Category Archives: Our Communities
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....
Joey Martin 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...
Joey Martin 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 ...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 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...
Joey Martin 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...
Joey Martin 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...
Joey Martin 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...
Joey Martin Sep 23, 2021
Waves Up to 18-feet Tall Expected on Lake Michigan
The National Weather Service says large and battering waves up to 18-feet tall are expected on Lake Michigan, some occasionally larger, which will result in extremely dangerous conditions near the lak...
Joey Martin Sep 22, 2021
Ivy Tech Chancellors' Scholarship Event Will Be a "Party on the Go"
This year's Chancellors' Scholarship event benefiting students at Ivy Tech's Northwest Indiana campuses will be a "Party on the Go," with pre-packaged meals available for pickup. Party on the Go will ...
Joey Martin Sep 22, 2021
Local Presentation on Indiana Maritime History During Archaeology Month
September is Indiana Archaeology Month, and one of the local events is tomorrow/Wednesday September 22nd, via Zoom, at Dunes Learning Center in Chesterton, on Indiana's maritime history. The presentat...
Joey Martin Sep 21, 2021