Category Archives: Our Communities

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...

Photo by Josh Brunette (Photo provided) In Crown Point, the Lake County Corn Dogs clinched a playoff spot this week at their home field with a 10-4 win over the Chicago American Giants. The Corn Dogs ...

Valparaiso Police, in conjunction with the Valparaiso Community Schools and the Valparaiso Fire Department, are in forming the public of training that will be taking place at Heavilin Elementary Schoo...

In Valparaiso, a new traffic signal is being installed at the intersection of State Road 130 and Froberg Road to enhance safety announced Valparaiso's Engineering Director Mike Jabo. The signal will b...