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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.

Einterz says commission president and others were trying to dismantle the health departments recent efforts.

St. Joseph County Council to hold hearings Tuesday on two redistricting ordinances to try to meet the Jan. 1 deadline to set up council districts.

St. Joseph County Council members are proposing three new contingency maps in anticipation of a legal challenge likely to draw out into 2022.

County Council president says lawsuit still in the works despite GOP calls for swift action on new maps

Republicans say council must approve maps by Dec. 31

Wilbur the Willo Bear did it his way, and owes his existence in NevCo to Frank Sinatra. Willo Restaurant owners Mike Byrne and Nancy Wilson took a trip to Stateline in 2004 for Nancy’s 40th…

A veteran living in a dilapidated trailer moved into a new home on the same property at the blessing of the property owner

The last-minute save that will allow the St. Joseph County Health Department to hire more workers for its COVID-19 vaccine clinic comes with a sigh of relief — and a head-scratching moment. Why did one County Council member block a request by the health department, which comes as the state plans to increase the county’s daily vaccine allotment to 1,000 doses? Because of council rules, a single vote cast by Councilman Mark Root, R-District I, was enough to keep the request from making ...

Health department clinic set to double daily vaccinations to 1,000