Category: Post-Tribune

The Indiana Association of School Principals honored four administrators from Northwest Indiana schools, including three from the School Town of Munster, at its annual celebration on Nov. 24. The event recognized exemplary school leaders across 12 regions in the state. For District 1, which covers Northwest Indiana, River Forest High School Principal Gaelyn Mlynarcik was named High School Principal of the Year. At Wilbur Wright Middle School in Munster, Bojan Jovanovic and Nicole Laird were named Middle School Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year, respectively. Kelly Boersma, principal of Frank H. Hammond Elementary School in Munster, was named […]

A Dyer man faces charges for a drunken crash near unincorporated Cedar Lake.

A man was sentenced to 13 years Friday in a Hammond slaying.

A Merrillville man faces charges he attacked and sexually assaulted two sex workers on the same day.

I joined my parents in February 2023 for the funeral of our family friend Peg Daly, elementary school teacher of long tenure and also a pillar of prayer for our small town All Saints Catholic Church.

Nine gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the bottom of a pump at the Speedway station at 6370 Central Ave. in Portage last month.

The Memorial Opera House will be under new management starting on Jan. 1, when an agreement between the city of Valparaiso, its parks department and the Porter County Board of Commissioners takes effect for oversight of the community arts venue.

At its Wednesday meeting, the Gary Redevelopment Commission approved a more than $58,000 contract for illuminated signage, after addressing a resident’s concerns. The redevelopment commission unanimously approved a contract between the city and Signal Technologies Inc. The company will be paid no more than $58,825 to install illuminated signs along the downtown corridor. The contract lasts through Dec. 18, 2025. Christopher Harris, redevelopment commission executive director, said the signs will be between Fourth and Eighth avenues and Broadway. Harris called the contract an opportunity to invest in the city’s downtown. “If you’re familiar with communities surrounding our city, you might […]