DNR checking harvested deer for wasting disease
Meghan Raley, lead biologist technician for the DNR in Newton County, is on the front lines every weekend of deer hunting season in an effort to track the spread of...
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1,800 miles from home, train enthusiast returns for annual train show in Crown Point
For Joe Algozzini, model trains are more than a hobby, they are a passion. Every spring and fall, the former Munster resident makes the near 1,800-mile journey from his new...
Lowell rally: Holcomb says Braun is the partner Indiana needs in Washington
Indiana’s governor said Indiana is on the right track, and that Mike Braun is the person Hoosiers need to send to Washington. An energetic Republican crowd packed the barn Saturday...
A quiet memorial site in Newton County marks the 24th anniversary of Flight 4184 crash
It has been 24 years since American Eagle Flight 4184 crashed in icy conditions late Halloween afternoon into a Newton County farm field, killing all on board, and scarring the...
Highland approves $20.1 million budget for 2019
Highland Town Council members approved a 2019 budget Oct. 22 that maintained funding for a potential 3 percent across-the-board pay increase for full-time workers. The approximately $20.1 million civil budget...
Highland extends injured officer’s health coverage
A Highland police officer who suffered career-ending injuries after his squad was hit head-on by a drunk driver while he was responding to an early morning call December 2016 will...
New service weapons on tap for Highland Police
Highland’s police officers soon will be getting new service weapons. The town council Oct. 8 approved allowing Police Chief Peter Hojnicki to purchase .45 Glock service weapons for about $32,189...
Highland eyes 3 percent municipal raises in 2019 budget
Highland officials are trying to keep a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase for full-time employees in the $20.1 million civil budget proposed for 2019 despite an approximately $250,000 revenue shortfall....
Few cast early votes in Griffith referendum; polls open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
Turnout was low for early voting by Griffith residents deciding by special election whether the town should secede from Calumet Township. By the time early voting closed at noon Monday,...
Early voting in Griffith special election to secede from township off to slow start
Griffith voters have begun to trickle in to the lone early voting site in Crown Point to weigh in on whether they would like to secede from Calumet Township in...