Community

The Michigan City Street Department will conduct its annual fall leaf pickup beginning Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, and lasting through Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.  For easy leaf pick-up, residents are asked to abide by the following guidelines: ...

It’s a truism among contractors: Turn some dirt or open a wall and you never know what you’ll find. Folks in Britain, to take an example, have been putting things on top of other things for two millennia, and builders scraping almost any surface...

Porter County’s Information Technology (IT) department is the unsung hero behind the smooth functioning of local government. By supporting 17 locations, 560 users, and countless public-facing services, the Porter County IT team helps...

No one will ever accuse Mark Hopkins—owner of Hopkins Ace Hardware in Downtown Chesterton—of thinking small. Or of speaking softly. Or of beating around the bush. More than four years ago, on July 7, 2020, Hopkins pitched a bold idea to the...

 Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has opened its annual callout for nominations of impactful university alumni to be recognized and inducted into the PNW Alumni Hall of Fame. The PNW Alumni Hall of Fame honors distinguished graduates from...

Nearly 650 Everwise Credit Union employees proudly volunteered their time throughout Indiana and southwestern Michigan during the company’s annual Day of Giving on Monday, October 14. The fifth installment of the corporate-wide community day saw...

On October 17, 2024, Purdue Federal Credit Union and credit union members around the world will celebrate International Credit Union Day®. This year marks the 76th anniversary of this annual event, which aims to commemorate the credit union...

The extraordinary ladies of the Duneland Garden Club have traded in their green thumbs for (probably) paint-stained trousers and sweatshirts, to give the bandstand in Thomas Centennial Park a (much-needed) fresh coat of paint. With paint and supplies...

Beginning of a New Era for the CenterMayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Parks and Recreation Department invite you to experience the reopening of the new and improved Jean Shepherd Community Center on Friday, November 1 at 10 am. The Jean...

On Monday, October 14, United Way Northwest Indiana Regional Development Executive Kelly DeCamp visited the Hammond Machine Works facility to personally thank Peter Nau Sr., Hammond Machine Works president and owner, and his son Peter...