FOOTBALL: Crown Point’s MacDonald commits to Purdue
Crown Point long snapper Hunter MacDonald has committed to the Purdue football team and plans to enroll in January.
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Andrean’s Skinner earns recognition from Colts
Andrean football coach Chris Skinner earned honorable mention recognition from the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week program after the 59ers beat Hobart.
Environmental watchdog: Maya Energy defamation lawsuit takes aim at protected free speech
GARY — Hoosier Environmental Council, one of Maya Energy’s fiercest opponents, has moved to dismiss the company’s defamation civil suit against it, calling the suit an attempt to “bury their critics with legal fees than oppose them in the marketplace…
Subpoenaed by state audit agency, Gary transit controller resigns
GARY — The controller for Gary Public Transportation Corp. resigned Monday — the same day The Times contacted him for comment on an Indiana attorney general’s order to obey a state auditing agency’s subpoena for 2017 financial records.
State auditing agency postpones debriefing of Gary officials on misuse of $8.2M
The State Board of Accounts has postponed Tuesday’s audit review with Gary city officials, in light of recent concerns raised about nearly $132,000 in unaccounted-for funds.
Poll Everywhere, other classroom apps take attendance, stoke student engagement
Hey, students. Listen up. It’s time to pay attention in class.
NWI vet, retirement home detail benefits of pets to seniors
Sometimes, all it takes is a little puppy love to lift your mood.
St. John population has nearly doubled since 2000 with smart planning, solid schools leading the way
Since 2000, St. John has grown 92 percent, to more than 16,000 residents.
USW ‘makes slow progress’ with U.S. Steel
The United Steelworkers union and U.S. Steel have been meeting frequently in Pittsburgh after union members authorized a potential strike and the company released a six-year contract proposal that would include annual raises of at least 2 percent but s…
East Chicago man charged with molesting child relative
CROWN POINT — A 46-year-old man is charged with molesting a female relative in East Chicago.