Gary Mayor Eddie Melton and Portage Mayor Austin Bonta traveled to Washington, D.C. to talk with officials about how proposed tariffs will impact the region.
Not just a national conversation: Bonta, Melton advocate for NWI in tariff meetings
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Housing subdivision for Brassie property made by Lake County developer
The atmosphere was cordial as the Chesterton Advisory Plan Commission got its first look Thursday at a proposal for a housing subdivision on the 163-acre Brassie Golf Club property.
Sewage seeps into politics as lawmaker’s Gary agency sues cities she represents
A dispute over wastewater treatment user rates is pitting a Gary state lawmaker against communities she represents in the Indiana General Assembly. State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, whose District 3 seat includes Gary, Hobart, Lake Station and New Chicago, is also the executive director of the Gary Sanitary District. On Jan. 15, the GSD and the city of Gary filed a federal lawsuit against Hobart, Lake Station and the Merrillville Conservancy District seeking a declaratory judgment to pave the way to raise user rate fees for treating their wastewater.
NWI food banks, school districts stunned by federal funding cuts
Local food banks and school districts are scrambling after the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled more than $1 billion in funds to purchase food directly from local farmers via the Local Food to School program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program..
Tolliver wins Gary council at-large caucus
Myles Tolliver won in the Lake County Democratic Party’s at-large caucus Friday night, earning 36 of the 39 possible votes.
Court briefs: Split term for 2023 assault, probation for assaulting classmate during drill
Court briefs
Arizona man arrested for passing counterfeit bills in Chesterton
An Arizona man’s arrest after allegedly passing a counterfeit $100 bill at a Chesterton pizza parlor has prompted further investigation about a potential connection to other similar incidents in Porter County.
Multiple tornadoes touch down in Gary, Highland, NWS confirms; communities still cleaning up
A storm that passed through Northwest Indiana Wednesday night led to four tornado touchdowns, according to the National Weather Service. Three EF-0 tornadoes passed through, two in Gary and one in Highland. Gary also had an EF-1 tornado pass through its west side, specifically on 21st Avenue. Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order Thursday, […]
Western Michigan football recruit Freddy Brown isn’t done at Morton. ‘Big on family,’ he wants this one to grow.
Brown continues to make an impact in Hammond.
Worship news: Clothing giveaway and 109th anniversary
News and events at local houses of worship