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Marian Catholic announces top 10 graduates of 2012

Marian Catholic announces top 10 graduates of 2012

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Educating students in the Dominican tradition of study, prayer, community and preaching, Sister Judine Hilbing, O.P., presid…

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Munster High School Student Receives $20,000 College Award

Munster High School Student Receives $20,000 College Award

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar presented Munster High School student Emily Milojkovitch with a four-year $20,000 college scholarship on S…

May 25, 2012 10:15 am(0)

Rusty promotes Lake county 4-H Night

Rusty promotes Lake county 4-H Night

GARY | Rusty the RailCat, mascot of the Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball team, visited the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy to promote Lake Cou…

May 25, 2012 9:29 am(0)

Patti's All-American swim lessons starting soon

Patti's All-American swim lessons starting soon

DYER | Swim lessons at Patti’s All-American start June 2nd and are available throughout the summer months. Classes are for ages 16 months to 1…

May 21, 2012 3:39 pm Video (0)

Trine University Graduate Programs Open House

SCHERERVILLE | The Trine University Schererville Education Center is hosting a Graduate Program Informational Open House on June 14, 2012. Thi…

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Two region schools in national Science Olympiad

Two region schools in national Science Olympiad

ORLANDO, Fla. | Creativity, determination and expert problem-solving skills helped students from Valparaiso's Thomas Jefferson Middle School a…

May 19, 2012 10:00 pm Photos

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Munster speech team takes top state honors for lucky 13th time

Munster speech team takes top state honors for lucky 13th time

MUNSTER | Mention team building and championships, and many people think of sports.

May 17, 2012 8:00 pm(0)

Munster names Sopko superintendent

Munster names Sopko superintendent

MUNSTER | The School Town of Munster appointed Assistant Superintendent Richard Sopko as the new superintendent effective July 1. 

May 17, 2012 5:30 pm(1)

NWI McDonald’s Operators Lend Support to the South Shore Arts Literacy Program

NWI McDonald’s Operators Lend Support to the South Shore Arts Literacy Program

MUNSTER | Northwest Indiana McDonald’s Operators (NIMO) are partnering with South Shore Arts – a regional arts organization serving Northwest …

May 16, 2012 2:47 pm Photos

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Nancy Smith receives Lucile Smith Scholarship

Nancy Smith receives Lucile Smith Scholarship

CROWN POINT | Nancy Smith, Crown Point, was recently named the 2012 Lucile Smith Scholarship winner by the Lake County Extension Homemakers.

May 14, 2012 10:26 am(0)

Fall registration begins for K’Ton Ton Preschool

Fall registration begins for K’Ton Ton Preschool

MUNSTER   | K’Ton Ton Preschool is accepting fall registration applications for its 3-, 4- and Pre-K classes, as well as its toddler programs …

May 10, 2012 12:32 pm(0)

Theatre at the Center Announces New Education through Theatre Workshops

Theatre at the Center Announces New Education through Theatre Workshops

MUNSTER | Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, Northwest Indiana's only professional performing arts theatre, will host e…

May 04, 2012 3:44 pm(0)

Munster Wind Ensemble headed to state finals

MUNSTER | Munster High School doubled its pride last weekend as one of only four schools statewide to boast two bands in state qualification p…

May 02, 2012 8:30 pm(0)

Munster 'We the People' squad earns honors in national contest

MUNSTER | For the third year in a row, the Munster High School "We the People" team earned a spot in the final round of the 25th nationwide ci…

May 02, 2012 7:00 pm(0)

Purdue Calumet TRIO event May 17 to assist disadvantaged students

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's federally-funded TRIO program is hosting Celebrate TRIO 2012, Thursday, May 17, to generate awareness an…

May 01, 2012 12:10 pm(0)

RSVP deadline for parent technology workshop is today

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's Educational Talent Search is sponsoring a technology workshop for parents interested in demystifying cur…

May 01, 2012 12:07 pm(0)

Lunch-and-learn event May 2 sponsored by NWI SBDC, Hammond INnovation Center

CROWN POINT | In today's economy, it's thought that loans for your business are hard to get. but if you know what the banks are looking for, y…

April 29, 2012 11:59 pm(0)

School Town of Munster superintendent retiring

School Town of Munster superintendent retiring

MUNSTER | School Town of Munster's longtime superintendent is leaving the school system.

