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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

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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...

Tinsley Moffitt, 7, plants one of the nearly 100 marram grasses during the National Public Lands Day event at the Indiana Dunes State Park campground in Chesterton, Indiana, Sept. 26, 2026. Moffitt, of Plainfield, Indiana, was camping with her mother and father and decided to join other volunteers for the event. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Volunteers transplant marram grass at Indiana Dunes State Park

By Doug Ross

September 28, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Marram grass growing in a parking lot was transplanted into a more appropriate spot Saturday...

The Valparaiso Police Department is now accepting applications for crossing guards. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

News briefs: Crossing guard applications, college financial aid and more

By Post-Tribune

September 28, 2026 at 12:32 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Eliazer Glover jumps and dances as his mother, Kal, and father, Samuel, speak about his sickle cell diagnosis in their Hammond home on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘He’s special’: Hammond parents detail 3-year-old son’s journey with sickle cell disease

By Maya Wilkins

September 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Kal and Samuel Glover found out Eliazer had sickle cell disease at their first pediatrician...

The Ramos family spent quality time at the annual Lake County Public Library Book Sale. Pictured are siblings, from left, Gabriel, 7, Josiah, 7, Nathan, 9, and Lively, 2. (Sue Ellen Ross/Post-Tribune)

Library books find a new home at annual sale

By Sue Ellen Ross

September 27, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

The Lake County Public Library's popular Annual Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the...

Business briefs: Franciscan partners on new Cedar Lake walking club

By Post-Tribune

September 27, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

News and events around the area

Motorcyclists prepare to exit Wicker Memorial Park's east entrance onto Ridge Road for the 27th Annual Victory for Veterans Ride on September 27, 2026. The ride coincided with the reopening of the park, which lost more than 300 trees during the August 11 derecho. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Veterans motorcycle ride helps reopen Wicker Memorial Park

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 27, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

After the August 11 derecho felled more than 300 trees all over the park and...

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
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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

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...