Press Releases

Crown Point Parks and Recreation Department has announced their inaugural HIGHSCHOOL 4 on 4 division with the traditional 6 on 6 division. All divisions of co-ed high school 4 on 4, co-ed adult 4 on 4, women's division, and co-ed adult 6 on 6...

Crown Point Parks and Recreation Department has announced their dates of the adult summer baseball league starting on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.  The adult summer baseball league will consist of the ages 30 years old and older.   ...

With 100,000-plus people waiting for life-saving organ transplants, the need for donors didn’t stop with the pandemic. During National Donate Life Month in April, Franciscan Health is working with Gift of Hope to encourage people to register as...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and Hammond Parks & Recreation invite walkers and runners of all ages to compete in the Kathleen Pucalik Memorial 5K Roadie Run leading up to the 17th Annual Festival of the Lakes. New this year, the Gold Cup...

April 20-23, 2021 and April 27-29, 2021 The South Shore Line announces plans to periodically bus passengers between various stations to help facilitate pre-construction third-party utility work and the Double Track NWI construction project...

Beginning the week of April 19, the outpatient COVID-19 test site at Franciscan Health Munster will operate on a new schedule. Drive-through testing for COVID-19 will be available at trailers located outside of the hospital's emergency department on...

Northwest Health has announced the newest recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing. Cardiac Cath Lab nurse, Melissa Brajacki, RN, of Northwest Health – La Porte, received the Daisy Award after a patient’s family wrote a heartwarming...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb today delivered a statewide address to lay out the road ahead for Hoosiers in the fight against COVID-19. Click here to read the Governor’s full remarks. “As we continue to isolate if you test positive, quarantine if...

The Family Birth Centers at Franciscan Health hospitals in Michigan City and Hammond have been recognized by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield with Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care designations as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty...

Calls from scammers to homes and businesses posing as NIPSCO employees are on the rise—an issue impacting many energy companies around the United States. With this uptick in scams, NIPSCO is warning customers to be aware of scammers that might...