Category Archives: local news

In Lake County, a section of busy roadway will undergo a makeover. In Munster, a federal RAISE grant will be used for renovations for over a mile of Ridge Road. First District Congressman Frank J. Mrv...

In Crown Point, the Lake County Corn Dogs finish their inaugural season as 2022 Northern League Champions. They met the Northwest Indiana Oilmen for a two-game playoff series at Legacy Fields Wednesda...

A Region company that started in popcorn and branched out from there is marking its 75th anniversary this year — Chester Incorporated. The Valparaiso-based firm has evolved over the decades and ...

Valparaiso First United Methodist Church volunteers help prepare United Way Reading Buddies to be distributed to 1st and 2nd grade classrooms this fall. (Photo provided) Nearly 1,100 volunteers fanned...

(Image provided) Purdue Extension-Lake County can help get those daily steps in through an e-mail based walking program called Get WalkIN'. Participants sign-up, walk on their own, and receive e-maile...

President Biden is offering his condolences to the family of Indiana Republican Congresswoman Jackie Walorski after she was killed in a car crash. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden say the 58-year-old w...

Indiana is joining Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin in a collaboration to build what they’re calling "America’s Best Electric Vehicle Road Trip", an "electric Route 66". An announcement b...

In Valparaiso, the city is sharing what it called aggressive plans to enhance infrastructure, including roadways, alleys, sidewalks and pathways. The city also said 2022 will see the enhancement of mo...

Indiana will begin offering a new Film and Media Tax Credit for television, film, music or digital media productions. It was approved in the 2022 legislative session. "Creativity is an essential ingre...

Day of Caring 2021 Cleveland Cliffs and United Steelworkers 6787 team helped Shirley Heinze Land Trust tackle landscaping and trail cleanup projects. (Photo provided) United Way of Northwest Indiana i...