Category Archives: Our Communities

In Crown Point, the city has announced a variety of free events happening this month, starting with Oktoberfest at Bulldog Park on Saturday October 5, 2024. The Crown Point Fire Prevention Open House ...

In Valparaiso, the Valpo Parks Foundation says the 2024 Friends and Legends Reception is Thursday, October 3, 2024, 5 to 7 pm, at the Butterfield Family Pavilion at Fairgrounds Park on Calumet Avenue....

The Indiana National Guard is assisting with Hurricane Helene search and rescue efforts. They're joining local and state personnel from North Carolina and federal agencies along with other Hoosier tea...

In Lake County, Franciscan Health Crown Point recently broke ground on a new cancer center. The 71,000-square-foot, three-story building is being built at the southeast corner of Interstate 65 and U.S...

Dry conditions are intensifying in the Region and elsewhere. The U.S. Drought Monitor issued Thursday September 19, 2024, shows Moderate Drought across most of Lake County, all of Porter, LaPorte and ...

In Merrillville, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is advising Region motorists of ramp closures beginning on or after Sunday, September 22, 2024 for concrete pavement restoration on U....

In Crown Point, the Fire Department plans to launch a new pilot Mobile Integrated Health program early next year. A news release says it's meant to offer a variety of services, like hospital dismissal...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says it will host Winter Seasonal Hiring Events on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time at 12 locations across the state, inc...

Officials say the groundbreaking held on September 10, 2024, for the new Duneland YMCA Healthy Living Campus also marks the official kick off of northwest Indiana's quality of place investments throug...

September's supermoon full moon will be accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse Tuesday September 17, 2024, starts at 7:41 pm Central time, but the full effect will not be completely...