Good morning, Elkhart.

Following record rains that led to widespread flooding in central Indiana, Cultivate Food Rescue is delivering thousands of meals and drinks to affected communities (supporting residents facing ongoing damage).

On Tuesday evening, The Lerner Theatre honored its volunteers with a banquet in the Crystal Ballroom that featured dinner and awards *acknowledging their key role* in local events.

Operation Education is examining third-grade IREAD proficiency at local schools in Elkhart and neighboring counties — Coquillard Elementary saw a 30% gain while Goshen Community Schools reached record results.

The report airs on WSBT22 on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young joined industry leaders at the Indiana Manufactured Housing Summit to explore how the sector can ease housing costs.

The two-day event is underway at the RV + Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame in Elkhart.

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and Covering Kids and Families hosted a town hall last Monday at Ivy Tech to explain new work requirements for the Healthy Indiana Plan Medicaid expansion starting in January.

The next town hall is set for Sep. 1 at Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne.

Local farmers say lettuce is safe amid a cyclospora outbreak that began two months ago; they recommend shoppers check labels & choose locally sourced produce, noting strict sanitation practices at farms like Green Bridge Growers.

South Bend Medical Foundation is calling on community members to donate blood as its supply of O-positive (O+) and O-negative (O-) is critically low amid a national shortage.

AP preseason All-America teams have named 3 Notre Dame players and 4 Indiana players among top college football stars, with Indiana featuring two first-team honorees including Carter Smith and Rolijah Hardy and Notre Dame returning Leonard Moore as a first-team selection; the complete teams will be revealed in December.

Notre Dame’s wide receiver room showed strong depth last night that will boost the team’s passing game this season.

Junior Jaden Greathouse built stronger chemistry with quarterback CJ Carr as Carr began his first season as starter.