Good morning, Mishawaka.

Bell ringers for The Salvation Army in Kosciusko County will work Dec.

18-20 as a local couple offers a $5,000 challenge to double Red Kettle donations, and shoppers at stores in Warsaw and North Webster are encouraged to support the effort + sign up to volunteer.

Everwise Credit Union from South Bend has named Kyle Pierce as vice president, information security.

He will lead security operations and risk teams and partner with business leaders to ensure safe tech adoption (bringing over 20 years of IT experience from Marriott International).

LOGAN has launched a three-year early intervention program that places expert therapists in 11 childcare programs to assess needs and provide integrated therapy services across St. Joseph County.

It will also offer community-based caregiver-child groups + developmental screenings for children with complex needs.

Whitko School Board approved Drew Benedict as the new athletic director and Alicia Evans as the new nurse during a Dec.

15 meeting. Benedict, who will continue coaching boys' varsity basketball, will begin his duties in January.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration extended open enrollment for the Healthy Indiana Plan and PathWays for Aging until Wed, Dec.

24 so hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers can select new Medicaid plans ahead of MDwise's exit. FSSA offers a 90-day window to change plans if MDwise members are unsatisfied.

Indiana’s housing market slowed in November as new listings fell nearly 30% to 6,466 and closed sales dipped 5%; pending sales increased slightly to 5,840 (with Marion County reporting 803 closings) and the median sale price settled at $267,000 (3% higher than last November).

Preferred walk-on quarterback Anthony Rezac from Notre Dame plans to enter the transfer portal (On3 College Football Insider Pete Nakos reported).

He will seek a new team next season.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love announced Tuesday night on social media that he is forgoing his senior season to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, drawing attention from NFL scouts and local fans in Mishawaka.