Category Archives: Our Communities
Volunteers Sought to Help Place Flags at Veterans' Gravesites
In Hobart, American Legion Post 54 says it is looking for volunteers to assist in placing flags on approximately 1,200 military veterans' gravestones at Evergreen Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day ho...
May 21, 2024
Valparaiso Expands Utility Box Art Program
In Valparaiso, the city says its Utility Box Art program has been expanded with the addition of 24 additional works created by local artists. A request for entries was issued at the end of 2023 by the...
May 20, 2024
Eastbound Interstate 80/94 Bridge Work Phase Two
In Lake County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says phase two of bridge deck overlay preventative maintenance work on eastbound Interstate 80/94 in Hammond will include the following...
May 17, 2024
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Marks 10th Anniversary
In northwest Indiana, this year marks the tenth anniversary of the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival, and Region residents are invited to celebrate at a free public launch event Wednesday May 15, 2024, 6...
May 14, 2024
South Shore Line Celebrates Completion of Double Track NWI
In northwest Indiana, the South Shore Line reminds passengers that effective Tuesday, May 14, 2024, a new train schedule is in effect. The commuter line says the completion of Double Track Northwest I...
May 14, 2024
Northern Lights May Reach Northwest Indiana
The Northern Lights may be visible in northwest Indiana and elsewhere in the state this weekend. Federal forecasters said on Thursday, May 9, 2024, that the Aurora Borealis may be visible to a large p...
May 10, 2024
Roundabout Construction to Begin in Hobart
In Hobart, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says construction on a roundabout at State Road 130/State Road 51/Hobart Road and State Road 51/Cleveland Avenue is set to begin on or after...
May 09, 2024
Ogden Dunes Named Bird Town Indiana Community
In Ogden Dunes, Indiana Audubon has announced the lakeside community has officially received the designation of being a Bird Town Indiana community. This certification, bestowed by Indiana Audubon, re...
May 09, 2024
Valparaiso University, Ivy Tech Dual Admission Partnership
In Valparaiso, Valparaiso University and Ivy Tech Community College recently announced they've entered into a Dual Admission Partnership Agreement. A news release said students accepted into the progr...
May 09, 2024
Apple Orchards Coming to Merrillville Parks
In Merrillville, the town says it will begin planting hundreds of apple trees this Spring to develop what's believed will be the first local community apple orchards. "I'm unaware of any municipalitie...
Apr 30, 2024
