Offices for the city of South Bend and St. Joseph County within the County-City Building and County Services Building are re-open. The offices had been closed with limited access to the public due to the pandemic. The St. Joseph County Health Department recently issued the recommendation to allow access once again. However, due to ongoing…
Most city and county offices continue to offer limited in-person access “until further notice” upon recommendation from the St. Joseph County Health Department. “The Board of Commissioners, the Mayor, and the Department of Health continue to monitor the pandemic, and currently plan to keep the County-City Courthouse Complex closed to the public until St. Joseph…
The fight to be named the best pizzeria in St. Joseph County is heating up. The online vote, which is being sponsored by the regional tourism website VisitSouthBend.com, pits eight of the county’s best pizza joints against each other in a friendly competition. “There is some stiff competition when it comes to great pizza in…
Early voting begins today across the state of Indiana for the 2015 municipal primary elections. St. Joseph County residents can vote early at the County-City Building in downtown South Bend (227 W. Jefferson Blvd) or the County Services Building in Mishawaka (219 Lincoln Way West). Early voting will take place Monday thru Friday, April 7…
Today is your last chance to register to vote in Indiana if you plan to vote in the May 5 primary. You can check your voter registration information on the IndianaVoters.in.gov website. If you need to register or change your address, the good news is that it is not too late. While the voter registration…
Local primary elections are a little over a month away in Indiana. Candidates are knocking on doors, supporters are putting signs in their yards, and endorsements are being announced. It also means that poll workers are needed in St. Joseph County. The St. Joseph County Democratic Party sent out an email request Tuesday asking local…
The St. Joseph County Council is currently debating Ordinance 69-14, the Patient Safety Bill, which proponents say will help provide better healthcare for women. If this is truly the purpose of the bill, one would think that medical practitioners in South Bend would offer their full-throated support. The opposite is true. Medical professionals, including the…
The St. Joseph County Board of Health has come out against a proposed abortion ordinance that could come up for a vote as early as today. In a letter to the County Council, the Board of Health took issue with both the process behind the ordinance and with the content. The Board says that they…
Who was the second person to build a working airplane? The third African American to play professional baseball? History records them all, but it is the “first” to do something that often captures the public’s attention. Take Pierre Navarre, for example. Navarre is often credited as the “first” person of European descent (French, specifically) to…
South Bend is currently on pace to have the least amount of snow for the month of December on record. The reprieve comes just a month after the city experienced record snowfall in November. The National Weather Service says that the city has not received measurable amounts of the white stuff as of December 29….
