Good morning, Mishawaka.

Residents have many holiday events to choose from this week as festivities continue until Jan.

4; in Mishawaka, Cinemark Movies 14 is showing Despicable Me today from 5:30 to 9 p.m., while nearby areas offer markets + light shows, artisan fairs, and family hikes.

J2K Capraio, a family-owned business in Walkerton, operates Indiana’s first underground cheese cave where it ages goat & cow cheeses naturally to produce unique flavors for thousands of pounds each year.

Kwanzaa honors African American heritage with a week of traditions that many celebrate.

The holiday, which began (in 1966) in California, continues to be observed by local residents.

A calm pup named Grandson (about one year old) has been at the South Bend Animal Resource Center since October and now awaits a forever home.

He needs a quiet family without cats and gets along well with kids and other dogs.

Local readers can vote for the top high school sports moment of 2025 as the poll highlights memorable plays and wins from the region, and voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.

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Notre Dame basketball will face Stanford tomorrow at 9 p.m. at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto as a key ACC game that could shape their season.

The game airs on ESPN2 and offers fans a chance to see the young team in league play.

Notre Dame kicker Marcello Diomede announced on Dec.

26 on social media his plan to enter the transfer portal, a move that may affect team roster decisions moving forward.