MICHIGAN CITY β At his final pretrial conference on Thursday, Demario Emmanuel Williams-Anderson confirmed he is prepared to face a jury in his murder case on June 7.
La PORTE β Tax abatement compliance forms have been approved for a handful of La Porte businesses that weathered the pandemic and are seeking more workers.
MICHIGAN CITY β Police are investigating the robbery of a Michigan City bank on Friday morning, but said no one was injured.
MICHIGAN CITY β During what one organizer calls βa critical time in civil rights and civil rights enforcement,β a group of advocates will be meeting in Michigan City to teach others to get involved in the cause.
MICHIGAN CITY β Businesses interested in getting their employees vaccinated against COVID-19 can arrange to do so right in their own facility.
INDIANAPOLIS β Legislation supporting jobs, employers and economic recovery by investing $60 million to expand the Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program is now law.
Time to thank healthcare workers
MERRILLVILLE β Centier Bank has again been ranked No. 2 among the βBest Places To Work in Indianaβ by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The annual awards honored a total of 125 companies across the state.
Earn while you learn training programs
Bible Study being organized in MC
Indiana State Prison inmates are pictured in 1904. The first Indiana State Prison was built in Jeffersonville in 1822. In 1858, 102 acres were purchased for a second prison in Michigan City. Both prisons were named Indiana State Prison, originally known as Prison North and Prison South. In 1…
Temporary busing from South Bend to Gary
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MICHIGAN CITY β The Michigan City Police Department is mourning the tragic and untimely death of a young Michigan City man this week.
MICHIGAN CITY β An ordinance that would require short-term rental property owners to pay the city a $150 permit fee, and fines ranging from $250 to $750 for ordinance violations, was a major topic of discussion among Michigan City Common Council members and the public Tuesday.
CHESTERTON β An Indiana State trooper was injured in a fight with a wanted felon who resisted arrest after being pulled over on I-94 in Porter County on Wednesday morning.
La PORTE β City officials have moved forward with completing the overhaul of old sewers in La Porteβs Monroe Manor neighborhood.
CHESTERTON β The South Shore Line Double Track NWI project moved another step forward Tuesday with the opening of bids for the main contract to build a second set of tracks from Gary to Michigan City.
41 more COVID-19 cases in LP County
Anita King was born Anna Keppen in Michigan City on Aug. 14, 1884. She was the seventh of nine children born to Herman and Matilda Jipp Keppen, who had emigrated from Germany in 1872.
La PORTE β To mark National Drinking Water Week (May 2-8), the La Porte County Health Department is offering free In-Home Well Water Screening tests for all LaPorte County residential well owners.
La PORTE β The city of La Porte Water Department will begin its biannual water system flushing this weekend.
MICHIGAN CITY β An organization that provided a number of crucial services to the community will be thanking the people and businesses who provided critical support.
Andrew Bauer, right, has been promoted to Correctional Sergeant at the Indiana State Prison. Sgt. Bauer began his career with the Indiana Department of Correction on Feb. 16, 2017, has completed training in βOrder in the Courtβ and is qualified with firearms. He is Quick Response Trained and…
MICHIGAN CITY β Franciscan Health wants to improve health outcomes for the communities it serves, and is offering funds to help non-profits in those areas improve healthcare outcomes in a variety of ways.
DNR has Conservation Officer openings
Pictured here are three St. Johnβs pastors, Rev. G. Kuechle at left, Rev. George Link Jr., center, with Rev. R. Tramm or Rev. George Link Sr. at right. Rev. G. Kuechle came to St. Johnβs in 1867 and remained there until 1872. Rev. Link Jr. came to St. Johnβs as pastor in 1890. His father, Ge…
VALPARAISO β For healthcare organizations, the pandemic has demonstrated how interconnected we all are, the impact each one of us can have and the benefit of working together for a common cause, according to the CEO of Northwest Health.
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La PORTE β Back in March 2020, Purdue University Northwest honors student Kayla Vasilko was getting ready to leave for Hollywood.
MICHIGAN CITY β Young men in Michigan City are learning what it means to have a future, and being equipped with the tools theyβll need to make that future bright.
MICHIGAN CITY β Michigan City resident Coleman Moore was denied the ability to refinance his home on the basis that it is zoned OS for office space.
La PORTE β La Porte County remains in the orange advisory level for COVID-19 spread risk and county officials are continuing to urge the public to get vaccinated.
La PORTE β On the same day state health officials said more than 2 million Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, La Porte County was again placed in the second-riskiest orange category on the virus spread risk map.
MICHIGAN CITY β Families will soon be able to explore the past and future with their memories and imagination in a new exhibit at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts.
MICHIGAN CITY β The Economic Development Corporation Michigan City is leading La Porte County efforts to gather salary and benefits data for a regional survey.
Wheel Throwing childrenβs pottery class
COVID-19 has been the culprit of many canceled or postponed events, but as things begin to open back up, the joyous events are happening again.
Jessica Knotts and Darold βDelβ Gene Gieser III are proud to announce the birth of their son, Darold βDexterβ Gene Gieser IV, on Feb. 27 at La Porte Hospital. He weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces, and is the brother of Liam W. A. McCarty, 11, and Audrey R. McCarty, 9.
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WESTVILLE β An emaciated dog found in a crate dumped along a roadside in central Indiana is getting new life at a pet rescue in Westville, and a group of local entrepreneurs is trying to help it and all the other dogs there.
La PORTE β Six storied individuals from La Porte Countyβs past will be honored by having a bridge in the county named for them.
La PORTE β After a yearβs hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual La Porte Fourth of July Parade is coming back.
MICHIGAN CITY β A Michigan City educator has been honored for teaching philosophy, which emphasizes equity in the classroom.
INDIANAPOLIS β The Indiana State Fair will return with some changes this summer, a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced its cancelation, fair officials announced Tuesday.
STUART, Fla. β The weather conditions in Northwest Indiana havenβt exactly had people thinking much about boat racing, but in sunny Florida, one team is certainly thinking about Michigan City.
City seeks proposals for bus shelters
The newly constructed Michigan City high school in 1909 on the corner of Detroit and Lafayette streets became the second high school. It was named in honor of Isaac C. Elston, and classes began in 1910. It became the junior high when the third Michigan City high school was built in 1924, wit…
Alvarez joins Northwest Medical Group
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MICHIGAN CITY β A group of local students, honored for the various ways in which they innovate, have more in common with Leonardo de Vinci than you might think, according to the organization that honored them.
La PORTE β An empty property on Pine Lake Avenue has moved a step closer to meeting the wrecking ball.
La PORTE β A lack of remorse for his victim by a La Porte man who pleaded guilty to molesting a 10-year-old helped convince a judge to impose a lengthy prison term, according to prosecutors.
MICHIGAN CITY β In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the festivals and celebrations that have filled Michigan Cityβs summer calendar for years.
MICHIGAN CITY β Gamblers will have to keep wearing face masks inside Indianaβs casinos at least through the end of May.
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