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Hobart Township board members Mike Ellis, Sue Pelfrey and Joe Clemmons listened to an audience member during a meeting Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Trustee breaks with New Chicago on town complex, potentially putting halt to project

April 4, 2025 at 10:19 a.m.

The once sturdy alliance between the Democratic communities in Hobart Township fractured Thursday as the Hobart Township Board voted to pull out of a New Chicago town complex project at...

Merrillville High Principal Mike Krutz flips the tassel of Royale Miller, 18, signifying her graduation from Merrillville High School in 2020. State officials have announced new partners for different diploma options.

Indiana officials detail partners for new high school diploma options

April 3, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun and Secretary of Education Katie Jenner announced three specific diploma options Wednesday for students weighing future plans for college, the military or direct employment after high school.

Sebastian Williams, 12, a fifth grader, talks about what he remembers about the March 19 tornado that damaged McCullough Academy, forcing students and staff to relocate. They got their first look at temporary classrooms at the Gary Area Career Center on Monday, March 31, 2025. (John Smierciak / for the Post-Tribune)

McCullough students regroup, relocate at new Gary school

April 1, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

About 500 McCullough Academy students settled into their new classrooms Monday at the spacious Gary Area Career Center as repair plans were being developed at their west side school after...

Gary Public Transportation Corp. board members Stephanie Hulett and Anthony J. Manuel review information on the city's bus system at a public forum Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Gary Public Transportation Corp. eyes expansion bill; bus routes growing

March 28, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Legislation is pending in the state Senate that would allow Gary Public Transportation Corp. to expand service across county lines.

Bids for the demolition of the New Chicago Town Hall will be opened April 4. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Demolition bids coming for New Chicago Town Hall; new complex will be shared with township

March 28, 2025 at 12:12 p.m.

New Chicago and Hobart Township officials will open bids for the demolition of the century-old New Chicago Town Hall on April 4 at the Hobart Township Trustee’s office, 1421 W....

The Gary City Hall (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Gary’s Buffington Harbor lands $4.7 million warehouse development

March 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A tract of land sold by the Gary Redevelopment Commission on Wednesday signals more growth at Buffington Harbor as Mayor Eddie Melton’s administration cements the shift from casino boats to...

Interstate 80/94 is pictured in 2019. (Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune)

INDOT names Superior to oversee initial Borman flex project; early work begins next month

March 24, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Transportation tapped Superior Construction, of Portage, to provide general contractor preconstruction services for its $290 million flex road project on the Borman Expressway.

Ragen Hatcher, a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 3rd district, poses for a photo at the Gary Sanitary District building in Gary, Ind., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Sewage seeps into politics as lawmaker’s Gary agency sues cities she represents

March 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

A dispute over wastewater treatment user rates is pitting a Gary state lawmaker against communities she represents in the Indiana General Assembly. State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, whose District 3...

Arrick Jackson was named IU Northwest's next chancellor in a Thursday news release. Jackson is currently provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His IUN appointment is effective July 1. (Stacy Kennedy/Photo courtesy of IU Northwest)

IU Northwest gets new leader from Minnesota

March 20, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

IU President Pamela Whitten announced the appointment of Arrick Jackson as IU Northwest’s next chancellor in a Thursday news release. Jackson is currently provost and senior vice president for academic...

Visitors view renderings of an approximately $24 million infrastructure enhancement plan at the Gary/Chicago International Airport before a groundbreaking ceremony for the project on Oct. 8, 2024. The plan is the first phase of a cargo services infrastructure investment to boost its growing cargo business. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport bond sale, paired with grants and local funds, targets improvements

March 14, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Officials at the Gary/Chicago International Airport announced the closing of a $16.55 million bond sale Thursday for capital improvements including the construction of new hangars, renovations to the airport’s terminal...

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