Category Archives: Our Communities

In Indy, a major announcement regarding IUPUI, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. A news release said the new vision, outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding approved today by the IU...

In Chesterton, the 15th Annual Perseid Meteor Shower and Stargaze is at Indiana Dunes State Park this Saturday night, August 13th. The park says sky lore stories will begin at 8:30pm at the State Park...

The specifications for the new CNG-powered trucks were developed by the sanitation department employees, who even choose the bright green color. "The road to success is never traveled alone," said Ree...

In Lake County, a section of busy roadway will undergo a makeover. In Munster, a federal RAISE grant will be used for renovations for over a mile of Ridge Road. First District Congressman Frank J. Mrv...

In Crown Point, the Lake County Corn Dogs finish their inaugural season as 2022 Northern League Champions. They met the Northwest Indiana Oilmen for a two-game playoff series at Legacy Fields Wednesda...

A Region company that started in popcorn and branched out from there is marking its 75th anniversary this year -- Chester Incorporated. The Valparaiso-based firm has evolved over the decades and now h...

Nearly 1,100 volunteers fanned out across the Region this past Friday for the United Way's annual Day of Caring, completing 70 projects that helped out more than 40 nonprofits. As the largest single-d...

Purdue Extension-Lake County can help get those daily steps in through an e-mail based walking program called Get WalkIN'. Participants sign-up, walk on their own, and receive e-mailed support and inf...

President Biden is offering his condolences to the family of Indiana Republican Congresswoman Jackie Walorski after she was killed in a car crash. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden say the 58-year-old w...

Indiana is joining Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin in a collaboration to build what they're calling "America's Best Electric Vehicle Road Trip", an "electric Route 66". An announcement by Michigan's...