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Friday, May 8th, 2026
Good morning, Mishawaka. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 8th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Dogapalooza returns to Ox Bow Park tomorrow, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event offers a Paws for a Cause 5K run & a 1-mile fun run, doggy yoga, live music, food trucks and a trick dog act at 12:30 p.m. WVPE
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ South Bend Civic Theatre stages the final run of 'It Shoulda Been You,' a wedding-gone-wrong comedy with heart, this Mother's Day weekend; local audiences get one last chance to see its lively humor + warm moments. WNDU
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ A team from Mishawaka High School earned a wildcard spot in the 2026 STARTedUP Challenge Finals for their NAM Spike Guard idea, which protects athletes’ racing spikes. The team will join other contestants for a six-week bootcamp and compete on June 12 for a $25,000 prize. Michiana Business News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Gov. Mike Braun launched Keep IN, an initiative by Indiana's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to help small business owners plan for succession and ownership transitions. The program will offer free valuation tools (in pilot regions with SMB.co) and free succession planning workshops with the Indiana Chamber. 95.3 MNC
- ➤ Gov. Mike Braun extended the gasoline sales tax suspension and paused the gas excise tax for 30 days — saving Hoosier drivers nearly 60 cents per gallon, while Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office began investigating possible price gouging at local stations amid rising fuel costs. InkFreeNews
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ B & B Holdings has proposed to tear down the Pangford Motel and two houses on McKinley Avenue and replace them with 39 rental apartments in three townhome-style buildings; the former Asia Market will be repurposed into a restaurant. The full redevelopment plan will be reviewed by the city council on May 18. WVPE
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