FROM the FARM: Join me this month for my free 'Spring Cooking Show'

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

FROM the FARM: School cafeteria menus have changed from staple offerings

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Hanover student honored for improvements at Kiwanis Park

CEDAR LAKE | A Hanover Central High School student has been honored for his work on creating a few new details in Kiwanis Park.

Hanover remembers crash victim

NWI schools earn high marks at Academic Spell Bowl finals

A number of region schools scored highly in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl state finals Saturday, with two taking top honors.

Take a test to win a scholarship

CEDAR LAKE | All sophomores, juniors and seniors attending Hanover Central and Crown Point high schools have the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship for participating in and taking a test on "Americanism & Government" given by the American Legion Post 261.

Tough training regimen helps teen excel in baseball

Jesse Wilkening believes a tough training regimen is what keeps him motivated and successful in baseball.

Hanover Central celebrates student-athletes

CEDAR LAKE | On Tuesday, October 23, the Hanover Central Athletic Department honored student-athletes who participated in Fall Sports at the Great Oaks Banquet Hall in Cedar Lake. Student-athletes from Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball and Golf were honored for their accomplishments and effo…

Hanover Central maps out launch of football program

CEDAR LAKE | Hanover Central High School may be one step closer to adding a football team.

Local student named to Carroll University dean's list for Spring 2012

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN | Morgan Austgen, an athletic training major, was named to the dean's list at Carroll University for the spring 2012 semester. To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average for the semester of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale. Morgan is a 2010 gr…

Hanover Central Athletics information

CEDAR LAKE | Below is a list of fall sports starting dates and times for all Hanover Central High School and Middle School.

Bleed for the Band at Hanover Central

CEDAR LAKE | Hanover Central middle and high schools are partnering with the American Red Cross to host a Bleed for the Band blood drive Saturday.

Baseball star shares his knowledge with younger students

St. John resident Tyler Trepton will take his love of baseball to college this fall, having committed to attend and play at Wabash College in Crawfordsville.

Soccer star serves as student ambassador to foreign countries

Cedar Lake resident Bernadette Sakelaris will take her seventh international trip this summer as part of the People to People Ambassador Program.

2012 Cedar Lake Summerfest Seeks Entries for July 4th Land Parade

CEDAR LAKE | The 2012 Cedar Lake Summerfest is seeking entries for its July 4th Land Parade. The parade will line up at Hanover Central High School and travel around the lake ending at the Park of the Red Cedars (the Cedar Lake Town Grounds). Line up for the parade will begin promptly at 9am…

Classmates remember Chloe Burks

CEDAR LAKE | Students walked from Hanover Central High School to the railroad tracks on West 133rd Avenue on Thursday, just as classmate Chloe Burks had done the day before, to pay tribute to her short life in a memorial of flowers and messages.

PUC partnerships add dual credit courses in Cedar Lake, Hammond

Purdue University Calumet's dual credit partnership with Northwest Indiana high schools is taking another step forward.

Hanover Central Project Lead the Way completing projects

CEDAR LAKE | The Hanover Central Middle School PLTW (Project Lead the Way) classes have been hard at work completing their projects for the third grading period.

OFFBEAT: Region filmmaker's work showcased on Showtime

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Lieutenant governor seeks Hoosier Rising Star nominations

INDIANAPOLIS | Elementary and high school students who volunteer or otherwise contribute to their communities are eligible for the 2012 Hoosier Rising Star Award.