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Bridge players show improvement in thrice-weekly games
Improvement is a key ingredient for the top 50 bridge players who achieved the highest individual masterpoint totals for the month of March in…
LNI 33 continues to grooming leaders
VALPARAISO | Leadership Northwest Indiana celebrates their 33 Class. LNI's mission is to increase the awareness and understanding of issues pe…
Lake County Public Library presents Read-a-Thon awards
HOBART | The Lake County Public Library Foundation recognized first-place winners of the annual Read-a-Thon recently at Avalon Manor.
Hammond woman thanks surgeon, lab for saving son's smile
HIGHLAND | Esmeralda Ridley was crying desperate tears and pleading for help for her badly injured son the first time she met John Canham.
NWI Communities find 'Dads That Rock' and crown a champion
MUNSTER | Local moms were nominated last month and this month we have crowned our 'Dad That Rocks' contest winner. Of all the entries to choos…
Staff Sft. Rachel Copeland shares her mission as she gears up for deployment
HAMMOND | Staff Sgt. Rachel Copeland from Hammond, Indiana is gearing up for her third deployment but she is still as motivated as she was for…
World Blood Donor Day recognizes and encourages blood donations
MERRILLVILLE | Each June 14 countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the campaign which…
Highland couple injured as fire sweeps through home
HIGHLAND | A fire gutted a home on Highway Avenue on Thursday afternoon, sending a couple to the hospital.
Highland woman, 35, handed 2 years for aiding pick ax killer
CROWN POINT | A Highland woman was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for her role in assisting the killer of an alleged drifter.
'Hotel Transylvania' will be shown Friday in Wicker Park
HIGHLAND | North Township will sponsor a showing of “Hotel Transylvania” Friday at the Wicker Park splash pad.
Highland hires away North Newton superintendent
HIGHLAND | The School Town of Highland Board of School Trustees approved a three-year contract for Brian Smith as superintendent of schools in…
Blood drive set for June 27 at Wicker Park
HIGHLAND | The North Township trustee's office will host its annual Battle For Blood drive from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 27 at the Wicker Park…
Summer reading program welcomes all ages to the library
The Lake County Public Library is once again hosting a Summer Reading Program for toddlers, children, teens, and adults, with specific program…
Rallying to keep six-day mail service
HIGHLAND | Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night could keep U.S. Postal Service letter carriers from the swift completion of their…
Traffic fatalities offer reason to pause - just not on the highway
Over the last few months I have traveled a great deal in the Chicago metropolitan area for work. Driving on the highways, I am struck by the s…
Fatherhood is about homework, yard work and milk shakes
If you are like me, Father’s Day would be best started after I have had the chance to read the newspaper, have a nice leisurely breakfast and …
Roadwork to jam traffic at busy S'ville intersection
SCHERERVILLE | Roadwork at U.S. 41 and Main Street will cause lane restrictions, but traffic flow should improve after construction is finishe…
North Twp. to host summer day camp beginning Monday
HIGHLAND | North Township will host a summer day camp in two sessions beginning Monday at Wicker Memorial Park.
Highland concert series starts Thursday at Main Square Park
HIGHLAND | Highland will kick off its summer concert series at 7 p.m. Thursday with a patriotic celebration at Main Square Park.
'Joseph' theater auditions will start Monday at Lincoln Center
HIGHLAND | Summer theater auditions for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be held Monday at the Lincoln Community Center.
North Twp. to host summer day camp starting June 10
HIGHLAND | Wicker Memorial Park will host a Summer Day Camp in two sessions beginning June 10.
Final Say performance starts Wicker Park concerts June 20
HIGHLAND | The Wicker Memorial Park Summer Concert Series will kick off June 20 with a performance by Final Say.
The Noteables to present diamond anniversary dinner show
HIGHLAND | Their music sparkles like diamonds, and this month The Noteables will presents its 75th diamond anniversary celebratory concert, “O…
Graduates head out into the world, just like we did in 1983
"My hands were steady; My eyes were clear and bright; My walk had purpose; My steps were quick and light; And I held firmly; To what I felt wa…
North Twp. will host blood drive June 27 at Wicker Park
HIGHLAND | North Township's third annual Battle for Blood Drive is from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 27 at the Wicker Park Clubhouse.
Highland native sails into new Navy post
Two years ago, Highland native Michael Ray became one of the youngest U.S. Navy officers to command a ship, the destroyer USS O'Kane.
Capturing a Memorial Day moment
MUNSTER | The gunpowder had long settled from the Memorial Day salute at Munster's Community Veterans Memorial.
Highland cuts price on trash collection fees
HIGHLAND | The Town Council has approved a price break on trash collection fees.
Hometown Hero Award recognizes prep athlete for his service
Patrick O’Donnell lll, of Highland, was one of six high school students nationwide to receive the Hometown Hero Award, presented to him by Chi…
New Highland superintendent to be introduced June 10
HIGHLAND | A Board of School Trustees public hearing Thursday on the proposed contract for the School Town of Highland’s new superintendent of…
Highland moves forward with new police station
HIGHLAND | The Town Council on Tuesday chose an architect to design a new police station two weeks after hiring a firm to help decide what it …
Facebook fans help raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
First Financial Bank recently announced that Facebook fans helped raise $4,000 for Habitat for Humanity.
Operator please: Public safety officials hope to tab next E-911 director
SCHERERVILLE | Lake County police and fire chiefs will make their call Thursday morning on who they would like to be the next director of the …
Burglary victims describe psychological impact
CROWN POINT | A Lake County judge sentenced a Gary man Tuesday to more than four years in prison for two residential break-ins that left his v…
Boston Marathon victim from Highland wants to find her rescuer
BOSTON | A man in a blue uniform got on the ground next to Beth Roche, shielding the Boston Marathon bombing victim after the first blast left…
Beginning French classes for kids offered at Lincoln Center
HIGHLAND | A beginning French course will be from June 3 to July 22 at the Lincoln Center.
Sand volleyball league to play at Highland park this summer
HIGHLAND | A sand volleyball league will run from June 4 to July 9 at the Wicker Memorial Park sand courts.
The Week Ahead — Lake County
TUESDAY
They served with courage and deserve our heartfelt thanks
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow; Between the crosses, row on row; That mark our place; and in the sky; The larks, still bravely singing, …
Highland ready to roll out new garbage containers
HIGHLAND | It will be out with the old and in with the new when Highland residents receive new garbage cans next week.
High schoolers demonstrate the wonders of science for younger students
LANSING | Illiana Christian High School students conducted various science experiments for area junior high schoolers during a fair at the sch…
Meat prices grilling shoppers
Their high cost isn’t stopping shoppers from grilling beef and chicken for their Memorial Day holiday events, but they may not be buying all t…
SMALL-BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Michael's Restaurant, Highland
After working in restaurants for 35 years, the last decade as a district manager for a bakery cafe chain, Peter Bizoukas was surprised when he…
Authorities: Man found dead on tracks committed suicide
HIGHLAND | The decapitated body of a 53-year-old man was discovered Friday morning on the railroad tracks near Highway Avenue and First Street…
Nonprofit director starts tutoring program to fight poverty
Northwest Indiana native Jordan Hestermann strives to find solutions to poverty as director and founder of nonprofit organization Becoming We …
Region thief gets OK for late appeal
INDIANAPOLIS | The untimely death of his attorney will enable an East Chicago man sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for an eight-month Highland…
Take a tour of Highland on a bike
HIGHLAND | Register by Friday for the Highland Chamber if Commerce Tour de Highland at $10 per rider and receive a Tour de Highland giveaway a…
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