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Hobart City Hall. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Hobart council sets May 6 for second readings on industrial developments

April 20, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

The Hobart City Council set May 6 for a second reading for two requests for proposed industrial development, including one at the site of the former U.S. 30 Dragstrip.

Hobart Kiwanis member Bob Flood said he and fellow members would like to see musical instruments added for the young people who come to Festival Park during an open house Saturday, April 4, 2026, to gather ideas for the park. (Deborah Laverty/for the Post-Tribune)

Hobart holds input session for improvements at Festival Park

April 6, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Jessica Metros was first in line on Saturday to share her ideas on what improvements she'd like to see for Hobart's Festival Park project.

The Winfield Police Department. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Winfield Police offer narrative of arrest that led to federal lawsuit

April 4, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

Winfield Police have opened an internal investigation following a lawsuit filed by a Chesterton man against the town and four officers.

Mayor Josh Huddlestun gives his State of the City address at Hobart High School in Hobart, Indiana, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The address was the third for Huddlestun. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The skies are the limit’: Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun says city’s future is bright

April 2, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun forecasted a fabulous future for the city thanks largely to Amazon.

Amazon holds webinar on Hobart data center project

April 1, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

An online informational session on Amazon's data center in Hobart covered topics from site design to jobs and economic development.

Lake County officials run simulated votes through voting machines during a public test of election equipment at the Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Election board tests equipment in advance of April 7 early voting start

March 31, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

It was test time for the Lake County Board of Elections, which met for a pre-election exercise required by Indiana statute.

Chesterton man sues Winfield officers over use of force during traffic stop

March 29, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

A Chesterton man claims in a lawsuit that four Winfield police officers handcuffed him then beat him so brutally he lost consciousness.

Digging has started at the future site of the Amazon data center in Hobart. (Deborah Laverty/Post-Tribune)

Judge dismisses Hobart data center challenge

March 29, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Lake Superior Court Judge Bruce Parent dismissed on procedural grounds the case of a group of Hobart residents seeking to halt a fill permit at a 168-acre site eyed for...

Winfield Town Councilman Jon Derwinski stands next to a rendering of the new park off 117th Avenue. (Deborah Laverty/Post-Tribune)

Winfield purchases 120 acres for ‘generational’ central park

March 25, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

The Winfield Redevelopment Commission gave the nod to a three-year purchase agreement for farmland owned by the Sapper family.

Winfield resident Tom Hruby speaks at the Winfield Plan Commission meeting Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Deborah Laverty/for the Post-Tribune)

Winfield shuts down plan for 407-home subdivision facing opposition

March 22, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

The Winfield Plan Commission closed the door on a developer hoping to build a 407-home residential subdivision called Gates of Winfield.

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