Category Archives: local news
Recycling District on Plastic Bag Recycling
The Recycling and Waste Reduction of Porter County says 2021 has seen a rise in plastic bag recycling contamination in Porter County. District officials say plastic bags shouldn't be placed in curbsid...
Sep 30, 2021
Volunteers Invited to Help Plant Trees in the Region
Student Conservation Association tree crew members plant a tree with volunteers (Credit: Student Conservation Association) (Photo provided) In Hobart, volunteers are invited to plant trees Saturday, O...
Sep 30, 2021
Ten-Digit Dialing in Indiana's 219 and 574 Area Codes Starts Soon
In less than a month, everyone in the 219 and 574 area codes in northwest and northern Indiana and 708 in Illinois in the Chicago area will need to use ten-digits to make local calls. Beginning on Sun...
Sep 28, 2021
Indiana to Begin Offering Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Hoosiers
The Indiana Department of Health announced today/Friday, September 24th that booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additi...
Sep 24, 2021
Versiti Blood Drives Scheduled at Franciscan Health facilities
With an urgent need for blood, the public is asked to donate at Versiti blood drives this month. One of the blood drives continues until 7-o’clock tonight, Thursday September 23, in the Marion E...
Sep 23, 2021
Hobart Marine Corps League Quarterly Memorial Ceremony
Hobart Marine Corps League's Memorial Ceremony is tomorrow, Friday September 24th, reading aloud the names, ages and hometowns of fallen military personnel, and Friday they will be reading 42 names. I...
Sep 23, 2021
Fire Crews in Illinois Rescue Dog from 40-foot Well
(Photo courtesy Prairietown (Illinois) Fire Department Facebook page) In southwest Illinois, about forty miles outside St. Louis, fire crews combined their skills earlier this week to rescue a dog who...
Sep 23, 2021
National Public Lands Day at Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park is hosting a park clean-up for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 25, from 9:00 am to 12 noon at West Beach. Region residents are invited to join park staff, ...
Sep 23, 2021
Waves Up to 18-feet Tall Expected on Lake Michigan
The National Weather Service says large and battering waves up to 18-feet tall are expected on Lake Michigan, some occasionally larger, which will result in extremely dangerous conditions near the lak...
Sep 22, 2021
Ivy Tech Chancellors' Scholarship Event Will Be a "Party on the Go"
This year's Chancellors' Scholarship event benefiting students at Ivy Tech's Northwest Indiana campuses will be a "Party on the Go," with pre-packaged meals available for pickup. Party on the Go will ...
Sep 22, 2021
