Category Archives: Our Communities

In downtown Valparaiso, the annual Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club Corn Roast Fest is Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Central Park Plaza and Urschel Pavilion, 5 pm to 10 pm. The music lineup features Americ...

Crew Carwash, an Indiana-based family business with locations across the Region, says it is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters for its fifteenth annual Crew for Kids fundraiser. "Since 1948, Cre...

The National Weather Service continues to confirm tornadoes in the Northwest Indiana-Chicago area that occurred during storms Monday night July 15, 2024, and Valparaiso is now on the list. The weather...

In Lake County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says the next phases of bridge deck overlay preventative maintenance work on Interstate 80/94 eastbound and westbound near U.S. 41/Indi...

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...

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...

February 19-24, 2024 is Emergency Management Agency Appreciation Week. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security says it joins Governor Eric Holcomb in recognizing the efforts and accomplishments of...

In Merrillville, the town says it will pay tribute to African American trailblazers of the community during the "Still I Rise, Created for Greatness" Black History Month Scholarship and Celebration Di...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says it is prepared for a quick burst of snow expected to move across much of the state this afternoon and through the evening hours. The National Weat...

With a forecast beginning Friday across the upper Midwest that includes heavy snow, high winds and blizzard-like conditions followed by severely cold temperatures into next week, the FEMA Region 5 off...