Faith and music shared with community by Gleaner award winner

By Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

Peggy Hendricks, of Lowell, was recently presented with the Senior Community Award by the Hawthorne Arbor of Gleaners in Lowell.

Area postal workers collect nonperishable food Saturday

Times Staff

HOBART | The National Association of Letter Carriers branch of Crown Point, Lowell and Hobart will be collecting nonperishable food items on Saturday for the Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger food drive.

Visitors at Munster show get revved up about vehicles

Lu Ann Franklin Times Correspondent

MUNSTER | Thousands of car lovers descended on Community Park on Saturday for the 15th annual Car & Cycle Show.

Man calls state cops to report himself as a drunken driver

Times Staff

JASPER COUNTY | A 24-year-old Logansport, Ind., man was taken to the Jasper County Jail early Sunday after calling police to report himself as a drunken driver.

Cops: Indy woman killed after walking into traffic along I-65

Deborah Laverty deborah.laverty@nwi.com, (219) 762-1397, ext. 2223

JASPER COUNTY | An Indianapolis woman was killed Sunday night when she walked out in front of traffic on Interstate 65, police said.

DeMotte bike woman offers more than just a ride

By Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

In 2012, DeMotte resident Jennifer Geiselman began repurposing donated bicycles, and her charitable work, Bikes for Kids, is beginning to catch the attention of her community.

One killed in I-65 wreck late Sunday

Times Staff

DEMOTTE | One person was killed Sunday night in a crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 65 near mile marker 231, Indiana State Police said.

DeMotte man killed in Lowell crash

Times Staff

LOWELL | A 41-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday on 181st Avenue near Grand Boulevard, officials said.

Women's center hosts Santorum

By Marlene Zloza

Mission trip is valuable experience for college student

By Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

Wheatfield native Dirk Oudman used his recent mission trip to gain valuable experience for his future career as an environmental lobbyist.

California men arrested after police find $315K in vehicle

Times Staff

DEMOTTE | Two California men were arrested Thursday on Interstate 65 after officers found more than $300,000 in their vehicle, police said.

Indianapolis woman killed in crash on I-65 near DeMotte

Times Staff

DEMOTTE | A 42-year-old Indianapolis woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash Saturday on Interstate 65 near the DeMotte exit in Jasper County, state police said.

Driver dies in rollover crash on I-65 south of DeMotte exit

Times Staff

A driver died Saturday in a rollover wreck on northbound Interstate 65, about four miles south of the DeMotte exit, according to Indiana State Police.

DeMotte Christian School marks School Choice Week

Times Staff

DEMOTTE | DeMotte Christian School holds an open  house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the school, 1223 Begonia St., SE, DeMotte, to celebrate National School Choice Week.

ALiCE offers added security

By Times Staff

WHEATFIELD | The Kankakee Valley School Corp. is enhancing its lockdown policies by incorporating ALiCE, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate.  

Gary, DeMotte men charged in theft from S'ville business

Times Staff

SCHERERVILLE | Two people are accused of stealing parts from an auto repair business on U.S. 41 in Schererville.

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