Category Archives: local news
Portage Chamber of Commerce Holds 6th Annual Car Show
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 residence choice, pe...
Joey Martin Sep 13, 2021
Valparaiso Begins Multi-Mile Road Improvement Project
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...
Joey Martin Sep 13, 2021
Indiana American Water Breaks Ground on Water Main Replacement Project in Gary
Indiana American Water recently broke ground on a multi-million-dollar water-main replacement project in Gary. The company says the work will retire about five miles of water mains from the early 1900...
Joey Martin Sep 13, 2021
New Respite Center Planned for Opportunity Enterprises
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...
Joey Martin Sep 09, 2021
Franciscan Health Hospitals in Hammond and Michigan City to Host Free Car Seat Safety Clinics
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...
Joey Martin Sep 03, 2021
Congressman Mrvan Announces Grant Awards for Northwest Indiana Fire Departments
Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded grants to Northwest Indiana fire departments under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (A...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2021
Mandatory Deadline Approaching for Ten-Digit Dialing in 219, 574 Area Codes
Nitco is advising all cell and landline customers in Northern Indiana to begin 10 digit dialing in the 219/574 area codes. The full transition to ten-digit dialing will be mandatory by October 24th. T...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2021