Category Archives: local news
Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for Porter County Honors Volunteers at Recent Event
The Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for Porter County recently held their volunteer appreciation event. "We always look forward to this annual event to show our appreciation and thank our v...
Jul 12, 2022
Operation Back to School to Help Eligible Indiana Veteran Families
The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs has announced "Operation Back to School". The announcement said from July first to September 15th, Indiana veteran families experiencing financial hardship c...
Jul 11, 2022
Moderate Drought Expands in Indiana
We’ve been seeing some rainfall lately, but the Region and nearly every county in Indiana are still short on precipitation according to the latest USDA Drought Monitor. The map shows Lake County...
Jul 08, 2022
Photo Shows Tree Burning from Inside Out after Lightning Strike
(Photo courtesy Ridgeville Township Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, Ridgeville Township, Ohio) In northwest Ohio about an hour east of Fort Wayne, fire officials posted photos of a tree burni...
Jul 08, 2022
NIPSCO Launches Chatbots and Live Chat to Help Customers with Questions
NIPSCO announces the launch of chatbots and live chat technologies to assist customers in getting immediate answers to a variety of key questions. They’re both available at the Merrillville-base...
Jul 08, 2022
NICTD Announces Temporary Closure Along Calumet Trail in Chesterton
(Image provided) In Chesterton, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) will temporarily close the Calumet Trail in both directions in the immediate vicinity of Dune Park South S...
Jul 07, 2022
Asteroid Flyby to be Livestreamed
An asteroid the size of a bus will fly past Earth today. Astronomers say the 40-foot space rock will pass within 56-thousand miles of Earth, which is a safe distance but still considered extremely clo...
Jul 07, 2022
Northwest Indiana to Host Ukrainian Olympic Athletes, Summer Training Site in Hammond
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb today announced that Northwest Indiana will be hosting Ukrainian Olympic athletes and Hammond Central High School will serve as their training site. Holcomb says the stat...
Jul 07, 2022
Opportunity Enterprises 'Excavator of the Day' Sponsorship Opportunities for New Respite Center
Bob Johnson, Senior Facilities Technician for OE and Richie A. celebrating the groundbreaking of the organization's new Respite Center. (Photo provided) Opportunity Enterprises (OE), which recently he...
Jul 06, 2022
Patients Ring Special Brass Bell to Mark End of Cancer Treatments
On her final day of chemotherapy, Jacqueline Frabotta became the first cancer patient to ring the bell at the Franciscan Health Infusion Center in Munster. (Photo provided) The brass bell was p...
Jul 05, 2022
