The fire territory expansion will roughly double the fire service portion of township property tax rates, generating money that proponents say will keep them competitive with other departments for pay.
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Jeff Parrott/WVPEGas prices were as high as $4.19 a gallon Wednesday in Michiana, higher that the Indiana average of $4.08, according to AAA. -
Jeff Parrott/WVPEIndiana Department of Transportation officials say they're confident they can slow down State Road 23 traffic as it approaches the roundabout, with reduced speed limits and channelization measures like curbing. -
St. Joseph County prosecutors released no factual information Tuesday in how cold case detectives solved the case but it was featured in the Nov. 1 episode of Oxygen's show Cold Justice. -
On Thursday the South Bend administration will ask the city's redevelopment commission for another $1.5 million to revamp Kennedy Park, bringing the project's estimated cost up over $18 million. -
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library officials say their new bookmobile is for everyone, but they're especially eager to bring books to senior and day care centers, apartment complexes, and poorer areas of the city. -
Elkhart County officials say the most-blocked railroad crossings in 2025 were at county roads, 50, 42 and 29. They say a website with live information about whether crossings are open is getting 500 to 700 views per day.
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