John Twohy News Today

An electioneering complaint filed by a voter using the Munster’s Frank H. Hammond Elementary School site in May was dismissed after election officials determined that the candidate may have been inside the building, but was outside of the 50-foot chute, where campaigning is prohibited A second complaint against the same candidate in the same polling place also was dismissed after it was ...

Voters assigned to cast their ballot at Frank H. Hammond Elementary School in Munster should probably get used to seeing candidates just inside the schools doors.

Sarah Beasley joined the family business, Capital Concrete, in 2007 and took on the role of area manager this past spring. The company, started by Beasley's grandfather, was acquired by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials this past April.

(Credit: Reporter File Photo) Alexandria “Randy” Carey McManus passed away on April 4, 2021. She was the beloved wife of ‘Hank’ Henry McManus, and devoted mother of Peter Hugh (Liz) McManus and Eileen (Mike) McManus Reddan and cherished ‘Grandy’ to Autumn, Patrick Henry, Peter Cristian, and Carey Regan. Randy’s parents were the late Gov. Hugh L. Carey and Helen Owen Carey. Randy was also the daughter of Ensign John Twohy, her mother’s first husband, who wa...

SOUTH BEND — Court proceedings for a 14-year-old boy accused of molesting and killing a 6-year-old girl in New Carlisle will remain open to the public, a St. Joseph County Probate Court judge ruled Wednesday. Magistrate Graham Polando’s ruling comes after attorneys for the teen filed a motion to close public access, arguing the high-profile nature of the case could introduce “prejudice” into the case. In his ruling, Polando wrote that Indiana law is clear that juvenile court...

SOUTH BEND — Family and friends of Grace Ross filled the entire back row of a St. Joseph County courtroom Monday, each wearing a purple shirt with a picture of the New Carlisle 6-year-old that says “Forever missed but never forgotten.” Members of Grace’s family were in probate court to hear whether court proceedings for the 14-year-old boy accused of molesting and killing the little girl will remain open to the public after the boy’s attorneys filed a motion to seal the...