Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
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🏘️ Community
The Rotary Club of South Bend honored four officers from the South Bend and St. Joseph County police departments at a National First Responders Day ceremony at the Century Center for their law enforcement work and volunteerism, including mentoring and event support.
💼 Business
Boundless Recreation is investing $2 million to build a 104,000 sqft RV manufacturing facility in Bristol and has hired 45 workers, with plans to expand to 115 employees by the end of 2028 and pay about 125% of Elkhart County's average wage.
🎭 Culture
The Ripple Effect choir will present its signature concert If You Knew Me, You’d Love Me on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Raclin Murphy Encore Center, combining music + community speakers; a $30 donation is suggested but not required.
📰 Economy
NIPSCO announced it will seek regulatory approval to return $57.5 million from data center development to existing electric customers, with average residential credits of about $5 a month for 18 months (about $90) starting roughly 30 days after approval.
🎓 Education
Notre Dame’s iNDustry Labs launched the AI Leaders of Tomorrow fellowship in February, and by late October 50 students had completed nearly 30 projects helping local businesses, from a cost-of-living comparison tool for the careers site to a workload-monitoring app at Vista Manufacturing + a campus showcase Thursday.
🏛️ Government
FEMA is still offering in-person help for victims of the August 2026 storms to upload documents, manage appeals, and schedule home inspections; find local support locations on the FEMA website or call (800) 621-3362.
🏈 Sports
High school playoffs continue this week with Class 1A-4A sectional semifinals and the first round for Class 5A+6A.
Friday night No. 9 Saint Joseph will host No. 6 Northridge at Father Bly Field in Leighton Stadium; the winner will play NorthWood or Culver Academy for the sectional title on Nov. 6.
Logan Duncomb will be Notre Dame’s starting power forward and is expected to supply scoring and rebounding after winning Big South player of the year (18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds last season); the Irish open their season Nov.
1 in Rome against Villanova.
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