MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City man is facing OWI and firearm charges after an officer found a gun in his vehicles during a traffic stop on Tuesday.
MICHIGAN CITY — Work inside the Rudy Hart Theatre at Marquette Catholic High School is continuing at a feverish pace for director Amy Crane and her Performing Arts students.
MC Lions adopt ‘leader dog in training’
La PORTE — The La Porte County Parks staff, Park Board and Parks Foundation has selected their annual community award winners.
St. Patrick’s Day Food Drive at Carlson’s
Lenten service at LP Presbyterian
Patel, Novak join Franciscan Health Center
Elizabeth Sheridan is shown at the Smith Brothers entrance in Michigan City, where a factory tour sign stands on the front walk. The Smith Brothers business began in the mid-1800s and the Michigan City plant was built in 1921. At its peak, it produced 60 tons of cough drops. The plant closed…
La PORTE — March marks Red Cross Month and the organization has a solid presence in La Porte County.
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MICHIGAN CITY — When asked to give advice to students wanting to be an astronaut or engineer, former NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham gave three answers:
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MICHIGAN CITY — A letter soliciting donations for the Michigan City Police Department became a hot topic around town this week after the mayor issued a scathing press release admonishing the police chief for it.
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb was jabbed with the COVID-19 vaccine shot Friday as the state’s first mass vaccination clinic opened at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City man is facing OWI and firearm charges after an officer found a gun in his vehicles during a traffic stop on Tuesday.
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CHICAGO — An unruly passenger who refused to pay his fare was shot after attacking an officer aboard a South Shore Line train Thursday morning.
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La PORTE — The Michigan City Courthouse project is set to be completed sooner than originally estimated and at a lower cost.
Auditor’s Office seeks real estate clerk
La PORTE — Northwest Health – La Porte has been selected as one of the Best Maternity Care Hospitals in the United States, one of only six Indiana hospitals to receive the distinction.
La PORTE — The Indiana Department of Transportation will be transitioning from merging early to merging late with more widespread use of zipper merges in work zones this construction season.
Crouch to speak in Glass Ceiling webinar
Democratic chair calls complaint frivolous
MERRILLVILLE — With utility bills high due to the recent snap of extremely cold weather, calls from scammers to homes and businesses posing as NIPSCO employees are on the rise, an issue the utility says is impacting energy companies across the country.
Charles G. Powell, 1829-1913, was publisher of the La Porte Republican at 715 Indiana Ave. Prior to the Republican, he published the La Porte Herald, which was in print from 1859 to 1867. For information on this photo, contact mbarber @laportecountyhistory.org.
MICHIGAN CITY — A $100,000 sidewalk repair fund was approved by the Michigan City Common Council on Tuesday, despite one “no” vote and some reservations expressed by other council members.
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La PORTE — La Porte County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic has moved into offering second doses to residents that have used the clinic.
INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the first reported COVID-19 case in Indiana, and health officials are thankful so many state residents are being vaccinated, and urge everyone to get a shot as soon as possible.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Local funding organizations have come together to address one the most pressing community needs resulting from COVID-19, and the success of a pilot program has them looking to expand.
WESTVILLE — Jim Musial has been doing this for a while, but the executive director of Citizens Concerned for the Homeless called Tuesday’s mobile food distribution at Purdue University Northwest the “best ever.”
La PORTE — La Porte County is now in the safest category for COVID-19 spread risk, according to state health officials, who reported Wednesday that about 9 percent of state residents have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
IHSAA, ISDH aim to stop teen vaping
Eight promoted to sergeant at Indiana State Prison
During a natural disaster, everyone looks for a way to help those in need. Donating money is the quickest way to help and provides charities the flexibility to channel resources to impacted areas.
MICHIGAN CITY — With the prospects for live concerts still uncertain, a local musical company is offering the next best thing, a series of virtual performances, including a live performance by two local favorites.
La PORTE — With its manpower increasing, the La Porte City Police Department will also be adding some new dog power.
La PORTE — La Porte County Sheriff’s deputies had to put the pedal to the metal to pull over a pair of motorists clocked at about 100 mph in separate incidents on Tuesday.
Photo shows the Salvation Army Band in 1914 in Michigan City. Minnie Kramer Boetter is fourth from left. The Salvation Army was founded in the 1860s in England by William Booth. Its music ministries taught people of all ages how to sing and play instruments “to the glory of God and for the b…
LP Schools, city improve WiFi access for students
NEW PRAIRIE — The New Prairie United School Corporation will be conducting its annual Kindergarten Round-Up.
La PORTE — After a 9-month delay, the trailer for a film about storied serial killer Belle Gunness will be filmed in La Porte next month.
NEW BUFFALO — The School of American Music will present its second Family Concert of the season, and the spotlight will be on musicians from Northwest Indiana.
MICHIGAN CITY — One of the most iconic and venerated symbols in Christianity will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit which opens in Michigan City this weekend.
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City-based Sullair, which produces compressed air products, will have new leadership after its president/CEO was promoted within parent company Hitachi and will relocate to Japan.
MICHIGAN CITY — Students are invited to let their imaginations soar and their talent shine in the 5th annual World Creativity and Innovation Week Student Juried Show Case of Poetry.
MICHIGAN CITY — When the Lubeznik Center for the Arts resumes art classes this spring, it will offer both online and in-person courses with art choices to appeal to most everyone interested in pursuing art.
MC Housing Authority wins HUD grant
La PORTE — La Porte County Sheriff John Boyd has announced the retirement of two longtime employees who served in several capacities for the Sheriff’s Office.
BRISTOL — A La Porte County resident is one of two Indiana State Troopers assigned to the Toll Road Post who recently reached a career milestone of 25 years.
Home healthcare agency has new name
1899 photo shows Herman G. Ness with his Klondike Cultivator in front of J.R. DeMyer’s 10c Feed Barn at 911 Jefferson in La Porte. For information on this photo, contact mbarber @laportecountyhistory.org.
Compiled from La Porte County Sheriff’s Office reports
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MICHIGAN CITY — A few local businessmen got together recently and quietly decided to change the lives of some Michigan City residents who could use the help.
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