April 25, 2012 7:00 pm(0)

16 Purdue Calumet students to be inducted into engineering technology honor society

HAMMOND | Sixteen Purdue University students will be inducted into Tau Alpha Pi national honor society for engineering technology students.

April 25, 2012 8:27 am(0)

Purdue Calumet residence hall earns ‘School of the Year’ honor at Indiana conference

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet earned Indiana Residence Hall Organization (IRHO) School of the Year recognition at the recent 2012 IRHO c…

April 25, 2012 8:21 am(0)

Purdue Trustees promote 10 Purdue Calumet faculty

HAMMOND | Ten Purdue University Calumet faculty members have been granted promotion by the Purdue University Board of Trustees.

April 25, 2012 8:05 am(0)

School Town of Munster sets May 20 International Festival

MUNSTER | The School Town of Munster hosts its first Munster International Festival from noon to 5 p.m. May 20 at the Munster High field house…

April 22, 2012 2:44 pm(0)

Lansing school hosts open house, child ID day

Lansing school hosts open house, child ID day

LANSING | St. John's Lutheran School, 18100 Wentworth Ave., hosts an open house and child ID day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 1, the school princ…

April 19, 2012 6:45 pm(0)

Purdue Calumet engineering students 3rd in international NASA ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’

Purdue Calumet engineering students 3rd in international NASA ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’

HUNTSVILLE | A team of Purdue University Calumet engineering students placed third-its best finish ever-in the College Division of the recent …

April 19, 2012 4:34 pm(0)

Purdue Master Gardener Help Line Open

Purdue Master Gardener Help Line Open

CROWN POINT | The Purdue Extension-Lake County Master Gardener Help Line is in operation again for the gardening season, through September 28,…

April 19, 2012 3:21 pm(0)

16 Purdue Calumet students to be inducted into engineering technology honor society

HAMMOND | Sixteen Purdue University students will be inducted into Tau Alpha Pi national honor society for engineering technology students.

April 13, 2012 3:25 pm(0)

Hammond's Rollin' Hoosiers inspire East Chicago students while defeating varsity athletes

Hammond's Rollin' Hoosiers inspire East Chicago students while defeating varsity athletes

EAST CHICAGO | Inspiration came from non-traditional wheel-chair bound athletes last week, when they took on the varsity basketball team at Ea…

April 11, 2012 4:10 pm Video Photos

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Marian Catholic speech team captures state title

Marian Catholic speech team captures state title

Performing "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" at the Illinois High School Association speech state finals in Springfield garnered yet anothe…

April 10, 2012 6:00 pm(0)

Program gives local teens a look at firefighting

SCHERERVILLE | When the Schererville Fire Department responds to emergencies, members of Fire Explorers Post 1070 are often there to provide a…

April 07, 2012 8:30 pm(0)

Fun with some strings attached

Fun with some strings attached

LANSING | The kindergarten students from Coolidge School in Lansing attended the performance titled "North, South, East & Jim West" at the…

March 30, 2012 4:00 pm Photos

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Home Food Preservation course offered by Purdue Extension Cooperative

Home Food Preservation course offered by Purdue Extension Cooperative

CROWN POINT | Class members are preparing jams and jellies through a Home Food Preservation course taught by Corinne Powell, Extension Educato…

March 28, 2012 10:35 am Photos

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Munster Student Selected for Molecular Medicine Seminar

Munster Student Selected for Molecular Medicine Seminar

MUNSTER | One of Indiana's best high school science students lives right in your back yard. Earlier this month, Liana Varjabedian, a Munster H…

March 27, 2012 5:11 pm(0)

Challenger Learning Center offers summer space adventure camps

Challenger Learning Center offers summer space adventure camps

HAMMOND | The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will be conducting summer camp sessions for children in grades pre-K and 1st- 8t…

March 26, 2012 10:35 am Video (0)

Jefferson wins Science Olympiad

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. | It was almost 70 degrees and sunny Saturday in Bloomington, but a select group of middle and high school students was insi…

March 25, 2012 12:28 am(0)

Heritage Middle School to get new assistant principal

LANSING | A Nathan Hale Elementary School teacher will become assistant principal at Heritage Middle School.

