Relocated station plan pleases Munster officials
Munster officials are happy that a planned South Shore Railroad station at Ridge Road and Manor Avenue has been moved to the vacant land on the west side of Manor....
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Technology OK’d to cut sewer line inspection cost
Munster is going high-tech in how it inspects its 528,000 linear feet of sanitary and storm sewers. On May 15, the Munster Town Council approved a $20,000 contract with Midwest...
Gary tax firm owner indicted
A federal grand jury indicted the owner and operator of the former Quick Sam Tax Service in Gary on several alleged tax law violations Thursday. John Newlin, whose age and...
Chesterton man gets 24 years in sex abuse case
A 64-year-old Chesterton man who pleaded guilty to coercing a 12-year-old girl to perform sex acts with him was sentenced Thursday to more than 24 years in prison. U.S. District...
9/11 survivor reminds others of police sacrifice: ‘I owe my life to their bravery’
Speaking to people gathered for the Munster Police Department's Memorial Service Thursday, Dyer resident Don Bacso said he owed police officers his life. On Sept. 11, 2001, Bacso was on...
Chesterton man gets 24 years in sex abuse case
A 64-year-old Chesterton man who pleaded guilty to coercing a 12-year-old girl to perform sex acts with him was sentenced Thursday to more than 24 years in prison. U.S. District...
20-year vendor gets new Munster contract
A no-bid contract for maintaining Munster's 1,050 fire hydrants is justified because of the company's work over the previous 20 years, Town Manager Dustin Anderson said. The town council approved...
Former lawyer convicted of mail fraud
A jury convicted former Merrillville attorney Robert Stochel of one count of mail fraud Wednesday following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Hammond, according to the U.S. Attorney's...
Munster rejects Dumpster enclosure bids
Bids to build an enclosure for Dumpsters at Munster Town Hall were rejected by the town council and the process to bring the town into compliance with a local ordinance...
Chamber gets own sign at Munster Town Hall
Despite the exterior sign advertising the Munster Chamber of Commerce's office at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts, the chamber's not there. In fact, the chamber moved its office...