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Shelby Community Center hosts ribbon cutting

“This is where we started.”

Apr 24 •

Town of Lowell eyes new shelter at Evergreen Park

The Town of Lowell will start the reconstruction of the shelter in Evergreen Park destroyed last summer by a tornado.

Apr 22 •

Crown Point City Council hears annual TIF report

Greg Guerrettaz of Financial Solutions Group, Inc.

Apr 13 •

Schneider updates salary ordinance

The Town of Schneider passed their salary ordinance for Fiscal year 2025 at their town council meeting on March 31.

Apr 12 •

Solidarity shown to former Cedar Lake fire chief at council meeting

Former Cedar Lake fire chief Todd Wilkening sat in the audience with his family among the general public at the town council meeting on April 1.

Apr 8 •

Semi crash on northbound I-65 just south of Lowell

Apr 6

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Lake Village tornado tops off tumultuous March

The old saying goes “March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.”

Apr 1 •

Schneider updates salary ordinance for building commissioner

The Town of Schneider updated their salary ordinance to reflect the new salary of the town’s building commissioner, Tim Henke.

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Sewage rate hike concerns Lowell-based septic service

Rate increases on utilities are fairly common, but the latest wastewater rate hike has left one Lowell-based business concerned about treading water.

Mar 27 •

Cedar Lake homeowners ask council for help with developer

Several homeowners approached the Cedar Lake Town Council at their meeting on March 18 in an attempt to get some concerns addressed with the developer…

Mar 22 •

Four more tornadoes confirmed in Lake County from 2nd round of storms

For the second time in five days, Northwest Indiana was hit by tornadoes.

Mar 21 •

Lake County Council addresses election staff salaries

The Lake County Council addressed the salaries of board of elections director Michelle Fajman and assistant director Jessica Messler at their meeting on…

Mar 20 •

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