Newfields announces ticket sales and opening date for The Lume blockbuster exhibit
The Lume at Newfields will open to the public July 27. Tickets go on sale soon.
Month: June 2021
Boys & Girls Clubs celebrate graduating seniors
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana celebrated 13 graduating seniors last week at a small ceremony at Hammond Boys & Girls Club.
Driver claiming to be federal agent jailed on impersonating charge, Portage police say
“Mr. (Leland) Royster responded, ‘Yes, I’m a federal agent,’ ” police said.
Local holiday weekend running events can be a blast for competitors
“You get people who aren’t runners competing in these holiday races, because they’re in town visiting relatives, so they go with them,” Todd Henderlong said.
Chesterton names new chief of police
“I’ve always been very fond of the town of Chesterton, since childhood,” Tim Richardson said. “While the CPD is significantly smaller than the department I am leaving, all of the same principles and values still apply.”
Chamber of Commerce launches Discover Michigan City marketing campaign
The Michigan City Chamber of Commerce has launched the Discover Michigan City campaign to market the lakefront city in LaPorte County.
More employees returning to office but employers now embracing remote work more
Workplaces across the Region have been calling workers back into the office as coronavirus vaccination rates increase and employees have had the chance to get vaccinated. But the pandemic normalized working from home, a practice that previously had bee…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Are the California and Texas blackouts coming to Indiana?
It’s not yet July, but the power grids in Texas and California are struggling to keep the lights on and the air conditioners running. Texas utilities have already asked residents to conserve electricity in the face of soaring demand. And…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Kamala Harris has reputation for asking, but not taking, questions
Kamala Harris shone in the Senate when she was asking questions in hearings. That is where the idea that she might have presidential possibilities flourished. Democrats, observing her surefootedness, were led to think, “Here is the next Barack Obama.”
2 men found shot to death in car on east side of Indianapolis Monday night, police say
Officers responding to reports of a crash found two men dead inside the Ford Taurus in the 9800 block of Woodsmall Drive shortly after 11:40 p.m.