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Students from Clark Middle School and Lake Central High School take a trip around the Marquette Park Lagoon as part of the Wilderness Inquiry's Canoemobile program on Wednesday.

Special needs students explore Gary lagoon in Wilderness Inquiry program

May 13, 2019 at 2:53 a.m.

Clark Middle School teacher Tracy Chandler wore a life vest with the words "Grizzled Skipper" on the back, but she emphasized to her students that she wouldn't be in charge...

Judge Julie Cantrell speaks to students as part of a Constitution Day celebration at Taft Middle School in Crown Point, IN., on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.

Current events on pupils’ minds on Constitution Day

May 13, 2019 at 2:49 a.m.

Picture this: A family gets an eviction notice after five years of living in an apartment. They're given 30 days to vacate. The family had a dog and the rental...

Gary Steelers players take a day to have fun with their teammates during Family Fun day.

Lew Wallace football field revived by Gary Steelers Pop Warner

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 a.m.

When Lew Wallace High School closed its doors a few years ago, the Gary Steelers Pop Warner football league lost its longtime home field. They were able to find a...

DUAB: Referendum critical to success of Gary schools

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 a.m.

The finances of the Gary Community School Corporation are bleak, but members of the Indiana Distressed Unit Appeals Board said Friday that convincing Gary residents to pass a property tax...

Munster school officials eye referendum for building upgrades

May 13, 2019 at 2:50 a.m.

The School Town of Munster is gradually reducing its debt, but its future facilities needs may lead the district to seek a property tax increase via voter referendum in the...

Nick Reda gets help on an assignment from teacher Tracy Chandler.

Teacher expands worlds of students with autism

May 13, 2019 at 2:48 a.m.

Students in the Clark Middle School classrooms of teacher Tracy Chandler were writing intently in their morning journals, reading independently or taking tests on a recent day. The scene in...

South Shore Classical Academy board member Diana Gonzalez speaks in favor of the school on Wednesday during a public hearing.

Proposed charter plan pulled in Porter County

May 13, 2019 at 2:49 a.m.

South Shore Classical Academy withdrew its charter school application on Friday after a large and vocal opposition mobilized at a packed public hearing in Chesterton earlier this week. The SSCA...

Colleen Burke, of St. Mary's College, visits with an interested student during a college fair in the Purdue Northwest Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Ind., on Sept. 13, 2016. (Mark Davis / Post-Tribune)

College decision time looming for high schoolers

May 13, 2019 at 2:49 a.m.

Hundreds of students packed Purdue University Northwest's annual College Fair peppering college representatives with questions, but Hammond resident Eliana Sanchez wasn't daunted. Armed with a notebook filled with research at...

Charter school draws criticism, support at hearing

May 13, 2019 at 2:48 a.m.

Protest signs and packed parking lots greeted those arriving at the public hearing for a proposed charter school — South Shore Classical Academy — Wednesday night in Chesterton. The room...

Chesterton-based Urschel Laboratories, Inc. is a finalist in the Society of Innovators annual awards for its pioneering efforts in food cutting technology.

Keon, Urschel among finalists for Innovators awards

May 13, 2019 at 2:47 a.m.

The finalists for the Society of Innovators annual awards include Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon — for leading the unification effort between the Hammond and Westville campuses, Porter County Career...

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