Category Archives: local news
Valparaiso Names New Planning and Transit Director
In Valparaiso, Bob Thompson has been named Planning and Transit Director for the city. The city says Thompson, who's served as Deputy Engineer for Valpo for the past year, has more than 33 years of ex...
Nov 08, 2024
New SR 249 Bridge Marks Milestone for Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor
In Porter County, Ports of Indiana says state and local officials celebrated the opening of a new highway bridge this week for the Hoosier state's Lake Michigan port. A news release said the new State...
Nov 08, 2024
Valparaiso Opens New Transit Center
In Valparaiso, the city has opened its new Valpo Transit Center. "The Transit Center will be the focal point for our Transit Oriented District. The city of Valparaiso is committed to providing transit...
Oct 10, 2024
Crown Point to Host Inaugural Wine Fest
In Crown Point, the city says it will host its inaugural Wine Fest on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Bulldog Park, featuring wineries from Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan and over 200 varie...
Sep 12, 2024
INDOT: New Roundabout Near Westville to Open Soon
In LaPorte County, INDOT Northwest a few days ago said on social media they're just a few weeks away from opening a new roundabout at U.S. 6 and U.S. 421 near Westville. The intersection's east juncti...
Sep 12, 2024
Storm Damage in LaPorte County
Cleanup is underway in northwest Indiana and Chicago area and southwest Michigan after severe storms knocked down trees and caused power outages. Preliminary storm reports say several trees were downe...
Aug 28, 2024
U.S. 6 Closure Between State Road 49 and Westville
In Porter County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says part of U.S. 6 will be closed for about four months between State Road 49 and Westville. INDOT says the closure on U.S. 6 betwee...
Aug 20, 2024
Disaster Loan Outreach Centers Open for Eligible Counties
In northern Indiana, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security says businesses and residents in Porter, Elkhart, and contiguous counties may qualify for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Sma...
Aug 19, 2024
Volunteers Sought to Help Place Flags at Veterans' Gravesites
In Hobart, American Legion Post 54 says it is looking for volunteers to assist in placing flags on approximately 1,200 military veterans' gravestones at Evergreen Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day ho...
May 21, 2024
Protecting Pollinators in Late Winter and Early Spring
With more and more sunlight and warmer temperatures Region residents may get the urge to start cleaning up yards and gardens, but experts urge everyone to please wait. Save the Dunes says it is extrem...
Feb 23, 2024
