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Despite a scarce peach harvest for fall 2026, Columnist Philip Potempa and his family made 48 jars of homemade peach preserves in September, now stored in the farm cellar for winter menu enjoyment and holiday gifts. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: Peaches scarce this season, pits once prized as controversial cancer treatment

By Philip Potempa

October 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Whether in Michigan or Northwest Indiana orchards, peaches ranked among the many compromised fall harvests...

A stretch of field across from the Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA could potentially be the site of Crown Point’s first pet adoption and resource center, New Leash on Life. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point council denies rezoning for proposed animal rescue, clinic

By Anna Ortiz

October 9, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Plans for an animal adoption center and clinic on the south side of Crown Point...

Two Hammond men face murder charges in Oct. 3 double slaying

By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

A pair of Hammond men are accused fatally shooting two men in a Hammond alley...

Hobart council approves $500 property tax credit for seniors

By Jim Masters

September 21, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, the Hobart City Council passed an ordinance providing a tax credit that can...

Sandhill cranes fly near a smokestack of the Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, as it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. DOE keeps NIPSCO’s Schahfer plant open by renewing emergency order

By Maya Wilkins

September 21, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Saturday announced the third renewal of an emergency order...

Attendees at the annual World Cultural Festival at Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza gather Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, for a parade of nations. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world under one roof’: Valparaiso festival celebrates many cultures

By Doug Ross

September 21, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Central Park Plaza in downtown Valparaiso took on an international flavor Sunday for the annual...

News briefs: Brunch, property tax meeting, tree planting and more

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Community news from around the region.

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Probationary Porter County officer fired after OWI arrest

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Department has been fired after a weekend...

Girl Scout Troop 35579 member Heidi O’Bannion, of Lake Station, stocks the new pet pantry for dogs and cats Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Woodland Park dog park in Portage while Scout Brianna Naumann, of Portage, watches. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage Girl Scouts build pet pantry for dogs, cats
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By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Girl Scout Troop 35579 used the Little Free Library concept to build a pet pantry...

Charity Sorrells, left, and Deena Stronczek hand out lunches to brothers Preston and Ethan Hawkins during a storm-relief food and water distribution event sponsored by the Salvation Army of Northwest Indiana at Portage High School on Aug. 13, 2026. Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering how to plan for the next major disaster. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

NWI planning commission suggests preparing for future disasters

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering...

Business briefs: Hard Rock donation supports Oct. 3 suicide prevention walk

By Christin Lazerus

September 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Rebuilding Together volunteers react after successfully pushing down a rotted shed as the organization gathers to renovate homes in Merrillville on Saturday, September 19, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Merrillville residents grateful for repairs by Rebuilding Together volunteers

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 20, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Rebuilding Together volunteers spread out across Merrillville on Saturday for its Christmas in September Day,...

Site work is ongoing at the Amazon Web Services development at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street, such as grading of the land, development of temporary buildings used by construction workers and engineers and building of a NIPSCO substation on-site. (Jim Masters/For the Post-Tribune)

Hobart Mayor lauds windfall payments for Amazon data center

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By Jim Masters

September 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Mayor Josh Huddlestun detailed Hobart’s financial windfall and how the “economic impact payments” are being...