Economic renaissance of Griffith continues

GRIFFITH | In 2008, Griffith began planning a renaissance of its downtown to bolster existing businesses and attract new enterprises.

Griffith Safety Board: 'Gross misconduct' led to demotion of chief, lieutenant

GRIFFITH | Griffith's former police chief and his second-in-command were demoted following allegations of "gross misconduct" within the department, a town letter made public Friday states.

Griffith focusing on business

Bolstering existing businesses and attracting new enterprises remain major focuses for Griffith. So does transforming the downtown into a walkable, "people-oriented" community.

Waste district board members, director doubt trash-to-ethanol financing plan

Champions and opponents of Lake County's trash-to-ethanol proposal expressed a lack of confidence Wednesday in the ability of a purported hedge fund manager to finance the controversial project.

EDITORIAL: Township should have taken Griffith's buyout

It's a sad commentary on government wastefulness when a municipality — burdened by an expensive and unnecessary layer of government in a time of fiscal squalor — takes the desperate act of trying to buy its way out of the waste with a $6 million offer.

13 incumbents ousted in Lake, Porter counties

The defeat of Portage Mayor Olga Velazquez is probably the biggest election news in Northwest Indiana, but she wasn't the only incumbent defeated Tuesday.

Schaadt successful, other incumbents re-elected in Griffith Town Council race

GRIFFITH | Former Griffith Town Councilwoman Patricia Schaadt, 85, is returning to political office.

Alex Fisher

Alex Fisher, a Democrat, is running for Griffith Town Council, Ward 3.

Broad Street to reopen in Griffith

GRIFFITH | Downtown Broad Street is slated to reopen this week, town officials said.

EDITORIAL: Restructure local government for efficiency

The Griffith Town Council tried unsuccessfully in the 2011 legislative session to get the state's permission to secede from Calumet Township. Now that the frenzied session is over, it's time to look not just at the secession attempt but the reasons behind it.