Daily editionMonday, November 2nd, 2026
Good morning, South Bend.
The Daily South Bend Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Monday, the 2nd of November.
Culture
Young folklorico dancers celebrated nine years of Día de los Muertos at La Casa de Amistad on Sunday, performing traditional dances and displaying hand-crafted alebrijes and family altars to honor ancestors.
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Education
School board races and operating referendums are on the ballot today across local districts, and many measures ask voters for operating money to pay for transportation, programs, and staff after lost property tax revenue from Indiana's SEA 1.
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Sports
Voting is open now for the Oct. 30-31 South Bend Tribune Athlete of the Week poll and runs through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.
Unlimited votes are allowed, and 14 nominees from 11 area schools in football and cross country are listed.
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Notre Dame opened the 2026-27 season Sunday in Rome with a 74-72 comeback win over Villanova at the Palazzo dello Sport, overcoming a 10-point late deficit as Brady Koehler and Braeden Smith closed it out (1,691 days since the program last did something like this).
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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said he told players at halftime with a 14-13 lead over Navy to stay calm and avoid 'chaos or panic,' and the Irish refocused on their game plan to regain control in the second half.
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Notre Dame defensive end Boubacar Traore (DE) said the Irish will seek payback when they play No. 1 Miami on Saturday, Nov. 7, citing last year's College Football Playoff snub as extra motivation.
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