Industry ready for another productive year

Chesterton's Joe Troop

Chesterton's Joe Troop wins the 400-meter dash at last year's Portage Sectional. Troop aims to cap his track career with a state title in the event this season.

Brenna Boyle, Andrean

Brenna Boyle played shortstop for Andrean's Class 3A state championship team last spring, hitting .309 with five home runs and 30 RBIs. Now, with the graduation of star pitcher Nikki Steinbach, Boyle is one of several 59ers who might be called upon to pitch. When she gets to Valparaiso Unive…

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Britton plans a new beginning for Crown Point's softball program

Ginger Britton, right,took over the Crown Point softball program after coach Brett Crutchfield was put under investigation in April. He resigned from the school in May. Britton had her first practice on Monday as the first day of softball opened under the IHSAA's spring sports calendar.

Snapshots of everyday life

Kids from the South Haven Boys & Girls Club's Kidstop program play at the South Haven Elementary School playground last May.

Lake County progress moved to fast lane

Representatives from towns and cities in Lake and Porter counties attend a luncheon at Lost March Country Club in April, where the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission released an update to the 2008 Northwest Indiana bike map. The map shows routes for hiking, biking and paddling…

Hebron continues to make improvements

Hebron's downtown Main Street has seen infrastructure improvements that add an 1800s theme.

Focus on college and career ready students

Michael Baird, former Harris Bank president, speaks during a two-day conference by the College & Career Acceleration Summer Institute at Hobart High School. "There are great jobs out here in Northwest Indiana," said Baird, "but we can't fill them because we don't have students with the r…

Industry ready for another productive year

Work continues on a new stack, at NIPSCO's R.M. Schahfer generating station in Wheatfield in this December 2011 photo. Construction projects at the plant were expected to generate more than 900 trade jobs. NIPSCO is investing about $500 million in environmental improvements at the plant.

Andrean's Crandol signs on at South Suburban College

Andrean senior Katie Crandol signed her letter of intent to play softball at South Suburban College. The cancer survivor said that having a chance to play college softball is a "dream come true." Especially with all that she's faced the last two years.

Arthur Haggard, Bowman Academy

Bowman Academy junior Arthur Haggard went from a guy off the bench for last year's Class 2A state finalist to a starter on this year's Eagles' team, which is extremely young but has now won six in a row. Haggard had 10 steals in a big win at Fort Wayne Luers last Saturday.

Results matter

Task Force Tips in Valparaiso

Valparaiso's Andrew Antonetti, boys state swim meet

Valparaiso's Andrew Antonetti placed fourth in the 500-yard free at last season's IHSAA boys swimming finals.

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Election winners will face tough choices on major issues

The Dan Rabin Transit Plaza in Hammond closed June 30, when Hammond's easygo bus service ended, leaving regular public transit commuters stranded.

Election winners will face tough choices on major issues

Second-grade students at Ambassador Academy in Gary raise their hands last December to answer a question about a biblical story while Gov. Mitch Daniels, center, visits with them in Sonia Araujo's classroom. Will new state lawmakers want to keep pushing on school reforms or rest awhile?

Voting centers offer option to streamline elections

Polling place worker Dorothy Vicari chats with voter Gene Anderson after he cast his ballot in precinct 14 at the Faith Church polling place in Dyer on May 8. Lake County officials have combined some precincts to have fewer polling places.

Voting centers offer option to streamline elections

Greg Guidotti gets assistance finding his voting precinct from polling place worker Beverly Zanstra on May 8 at Faith Church in Dyer. The church served as the polling place for more than one precinct, a growing trend.