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Michigan City is offering a TIRE AMNEST DAY on Saturday, April 19. Local residents (verifiable via driver's license or state ID) can bring up to FIVE tires to the Michigan City Sanitary District, 1100 E. 8th St., between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. that day...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott is once again using his mayoral platform to focus attention on childhood cancer. For many years, the mayor has asked the public to help him raise funds for a Hammond family dealing with a cancer diagnosis. After the...

To promote neighborhood engagement, the City of Valparaiso is hosting a Neighborhood Workshop on Monday, April 21, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Forest Park Welter Room, 1155 Sheffield Dr. Neighborhood Workshops provide an opportunity for neighborhood...

The City of Hammond dog parks will be closed for reseeding beginning Friday, April 11th until May 12th. The following is a list of dog parks in the city that are being reseeded: Amy Park Dowling Park  Forsythe Park Irving Park   Riverside Park We...

The City of Valparaiso is inviting youth to apply to join the annual Mayor’s Youth Council, designed to encourage youth to interact with City government, build leadership skills and enhance civic engagement. The Council will include 18-22 members...

Photo provided by Paul Kemiel The Washington Park Zoo mourns the loss of one of its most beloved residents.  Stripes, a 20-year-old Bengal tiger who captivated visitors since his arrival, was peacefully euthanized due to age-related health...

NIPSCO urges homeowners to contact Indiana811 before every gigging or  excavation project to protect communities, prevent costly damages In observance of National Safe Digging Month this April, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC...

Spring Clean-up starts on MONDAY! Please have your items set out the Sunday prior to your scheduled pick-up week. Your Michigan City Refuse Department thanks you!

On the evening of Wednesday, April 2, Mayor of Hobart Josh Huddlestun presented his second State of the City address at County Line Orchard. Hobart residents, city staff, and elected officials from across Northwest Indiana were in attendance. Iron...

When Portage High School choir teacher Jordan Dollins first arranged his Irish folk tune “I’ll Tell Me Ma,” he had no idea it would one day find its way to the stage of one of the most prestigious youth choirs in the country. But over a decade...