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The new gymnasium at Lake Central High School is one of the areas residents will tour Sunday at an open house at the school in St. John.

New Lake Central open for tours Sunday

May 13, 2019 at 12:55 a.m.

Lake Central High School is throwing open its doors to the Tri-Town community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday to give voters and taxpayers a chance to see the...

Shoppers look through the vegetables at the Strack & Van Til store in Schererville, IN., on Aug. 25, 2015.

Grocers take whole new approach to business

May 13, 2019 at 12:55 a.m.

A trendsetter and new kid on the Boulevard, Whole Foods Market is coming to Schererville in a few weeks to compete for shoppers' dollars while the other Northwest Indiana supermarkets...

Martin Gonzalez and Alexis Elabed talk with Officer Chris Lopez while Monique Jenkins talks with Grimmer's DARE Officer Jeff Zemburski.

Program offers guidance to combat school bullying

August 19, 2019 at 3:12 a.m.

"I remember being bullied as if it were yesterday. They teased me about my hair, my teeth, my skin color, anything and everything they could think of," said Al Verduzco,...

Information about the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act is on display at the Indiana Welcome Center.

ADA at 25: Exhibit opens at Welcome Center

May 13, 2019 at 12:51 a.m.

"There's always a story behind the photos," said photojournalist Tom Olin, as he addressed the crowd of disability rights activists, Northwest Indiana elected officials and others Thursday for the opening...

Lake Central School Board President Don Bacso congratulates retired longtime school official Kay Trapp, 90, at Monday's meeting. A room will be named in her honor when the new section of the high school opens.

Former Lake Central official gets new honor

May 13, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

As members arrived for the Lake Central School Board meeting on Monday night in St. John, they were greeted by Kay Trapp and her husband, Dusty, with hugs. Trapp, 90,...

A man suspected of vandalizing two Highland schools and a park is shown in a surveillance image in July at Southridge Elementary School.

Police investigate school, park graffiti

May 13, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

Highland Police believe the same individual is responsible for two graffiti incidents on school and park buildings in the last eight weeks. The suspect is believed to be a white...

Jason Bearce, associate commissioner for strategic communications, presents the key highlights of the high school diploma proposal to members of the Commission on Higher Education. The commission met at Purdue University Calumet Campus in Hammond.

Commission debuts graduation option proposal

May 13, 2019 at 12:47 a.m.

The Indiana Commission on Higher Education unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to replace the Core 40 Diploma and General Diploma with new diplomas meant to be reflective of more rigorous...

Whole Foods announces Schererville opening

May 13, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.

The Whole Foods Market entry into Northwest Indiana's grocery scene will officially take place Sept. 23, the company said. The store, located in the Shops on Main center at U.S....

Victoria Brant(left) and Sarah Portone pose for a photo outside of a clients house in Dyer.

Back to school busy time for real estate agents, too

May 13, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.

With the first day of school looming, it's not just parents and kids feeling the pressure. Real estate brokers working to get folks settled into homes before the bell rings...

Martha Barajas, far left, creates an Under 13 Apple ID and password for her fourth grade daughter, Alondra (far right) as her younger daughter patiently waits. (Nancy Coltun Webster/ Post-Tribune)

Highland parents navigate iPad world with kids

May 13, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.

Allen J. Warren Elementary School Principal J. J. Boylan conveyed excitement and confidence as he introduced the first wave of parents to "The Connected Classroom" in Highland last week at...

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