Remy “Ray” Anthony Snemis, 92, of Valparaiso IN, formerly of Merrillville, IN passed away at home on July 3, 2020, peacefully in his sleep thanks to VNA Hospice of NWI , with his wife and daughter at his side. He was...

Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Sanitary District announce storm relief for qualifying Hammond homeowners. The relief will be for damage sustained as a result of the extreme weather event on May 23rd, 2020. Homeowners will be...

Last fall we hired an experienced and talented professional to lead the South Shore Community Development Corporation. Michael Todd Citro joined our team seamlessly as the Community Development Director and got right to work building the new program....

Sharon S. Newhard 78 of Valparaiso, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2020.  She was born December 5, 1941, in East Chicago, Indiana to John and Pauline (Chiti) Canham.  On October 27, 1962, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Griffith she...

Horizon Bank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Craig Dwight, presented a donation of $35,000 to Friendship Botanic Gardens on November 19, 2019 for partial funding of a new wedding and event venue. “A few years ago when we started the journey...

Mayor Hatcher will Lie in State in the Richard Gordon Hatcher Arena in the Genesis Convention Center (1 Genesis Plaza, Gary, Indiana) from Noon to 8 p.m., Dec. 21. Funeral Services will begin at 1 p.m., in the Richard GordonHatcher Arena in the...

Former Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher of Gary, Indiana passed from this life on Friday, December 13, 2019 at 9:20 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois at Mercy Hospital.  In the last days of his life, he was surrounded by his family and loved ones.  While...