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Valparaiso City Utilities Department of Water Works water main break on Country Club Road precautionary boil advisory
Valparaiso City Utilities field service crews responded to a water main break at Country Club Road. Approximately 150 customers within this service area may have experienced low water pressure or a complete interruption in water service. Due to the interruption of water service, a precautionary boil advisory will be issued...
Report: Liberty to open 2024-25 basketball season against Valparaiso
According to Rocco Miller, Liberty will open the 2024-25 men’s basketball season against Valparaiso on Monday, November 4th. The game will be played at the new John Wooden Fieldhouse in Xenia, Ohio as part of an opening day festival of hoops. Valpo was 7-25 a season ago and 3-17...
Officers, experts testify in Richard Proctor’s murder trial for 2020 stabbing death in Steger
An officer who discovered Ryan Connell’s body recalling Wednesday the harrowing moment when he found the son of a family friend lying on the floor of a Steger apartment. Deputy police Chief Peter Fajman, a sergeant at the time, was responding to a well-being check when he found 28-year-old Connell at about 8 a.m. Jan. 1, 2020.
Portage cops injured by drunken driver threatening to slit officer's throat, report says
PORTAGE — Police say an intoxicated driver nabbed travelling over 100 mph along a local stretch of U.S. 20 injured several police officers and a nurse, and made threats, including one of slicing an officer's throat and ripping out his jugular, according to the arrest report. The accused, Charles...
Plan for civilian life after military, veteran urges
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Vince Lusk urges people thinking about joining the military to consider what they want to do as a civilian afterward. Lusk spoke at the veterans recognition ceremony Wednesday at the Porter County Fair. He served more than 22 years before retiring to pursue an...
Gary man convicted of shooting brother in chest
A jury convicted a Gary man Wednesday for shooting his brother in the chest. Michael Smith, 66, was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated battery, domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury and domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 22. Special Prosecutor John...
Southlake Mall to celebrate Christmas in July with the Salvation Army this weekend
Southlake Mall will celebrate Christmas in July with the the Salvation Army this weekend after the organization's fundraising goals fell short during the holiday season. The superregional mall at U.S. 30 and Mississippi Street near the Interstate 65 interchange will host the Salvation Army's Christmas in July fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
EARLY-MORNING FIRE DESTROYS WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP HOME
A house was razed by a fire this morning in West Wheatfield Township. Indiana County 911 initially dispatched Clyde, New Florence, and Bolivar firefighters, Citizens’ Ambulance and the RIT team to a home along Mulligan Hill Road around 5:09 this morning, with Armagh, Blacklick, Blairsville, Fairfield Township, Middle Taylor, and Homer City crews called in to assist between 5:16 and 6:30.
Fellow to focus on Vibrant Michigan City initiative
MICHIGAN CITY — Economic Recovery Corps Fellow Eze Redwood is seeking to spark vibrancy and change during his three-year immersion in Michigan City, according to Economic Development Corporation Michigan City. Michigan City and Gary were selected to collaboratively host Redwood through the ERC Fellowship Program, which was put into...
Family rockers set to help Eagle Scouts
The young musical siblings of the heavy rock/grunge group Massasauga have roots in The Boy Scouts Of America and this Friday will be headlining and self-producing a fundraiser for Eagle Scouts. All members of Massasauga are scouts and they are deeply involved in environmental projects tied to the Indiana Dunes.
Valparaiso University faculty, alumni bringing music to the Region
VALPARAISO — Valparaiso University’s Jeffrey Doebler Ph.D., professor of music, along with several current students and Valpo alumni, are continuing to enrich the arts in the Region as part of the Michigan City Municipal Band (MCMB), performing their final concerts for the 156th season at 7:30 p.m., Aug 1 and 8 at the Guy Foreman Memorial Amphitheater in Washington Park, Michigan City.
Crown Point’s Clinton Shepherd, a state runner-up, becomes a national champion. ‘I have more in store.’
Clinton Shepherd’s mind raced as his hand was raised after the biggest victory of his wrestling career. The Crown Point sophomore said he has had a hard time reining it back in since then. “My mind was spinning,” Shepherd said. “It was crazy. Everyone around me was cheering. It...
Author to sign books
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack. Award-winning author and journalist Joseph S. Pete will do a book signing of his new history book, "Lost East Chicago and Indiana Harbor" from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Green Door Books at 325 Main St. in Hobart. He will sign copies of his latest history book about East Chicago and copies of his other books “Lost Hammond, Indiana,” “Secret Northwest Indiana” and “100 Things to Do in Gary and Northwest Indiana Before You Die.” South Carolina-based The History Press published Pete’s new book, a history of the Twin City of East Chicago and its Indiana Harbor neighborhood.
Engleking 70th Anniversary
Mardele and Ione Engleking, of Grant Park, are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. Mardele married the former Ione Hamann on Aug. 8, 1954, at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Grant Park. The couple has two children: Pam and (Steve) Lawrence, of Venice, Fla.; and Greg and (Lynn) Engleking, of Manteno.
Valparaiso University Makes Top 50 Programs Listed by The Princeton Review
Valparaiso University’s College of Business has been named to the Princeton University Review’s list of the Top 50 Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programs for 2024. This accolade is just one of several that the Online MBA Program at the University has received in the past year.
StRides Against Suicide and Overdose hosting annual bike rides, walks/runs in August
VALPARAISO, Ind. (WNDU) - We all know how important mental health resources are in our area. And in just a couple of weeks, you can be a part of StRides Against Suicide and Overdose. The non-profit is hosting its annual 5k Run/Walk and 10-, 40-, 60-, and 100-mile bike rides...
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