Category Archives: local news
Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County to Host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will host the sixth and final household hazardous waste collection event for the year on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the Porter County Expo...
Oct 04, 2021
Indiana BMV Announces Temporary Closures
Officials say eight license branches in Indiana will be temporarily closed in October 2021 due to a continued staffing shortage, including branches in Plymouth and West Lafayette and others downstate....
Oct 04, 2021
Public Hearing for Proposed Roundabout at State Road 51-State Road 130 Intersection in Hobart
In Lake County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says a public hearing for a proposed roundabout at State Road 51/Cleveland Avenue and State Road 130 will be held at the City of Hobart...
Oct 01, 2021
Public Meetings Scheduled Regarding Interstate 80-94 FlexRoad Study
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has commissioned a Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) study to determine how to apply the latest technologies to cost-effectively improve traffic ...
Oct 01, 2021
Recycling District on Plastic Bag Recycling
The Recycling and Waste Reduction of Porter County says 2021 has seen a rise in plastic bag recycling contamination in Porter County. District officials say plastic bags shouldn't be placed in curbsid...
Sep 30, 2021
Volunteers Invited to Help Plant Trees in the Region
Student Conservation Association tree crew members plant a tree with volunteers (Credit: Student Conservation Association) (Photo provided) In Hobart, volunteers are invited to plant trees Saturday, O...
Sep 30, 2021
Ten-Digit Dialing in Indiana's 219 and 574 Area Codes Starts Soon
In less than a month, everyone in the 219 and 574 area codes in northwest and northern Indiana and 708 in Illinois in the Chicago area will need to use ten-digits to make local calls. Beginning on Sun...
Sep 28, 2021
Indiana to Begin Offering Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Hoosiers
The Indiana Department of Health announced today/Friday, September 24th that booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additi...
Sep 24, 2021
Versiti Blood Drives Scheduled at Franciscan Health facilities
With an urgent need for blood, the public is asked to donate at Versiti blood drives this month. One of the blood drives continues until 7-o’clock tonight, Thursday September 23, in the Marion E...
Sep 23, 2021
Hobart Marine Corps League Quarterly Memorial Ceremony
Hobart Marine Corps League's Memorial Ceremony is tomorrow, Friday September 24th, reading aloud the names, ages and hometowns of fallen military personnel, and Friday they will be reading 42 names. I...
Sep 23, 2021
