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Morning South Bend! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will a new committee reshape discipline in South Bend schools?
  • How and when South Bend will haul away your Christmas tree
  • How can you tell which winter virus just hit your household?

Also on today's calendar: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - South Bend, IN.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 60, low: 22.
  • Monday: Snow showers; blowing snow, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. South Bend school board forms committee to review decades-old desegregation order (wvpe.org) — South Bend’s school board is creating a new committee to review how a decades-old federal desegregation order is affecting students today, especially around discipline. As the only Indiana district still under such an order, the board plans to dig into racial discipline data and share details on the committee’s members and methods at its Jan. 12 meeting.
   

2. Fire hazard: Keep those real Christmas trees watered (wsbt.com) — South Bend residents keeping real Christmas trees into the new year are urged to keep them well-watered and away from open flames to avoid fire hazards. The city will begin curbside tree pickup on January 5, 2026, and residents can also use the Organic Resources facility on the northwest side for disposal, with a small fee for non-city residents.
   

3. Winter viruses spreading across Michiana as multiple illnesses circulate (wndu.com) — Multiple respiratory and stomach viruses are currently circulating in South Bend, sidelining many residents with flu, COVID-19, RSV, norovirus and more at the same time. Local health officials explain how symptoms differ, stress that it’s not too late for a flu shot, and note that treatments like Paxlovid and Theraflu are options for higher‑risk people.
   

4. Urban Soil Powers Cities Through Food and Climate (farmprogress.com) — Unity Gardens’ more than 40 free-pick gardens around South Bend show how urban soil can feed neighbors while cooling streets, filtering water and improving air quality. The article uses South Bend as a key example in a broader look at how healthy city soils support food security, climate resilience and community well‑being.
   

5. In double OT, No. 8 Marauders defeat No. 14 SB St. Joe (greenfieldreporter.com) — South Bend St. Joseph’s boys basketball team fell 85–78 in double overtime to No. 8 Mt. Vernon in the Homestead Tournament’s first round, despite 33 points from Elijah King. The loss drops St. Joe to 4–3, while Mt. Vernon advances to face Zionsville in Saturday’s semifinal.
   

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  • Merry Christmas, just remember it’s about family not gifts or who got what!!!
    Enjoy your day from my family to Yours!! Backyard Butcher$ (Nextdoor Arlington Heights)
  • there is a medium size black dog, running along Michigan Street going north of Ireland, and on the west side of the street I don't know if it is lost, or dumped but if somebody could go in there and try to get it, it would be most appreciated.
    It was going north so it was probably by the Jiffy move by now thanks (Nextdoor Hermitage Estates)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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