The South Bend Regional Chamber has created a webpage with information, including frequently asked questions, about Amazon Web Services' $11 billion data center project near New Carlisle.
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Goshen Fire Department is training Maple, a golden retriever, as its first therapy dog to support first responders and residents during stressful calls and community emergencies.
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YMCA CEO Mark Weber says their child care center serving St. Joseph and Benton Harbor is full, and he says downtown South Bend lacks a high-quality child care option for downtown workers.
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Students expelled from the South Bend Community School Corporation – and those struggling in a traditional classroom – will soon have a new option. The school district rolled out plans for a new alternative education program during Monday’s school board meeting.
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The city of South Bend, St. Joseph County and the Michiana Council of Governments would create a new nonprofit to administer the land bank program. It aims to reduce the number of vacant properties and create new affordable housing opportunities in blighted neighborhoods.
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Marshall County has declared itself a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” but the language is a bit more limited than its neighbor’s.
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Beltone’s “Hear for the Holidays” program is accepting nominations in Elkhart and Warsaw to give free hearing aids to people who need them but can’t afford them.
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