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News briefs: Calumet Township hosting open house with food, services

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

News and events around the area

Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson face off for District 1 Indiana State Senate seat

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Two political newcomers, Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson, are both hoping to...

Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams make pitches to become next Lake County sheriff

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Voters will choose between Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams during the Nov. 3...

Indiana Secretary of Management and Budget Lisa Hershman speaks about her time with the Pentagon during her keynote speech at the Gary Chamber of Commerce August general meeting and luncheon in Merrillville on Monday, August 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

State, former Pentagon official shares Indiana financial updates with Gary chamber

By Maya Wilkins

August 10, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Lisa Hershman, Indiana's secretary of management and budget, was the Gary Chamber of Commerce's featured...

News briefs: Wonderfest at Sunset Hill, hospital foundation golf outing and more

By Post-Tribune

August 10, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Hobart shortstop Brandon Stafford puts the tag onto an Andrean runner during a baseball game on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (John Smierciak / for the Post-Tribune)

City boosts donation to Hobart High sports fields

By Carole Carlson

August 10, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

The Hobart School Board accepted an amended donation from the city on Aug. 6 that...

Business briefs: ‘Friends’-themed health screening event on Aug. 27

By Post-Tribune

August 9, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

News and events around the area

A residential building called The Franklin rises next to the new 11th Street Station on the South Shore Line on Sept. 16, 2025, in Michigan City, Indiana, in a transit development district. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

NIRPC updating goals to fulfill by 2050, with public’s help
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By Doug Ross

August 9, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is seeking the public’s help in shaping the region’s...

Center Township Trustee Jesse Harper points to a foliage-covered gravestone in an overgrown cemetery the township plans on cleaning up, on Friday, August 7, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Long-abandoned Center Township cemetery to get some TLC

By Doug Ross

August 9, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

Center Township Trustee Jesse Harper stood Friday at the entrance to a wilderness he recently...

State Rep. Vernon G. Smith, D-Gary, stands amongst the Thanksgiving decorations in the dinning room of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana on Friday, November 21, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Guest column: Republican education policies have left Indiana’s children behind

By Vernon G. Smith

August 8, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

For 16 years, Indiana Republicans have stood before us and promised that this would finally...

Indiana Dunes State Park veteran hired to lead Portage parks

By Doug Ross

August 8, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

Former Indiana Dunes State Park Property Manager Doug Lang is Portage’s new parks superintendent.

The Indiana Dunes National Park's parking lot at Porter Beach. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Tech grant designed to aid motorists parking at Indiana Dunes National Park

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By Jim Woods

August 8, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Motorists next year should have access to parking information before visiting their favorite Indiana Dunes...

Tri-Creek School Corporation Superintendent Andy Anderson, shown Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Tri-Creek facing sports, clubs and busing cuts without referendum passage

By Carole Carlson

August 8, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Tri-Creek School Board voted to eliminate K-8 sports and clubs next year and bus...