Patrick Swem News Today

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.

BUCHANAN — Buchanan City Commissioners voted Monday to offer former interim City Manager Tim Lynch the city manager job, less than two weeks after Benjamin Eldridge resigned from the post.

Chalk up another victory for the hospitality industry in Berrien County. At last night's Buchanan City Commission meeting, City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a Social District as presented by Community Development Director, Richard Murphy. With that vote, Buchanan joins other Southwest Michigan communities including Niles, Bridgman, and St. Joseph in creating a walkable social district for their community. City Commissioner Patrick Swem says, "We've been discussing t...