Local coverage
Project conversations across St. Joseph County and the South Bend metro.
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Mishawaka
The Princess City nickname is older than most of Mishawaka's housing stock. It traces to the legend behind the town's name -- a Shawnee...
Local planning notes →Granger
Granger took its name from a farmers' organization, not a founder. The Grangers gave their name to the train depot that started the community in...
Local planning notes →Osceola
Osceola's name honors a Seminole leader, chosen when the town was platted in 1837 -- eight years after William and Timothy Moat became some of...
Local planning notes →New Carlisle
New Carlisle's historic district -- listed today on the National Register of Historic Places -- grew from a 160-acre purchase Richard Risley...
Local planning notes →North Liberty
North Liberty's elegant older homes and business-district buildings, now part of a pending National Register historic-district application, trace...
Local planning notes →Lakeville
Union Township's Lakeville built its identity around its schools as much as anything else: 13 one-room schoolhouses served the area into the...
Local planning notes →Roseland
Roseland's 1916 incorporation created one of St. Joseph County's smallest and narrowest towns -- about four blocks wide and a mile long --...
Local planning notes →Elkhart
Elkhart's industrial reputation started with trailers, not RVs. In 1931, a local named Milo Miller built a travel trailer for his own business...
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