A connection point between two of the region’s largest public transportation systems is relocating. Riders that rely on Transpo and the Interurban Trolley will have a new connection at Twin Branch Park along Lincolnway in Mishawaka. The Interurban Trolley’s Yellow Line connects that system with Transpo’s route #9 Northside Mishawaka bus at the Twin Branch…
Primary season is already well underway in Indiana. Candidates have announced their intentions in droves and are beginning to assemble their campaigns. Attention is now turning to the issues that voters want to hear addressed on the local level. The St. Joseph County Democratic Party is holding a candidate meet-and-greet for the upcoming 2015 municipal…
Debbie Ladyga-Block has announced that she will run for re-election as Mishawaka’s city clerk. Ladyga-Block has served as city clerk since 1992, previously serving as chief deputy city clerk from 1979 to 1986. The city clerk maintains the city council’s agendas, minutes, ordinances and resolutions. The city clerk also oversees the Ordinance Violations Bureau, certifies…
A local police officer has inserted himself into the national debate over police brutality with a t-shirt that mocks the brutal death of an unarmed man in the streets of New York City. Mishawaka police officer Jason Barthel designed the “Breathe Easy — Don’t Break the Law” shirt for his South Bend-based business. The message…
Democrats took a beating on election night this year but were largely spared on the local level thanks to strong campaigns backed with an impressive get-out-the-vote effort in St. Joseph County. Last night we profiled St. Joseph County Democratic Party chairman Jason Critchlow, who led the party’s local efforts. We sat down with Critchlow to…
A drunk driver responsible for the death of a mother of three has pleaded guilty. Kyle T. Papa, 23, entered a plea deal with the prosecutor’s office. He appeared in court today before Judge John Marnocha where he formally entered the guilty plea. As we reported in July: Papa was allegedly driving a van on…
A driver who left the scene of a deadly accident had his initial hearing today. Kyle T. Papa, 23, appeared before St. Joseph Superior Court Judge John M. Marnocha. Papa is facing five separate counts in the case. Papa was allegedly driving a van on June 15, 2014 with a twenty-four year old female passenger,…
