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Where’s the reporter? The current affairs show that defied the odds We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Debi Enker Save Normal text size At a time when Australian Story has become a Monday night fixture for the ABC, it’s hard to believe that when it arrived in 1996, it seemed radical. It’s now such a familiar favourite that executive producer Caitlin Shea worries sometimes that it’s too much like “an old, comfy pair of slippers”. As it celebrates its silver jubilee in May, Australian Story is popular with ...

Twice as many St. Joseph County residents will be eligible for an “early-bird” rate to have their leaves picked up this year, after the county Board of Commissioners agreed to pay an extra $75,000 in customer subsidies to the private vendor running the program. Under a modified contract the commissioners approved Tuesday with St. Joe County Recycling, the first 3,000 residents to subscribe to the program will pay a discounted fee of $99, an increase from the 1,500 subscribers who got that rate for the 2020 season. The contract calls for the county to pay the company a subsidy of $23...

SOUTH BEND — Although more than a quarter of St. Joseph County residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, officials are concerned about a “plateau” in the number of vaccinations as fewer people are signing up to receive their shot. Health department data reported 73,284 people in the county have been fully vaccinated as of Wednesday, with 98,902 having received their first dose. Two weeks ago, data showed nearly 60,000 county residents had been fully vaccinated, with just over 78,500 having received one dose. “This pandemic will go on as long as we choose it to g...

SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Council voted Friday to override a veto from the county commissioners and extend an ordinance that allows fines for some violations of the county's mask order.  The council voted 7-1 to extend the enforcement mechanism until May 27, with Richard Pfeil joining the council’s six Democrats in supporting the measure. Republican Mark Telloyan voted against overriding the veto, while Republican Mark Root was not present at the meeting. The ordinance allows for fines to businesses that do not enforce the mask ordinance. The ordinance does not allow ind...