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🌱 How Mishawaka finally ended Penn’s 154-game conference football streak.

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Thursday September 17th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey there, Mishawaka! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Mishawaka finally ended Penn's 154-game conference football streak.
  • County officer indicted after shooting investigated under South Bend–Mishawaka pact.
  • What will Franciscan's new CEO mean for Mishawaka-area patients?

Also on today's calendar: A Night Out in Mishawaka | Dinner with New Friends: Small Town Edition and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How the Penn Kingsmen won an unprecedented 154 straight NIC football games (southbendtribune.com) — Mishawaka football fans will appreciate how the Cavemen finally snapped Penn's astonishing 154-game Northern Indiana Conference winning streak with a 26-10 home victory in 2009. The story traces Penn's decades of dominance, then zeroes in on Mishawaka coach Bart Curtis, quarterback Cortez Lee, and the electric atmosphere at Steele Stadium when local history was made.
   

• St. Joseph County officer indicted on criminal recklessness charges stemming from shooting (953mnc.com) — Mishawaka-area residents should know a St. Joseph County police officer has been indicted on criminal recklessness charges after firing at a vehicle during a May trespassing call, though no one was hurt. South Bend Police handled the outside investigation under a regional agreement with Mishawaka and county police, and the officer is now on unpaid leave while criminal and internal reviews continue.
   

• Franciscan Alliance names Englehart as new CEO (wimsradio.com) — Franciscan Alliance, headquartered in Mishawaka, has appointed Michael Englehart as its new president and CEO effective October 1, overseeing 11 hospitals and 17,000 employees across Indiana. The leadership change, following longtime CEO Kevin Leahy's retirement, could shape how Franciscan hospitals and clinics serving Mishawaka-area patients evolve in the coming years.
   

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  • The history of Angela Blvd in South Bend.
    Only street named after a woman ? https://www.facebook.com/reel/1296657305888178 (Nextdoor Winding Brook Park)
  • Where are good men's barber shop?
    Thought I had a good one but they butchered my hair today. (Nextdoor Fir Rd)
  • Hollingsworth Logistics posted a job opening for Customer Program & Materials Coordinator in Mishawaka. Apply here.
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Mishawaka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mishawaka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Notre Dame

  • GhostLight, Notre Dame team for 'What the Constitution Means to Me' (southbendtribune.com)
  • Nebraska, Notre Dame schedule home-and-home football series (wowt.com)
  • Philip Rugamba (nd.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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