Fowler Wins South Bend City Clerk Race Over Dieter
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Fowler Wins South Bend City Clerk Race Over Dieter

Chief deputy city clerk Kareemah Fowler won a decisive victory in the South Bend city clerk race on Tuesday. The lopsided results, which saw Fowler receive three times as many votes as long-time Common Councilman Derek Dieter, came after the race took an unexpectedly negative turn in recent weeks. Both sides lobbed accusations of law-breaking…

IUSB to Host South Bend City Clerk Debate on April 7th
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IUSB to Host South Bend City Clerk Debate on April 7th

Indiana University South Bend will be hosting a primary election debate between the Democratic candidates for South Bend city clerk next week. The candidates that will be on the May 5th ballot are at-large city councilman Derek Dieter and chief deputy city clerk Kareemah Fowler. Both will be at the debate. Organizers say that the…

Mayor Buttigieg Endorses Kareemah Fowler for City Clerk
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Mayor Buttigieg Endorses Kareemah Fowler for City Clerk

A candidate for South Bend city clerk just landed a major endorsement. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who will himself face voters next month, lent his official support to Kareemah Fowler at a press conference this morning. “Kareemah and I share a unified vision of our community and its progress,” Mayor Buttigieg told the assembled…

South Bend Common Council’s ‘Obsolete’ Audio Recording System Replaced

South Bend Common Council’s ‘Obsolete’ Audio Recording System Replaced

An ongoing reliability issue with the South Bend Common Council’s aging recording system appears to have been resolved. The audio recording system is used by the city clerk’s office to transcribe Council minutes. The city had what the clerk’s office describes as a “technologically obsolete recording system” that failed throughout 2014. As a result of…

Sharon Banicki Announces Run for South Bend City Clerk
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Sharon Banicki Announces Run for South Bend City Clerk

And then there were three. The race for city clerk among South Bend Democrats just got a little bit more crowded with the entry of Sharon Banicki. Banicki, who works in the Voter Registration office, says that she has over 17 years’ worth of experience working as an office manager at a locally-owned company, Hobbyland,…

Voorde Announces Bid for South Bend Common Council, Endorses Fowler for City Clerk
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Voorde Announces Bid for South Bend Common Council, Endorses Fowler for City Clerk

John Voorde made his run for South Bend Common Council official Tuesday night. The current city clerk will be running in the May 5, 2015 primary as an at-large candidate in the Democratic primary. “I hope to continue to build upon my record of public service based upon pragmatic common sense,” Voorde said. Voorde is…

Kareemah Fowler Announces City Clerk Bid
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Kareemah Fowler Announces City Clerk Bid

South Bend’s deputy city clerk is throwing her hat into the ring to become the next city clerk. Kareemah Fowler announced her candidacy on Tuesday night. Fowler’s declaration came one day after Common Councilman Derek Dieter announced his own bid on Facebook. Fowler has worked in the city clerk’s office for the past four years….