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By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Linda Brebner, a resident of Hebron’s Snake Flats neighborhood, cuts the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, to mark the official end of a $4.5 million water main replacement. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Hebron water main project, at $4.5 million, on time and on budget

By Doug Ross

October 8, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hebron officials cut the ribbon to mark completion...

Contractors with the Town of Munster have processed more than 296,000 cubic yards of debris from Aug. 11's derecho, some of which was visible at Stewart Park. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Munster’s storm cleanup mostly finished but issues remain

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 8, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

The Town is around 90% cleared of all debris from the derecho at this point,...

As site work has proceeded at the Amazon Web Services data center project, nearby residents of Hobart's Eagle Creek subdivision are concerned about air quality from the release of particulate matter. (Jim Masters/Post-Tribune)

Hobart residents’ lawsuit seeks to stall data center project

By Jim Masters

September 27, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Hobart residents opposing the Amazon Web Services data center project are pursuing a legal strategy...

Hayes Rooney, 10, of Munster, received special attention from three-month-old puppy Freddie during the Humane Indiana camp. (Sue Ellen Ross/Post-Tribune)

Kids learn about animal care, shelter at Humane Indiana camp

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By Sue Ellen Ross

September 26, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

Humane Indiana offers sessions for youngsters to spend quality indoor time with furry friends.

Four people arrested after two-state pursuit late Friday

By Post-Tribune

September 26, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

Two teenagers from Illinois and a wanted felon are among four people who were arrested...

Jan Cubic’s new book, “Burdick: Where the Trains Once Stopped,” tells the story of the sleepy area that was an early Porter County settlement. (Jan Cubic/provided)

New book turns Chesterton’s Burdick Road into Memory Lane

By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

Jan Cubic fondly remembers visiting her grandparents in the Burdick neighborhood. Now those visits, and...

Motorcyclist killed late Thursday in wreck on I-94 near Chesterton

By Post-Tribune

September 26, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A Valparaiso man died Thursday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 involving two...

The Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., looks over the audience at Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection shortly after being inaugurated as the 20th president during ceremonies in Valparaiso, Indiana, Friday, September 25, 2026. The event drew students, staff, alumni and Konkol’s former coworkers from across the United States. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world needs more Valpo grads’: VU’s 20th president stresses building character, servant leaders

By Doug Ross

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September 26, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

The Rev. Brian Konkol, sworn in Friday as Valparaiso University’s 20th president, stressed the need...

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle along the Charles River past the Harvard College campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bradshaw: Colleges are starting to apply to students

By Gerald Bradshaw

September 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Across much of the country, the balance of power is moving in the other direction....

Author Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Oyster” was written in December 1871 to appear in his storybook tale “Alice in Wonderland/Through the Lookingglass,” with illustrations drawn by Carroll and artist John Tenniel. (1871 Public Domaine Illustration by Lewis Carroll/John Tenniel)

From the Farm: October welcomes National Seafood Month with ‘R’ emphasis

By Philip Potempa

September 25, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

If you’ve had a steady diet of reading my columns and cookbooks in the past...

Timothy Skimina, of Highland, speaks during the People's Town Hall held to discuss NIPSCO's accountability in the wake of rate hikes, storm damage and other issues at Trinity United Church of Christ in Gary, Indiana on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The town hall was sponsored by Power On NWI. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Extended storm outages, rate hikes heighten frustration with NIPSCO

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 25, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Around 50 unhappy NIPSCO customers attended Thursday's town hall in which state lawmakers and other...

Court news: Guilty plea in dog walker’s death, sentence in molesting case

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 26, 2026 at 10:22 a.m.

Lake County court news.