March 24, 2012 9:45 pm(0)

The Benefit Bank offers self-service help in applying for government benefits

CROWN POINT | The Benefit Bank is an online self-service program that helps moderate to lower income families in securing benefits in Indiana.…

March 23, 2012 2:45 pm(0)

Munster teen named top student journalist in Indiana

Munster teen named top student journalist in Indiana

MUNSTER | Beatriz Costa-Lima, a senior at Munster High School, won accolades Wednesday as the state's top student journalist.

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Ryan Jongsma named to Calvin College Dean's list

Ryan Jongsma named to Calvin College Dean's list

MUNSTER | Northwest Indiana area student Ryan Jongsma has been named to the Calvin College Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement du…

March 08, 2012 10:49 am(0)

BNI stands in solidarity for St. Baldrick's

BNI stands in solidarity for St. Baldrick's

HAMMOND | According to St. Baldrick's cancer research, each year 160,000 children are diagnosed with the disease and it remains the leading ca…

March 06, 2012 2:29 pm Video Photos

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Licensed practical nurses invited to USF open house

Licensed practical nurses invited to USF open house

CROWN POINT | Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area are invited to attend an LPN Open House at the Un…

March 06, 2012 1:51 pm(0)

High schools teams vie in TEAMS engineering competition at PUC March 6

HAMMOND | Fifteen teams of high school students from seven area schools will apply their engineering, mathematics and science knowledge during…

March 05, 2012 1:21 pm(0)

Students begin ISTEP-Plus testing next week

Students begin ISTEP-Plus testing next week

ISTEP-Plus testing begins next week for students in grades three through eight across Indiana. This is the first year third-graders will take …

March 02, 2012 12:00 am Photos

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Munster Junior Historical Society Receives Award

Munster Junior Historical Society Receives Award

MUNSTER | Becca Krahn, a member of the Munster Junior Historical Society and a fifth grader at Eads Elementary School in Munster, recently acc…

February 27, 2012 12:16 pm(0)

Munster school district responds to state audit showing more spending, less revenue

MUNSTER | The Indiana State Board of Accounts issued an audit report for the School Town of Munster saying spending seems to outpace revenue, …

February 26, 2012 8:00 pm(0)

Department of Education commends area schools on AP exams

Six Northwest Indiana schools were among those recognized by the Indiana Department of Education for high numbers of 2011 graduates passing Ad…

February 23, 2012 8:15 pm(0)

Tiger Cubs invade Times Media Company

Tiger Cubs invade Times Media Company

MUNSTER | The Tiger Cub Scouts of St. Thomas More Pack 542 Den #4 visited The Times Media Company last Thursday for a tour.

February 20, 2012 12:13 am(0)

Bright Media talks business with Times Editor Matt Saltanovitz

Bright Media talks business with Times Editor Matt Saltanovitz

MUNSTER | When Times Media Co.'s Matt Saltanovitz talks, he means business.

February 16, 2012 10:47 am(0)

Lake County Master Gardener Winter Social Mixer

Lake County Master Gardener Winter Social Mixer

CROWN POINT | Over 60 Lake County Master Gardeners (LCMG) attended the recent winter social mixer and master gardener assistant training sessi…

February 16, 2012 8:32 am(0)

Schools, trades strive to connect students with jobs

Schools, trades strive to connect students with jobs

PORTAGE | High school guidance counselors from across Northwest Indiana participated in a field trip Wednesday to learn more about the buildin…

February 15, 2012 7:15 pm Photos

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Free entrepreneurs’ coaching session for aspiring ‘Big Sell’ competitors is Feb. 8

HAMMOND | Aspiring entrepreneurs planning to participate in ‘The Big Sell' Entrepreneurs in Action competition can gain valuable insight at a …

January 31, 2012 10:39 am(0)
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