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Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that 136th Street in North Hammond, also known as Boy Scout Road, is expected to be completely re-opened to traffic on Wednesday, July 3. After concerns were raised at a Mayor’s Night Out about the poor …

The Hammond Police Department celebrated Officer Enrique Cook’s friendship with 11-year-old Matthew Virden and Cook’s commitment to the Hammond community on July 2 at his Officer Recognition. Cook is an officer in the K-9 unit, which often conducts K-9 …

The La Porte Police Department would like to welcome two new officers to the department. Officer Ryan Allen and Officer Zach Feldmeier were sworn in on July 1 by Chief Owens. They will be training around the department until going to Indiana Law Enforcement …

On June 17-18, Hammond’s 1st Club Volleyball Program, Velocity 219, went to the Asics Junior National Championship at Navy Pier. Velocity’s 16 Regional team finished in the Gold bracket. The team finished 9th overall in the 16’s pool at Nationals. There …

“Goody Lady” is a moniker that Kathy Conn has embraced since 2013. That is when she began delivering bread, sheet cakes, cookies, pies and more to non-profits in Northwest Indiana. Anyone who visits these organizations can grab these items and enjoy. “I …

South Lake County – The Crown Point Community Foundation awarded $74,444 in grants to the community as part of its June 1st grant cycle. These 23 grants will enrich the lives of residents throughout South Lake County (Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell and …

Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced the peer program, designed for communities to work together on improving their quality of place programming and have productive development conversations, is …

Portage Township Schools is hosting their PTS Summer of Fun Enrichment Camps for all PTS students. The programs will feature art, athletics, life skills, writing, space exploration, outdoor exploration and more. There are four session remaining this summer …

More than 275 students from Neighbors’ Educational Opportunities (NEO) in Portage graduated Thursday night with their high school diplomas or HSE’s (high school equivalency). NEO offers both high school and adult education classes for any individual who …