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Friday, May 16th, 2025
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Good morning, Mishawaka. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, Mishawaka High School hosted the annual Special Olympics Unified Champions Day — a track and field event where over 100 student athletes from kindergarten through eighth grade competed — to promote inclusion for children with and without disabilities. ABC57
- ➤ St. Joseph County's Court Appointed Special Advocates program says about 200 abused and neglected children are waiting for volunteers to speak for them in their child welfare cases. Volunteer training will begin on June 16—volunteers typically spend 10 to 15 hours a month helping each child. WVPE
- ➤ The City of Mishawaka will host Kids to Parks Day at Hillis Hans Park on May 17th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm—families can enjoy games like cornhole, basketball and GaGa ball along with scavenger hunts, inflatables, snacks and free Kona Ice. City of Mishawaka
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Microsoft has chosen Mishawaka Utilities—known for reliable water and sewer service—as the provider for its upcoming data center, which will support a multi-billion-dollar tech project. The project will use high-quality infrastructure that meets the rigorous demands of global operations. City of Mishawaka
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Spring bird migration is visible on local weather radar as hundreds of thousands of birds fly at 3,000 feet while experts note that you may even hear soft chip calls on quiet nights—this comes as the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival runs May 15–18 with guided field trips, art exhibits and live bird shows at the Visitor Center and Indiana Dunes State Park. South Bend Tribune
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Today, the Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Men’s Club is hosting its 6th annual Career Day at Darden Elementary School — about 45 fifth graders will hear from nearly two dozen local professionals in the Michiana community. WNDU
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to Notre Dame—raising concerns that its DEI policies may violate federal and state civil rights laws—and requested details on changes to admissions and hiring practices; the university must respond by June 9. ABC57
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Experts in South Bend say that long sun exposure hurts skin at a cellular level—this damage may lead to photoaging and skin cancer. They advise using SPF 15–30, reapplying after swimming, and beginning yearly skin checks at any age. ABC57
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ After Penn won on Tuesday and New Prairie won on Thursday, the NIC softball title race now hinges on final games and run differential as both teams complete their conference schedules. New Prairie, 18-6 overall following a 5-2 win over the Kingsmen on May 15, will finish NIC play on May 19 while Penn, now 16-4, faces Saint Joseph on May 20 and May 22—additional results will determine the champion under new tiebreaker rules. South Bend Tribune
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