Category Archives: Our Communities
Volunteers Sought to Help Place Flags at Military Gravesites Ahead of Memorial Day Holiday
In Hobart, American Legionnaires Post 54 is seeking help from the community to volunteer to place flags at Evergreen Cemetery on military veterans graves this Sunday May 22, 2022, ahead of the Memoria...
May 20, 2022
Pediatric COVID-19 Booster Dose Now Available to Hoosiers
The Indiana State Department of Health today announced Hoosiers aged 5-11 are eligible for a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine following authorization this week from the U.S. FDA and Centers for Diseas...
May 20, 2022
Dr. Charles Small Named Valparaiso University Director of Athletics
(Photo courtesy Valparaiso University) In Valparaiso, Valparaiso University President Jose Padilla on Thursday announced Dr. Charles Small has been named the next Director of Athletics. Small, who wil...
May 20, 2022
Express Air Coach to Launch New Michigan City to O'Hare Shuttle Service
In Michigan City, a new opportunity soon to get a ride to the airport. Express Air Coach (EAC) announced Thursday it will begin offering shuttle service from Michigan City to O'Hare beginning May 27th...
May 20, 2022
Local Sculptor's 'Birds of Paradise' to be Found Around Downtown Valpo
(Photo provided) The City of Valparaiso says their Birds of Paradise sculpture event took flight with a kickoff at the Rotary Library Garden, complete with the artists, sponsors, crafts and entertainm...
May 19, 2022
Gary 7th Avenue Temporary Closure for Double Track NWI Project
In Gary, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) says 7th Avenue will be temporarily closed and detoured between Floyd and Lake Street in Miller for the next six weeks starting tomor...
May 18, 2022
Purdue Expert Says 'Smart' Roads Can Help Motorists and the Environment
Luna Lu's research is enabling concrete-paved roads to prevent and repair their own damage. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood) In West Lafayette, a Purdue professor says roadways need a "digital...
May 18, 2022
Hobart Receives Community Recycling Grant
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) today announced recipients of the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program. IDEM awarded just over $465-thousand dollars across 18 app...
May 17, 2022
Elevated Fire Danger in the Region
The National Weather Service Chicago office says there will be an elevated fire danger in the Region today. A Special Weather Statement issued this morning says warm, dry and breezy conditions are in ...
May 16, 2022
Indiana Flags at Half-Staff in Remembrance of One-Million U.S. Lives Lost to COVID
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is directing flags in the state to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19. Per President Biden’s order, flags shou...
May 13, 2022
