlin loved seeing his nephews and niece walking in the hallways or in his classroom when they were students at Mishawaka High School. The longtime teacher remembers seeing his nephew, Matt Modlin, and playfully punching him or giving him a hug. “After a while he’d see me walking and kind of walk a little bit around me,” Paul said with a smile. He’d also see Abigail Bill, Matt’s sister, and give her a kiss. And he remembers having their brother Be...