Category Archives: local news

Crew Carwash announces it is hiring at its carwash locations throughout Indiana. Crew says it is currently hiring for management positions as well as full and part-time associate positions at all 40 l...

In Portage, the Parks Department is turning bottle caps into benches. Acceptable bottle caps include those from milk jugs, pop bottles, detergent jugs, toothpaste and ointment tubes, peanut butter and...

Indiana Archaeology Month is underway, the 26th anniversary of a statewide celebration of archaeology in Indiana. First came Indiana Archaeology Week, which ran from 1996-2001. In 2002, the celebratio...

(Photo provided) The Portage Chamber of Commerce and Rittenhouse Village at Portage held their 6th annual car show on August 19 at Rittenhouse, an event that featured 43 cars. Awards were given to res...

Many miles of Valparaiso roadways will be improved in the coming weeks and months, as the city begins a multi-mile road improvement project. Roads slated for improvements include large sections of Roo...

Pictured l-r: Ellen Hohl, project manager, Indiana American Water; Jacquelyne Byland, engineering manager, Indiana American Water; Gary Mayor Jerome Prince; Indiana American Water President, Indiana A...

Lake and Porter counties have gotten the go-ahead on putting bird feeders back up. Most already had the okay; this past Friday the Indiana DNR announced it had lifted its recommendation for Indiana re...

Opportunity Enterprises has announced plans to build a new respite center on their Lakeside property in Porter County. While the organization does offer respite care in Merrillville and Liberty Townsh...

Franciscan Health hospitals in Hammond and Michigan City will host free car seat safety clinics during the month of September. The clinic at Franciscan Health Hammond on Hohman Avenue will be by appoi...

Still no green light for Lake and Porter county on bird feeders. While the majority of Indiana has been told it’s okay to put them back up, nine counties including Lake and Porter are still bein...