Category Archives: local news
Volunteers Sought to Help Place Flags at Military Gravesites Ahead of Memorial Day
In Hobart, American Legion Post 54 is looking for volunteers to help place flags on military veterans graves at Evergreen Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Dress casual and bring gloves if y...
May 24, 2023
Safety Message from Porter County Bomb Squad
The Porter County Sheriffs Office has issued a news release advising residents to call the local jurisdiction if a citizen finds anything that resembles a military ordnance. Sheriffs Police say there ...
May 23, 2023
State Road 2 Closure Between Valparaiso and Westville
In Porter County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says a stretch of State Road 2 between Valparaiso and Westville will be closed through early August starting next week for a structur...
May 22, 2023
Crown Point Fire Rescue Wraps Up Third Annual Dive Week
To stay safe around the water this summer, Crown Point Fire Rescue Fire and Life Safety Educator Anthony Flynn recommends watching children when they are in or around water; teaching children how to s...
May 22, 2023
Food Bank of NWI Unveils New Freezer at Merrillville Facility
Midwest Refrigeration not only handled the installation of the new freezer, but the company also took care of exterior roofing improvements and work associated with the original cooler and freezer, Ga...
May 22, 2023
Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air 2023 Awards Luncheon
Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air recently presented their annual awards honoring voluntary efforts to improve air quality in the Region. "On behalf of Partners for Clean Air, we congratulate a...
May 16, 2023
Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box Retiring, Dr. Lindsay Weaver Appointed to the Role
Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box is retiring at the end of the month, and Governor Holcomb today also announced he has appointed the state department of health's chief medical office...
May 12, 2023
Arson K-9 Joins Crown Point Fire Rescue
Bennett joined Crown Point Fire Rescue in February 2017. Previously, he served with the Mill Township Fire Department in Marion, Indiana. He is a graduate of the University of Saint Francis Crown Poin...
May 12, 2023
Update: Overnight Closures Scheduled for Southbound I-65 at I-94
Update: A tweet from INDOT Northwest today said the closures for southbound I-65 at I-94 are being pushed to overnight Saturday, May 13, 2023, due to weather and the configuration for I-65 southbound ...
May 11, 2023
FEMA Assistance Helping Hoosiers Recover from Severe Storms
FEMA says in the first month $1.2 million has been approved to help Indiana residents recover from storms and tornadoes March 31-April 1, 2023. A news release also says the U.S. Small Business Adminis...
May 11, 2023
