Good morning, Mishawaka.

Pedigree Entertainment will host its 2nd Annual Halloween Sip & Paint on Saturday, Oct.

31 at the Holiday Inn Mishawaka, featuring live singers, a comedian, a DJ, more than 50 canvases, and costume contests for attendees.

Mateo Pacheco-Aguilar (a John Adams High School ceramics student) won a contest and his drawing was turned into a mural at a local McDonald's, unveiled Oct.

27 after he submitted designs weeks earlier.

St. Joseph County is arranging a meeting with Samsung for next week or the first week of November to clarify permits and the future of the $3.5 billion Synergy Cells battery plant north of Indiana 2, which paused construction in May and is targeted for completion by Dec.

2027 but has an uncertain restart timeline.

A court ruled Oct. 27 that South Bend Schools must make the former Clay High School available for the Career Academy to lease+buy, saying the state missed deadlines and exceeded its authority; the state has appealed.

Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp. reported record third-quarter net income of $28.9 million on Monday, Oct.

26, up 9% year-over-year, driven by 8% loan growth to $5.68 billion; the board approved a 52-cent quarterly cash dividend as revenue climbed to $73 million.