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Three Republicans vying for chance to unseat Mrvan

April 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Three Lake County Republicans are looking to be the party’s answer to long-time Democratic control of Indiana’s First Congressional District. Randy Niemeyer, Lake County’s Republican Party chair and current 7th...

Snow the white deer was well known among residents on the south side of Crown Point. Snow was euthanized on April 1 after it was determined the injuries sustained when she was hit by a car were too severe for her to be released back into the wild. (Photo courtesy of Kara Gullickson Graper)

Memorial to pay tribute to Snow the white deer

April 22, 2024 at 1:23 p.m.

Snow — Crown Point’s renowned white deer — will be remembered Sunday in a memorial at Crown Point United Methodist Church. The memorial stems from the outpouring of grief and...

Munster High School students Charity Ibikunle (l to r) and her partner Lauren Dumaresq leave the stage after their presentation during the Innovate WithIN Region 4 Finals, hosted on the campus of Purdue Northwest along with the Society of Innovators on Friday, April 19, 2024. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Our goal is to get students to see problems as opportunities’

April 19, 2024 at 5:09 p.m.

Ten teams of Lake County high school students did their best to pitch their problem-solving entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of judges Friday at Purdue Northwest as part of the...

The Indiana Welcome Center, home to the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, is located at 7770 Corinne Drive in Hammond. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

SSCVA gets update on CEO search

April 19, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO search is moving forward after the board appointed its interview committee on Thursday. Andy Qunell, board chairman, said he expects...

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. addresses the media during a press conference in this July 2021 file photo. (John Smierciak/Post-Tribune)

Lake County Sheriff’s vehicle fleet gets 20 new cars, 2 pickups as part of replacement program

April 18, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department has purchased 20 new police vehicles and two 4×4 pick-up trucks as part of its annual vehicle replacement program. Lake County Commissioners Wednesday took bids...

Lake County Government Center, Crown Point. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake election board member critical of program that waives late filing fines

April 16, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

Election board officials Tuesday continued to deal with a handful of late campaign finance report fines and filings after handing the bulk of the matters in March. The move to...

The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, on April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trip to totality worth it for a few minutes of otherworldly delight

April 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

Brothers Maurice Parrish of Los Angeles, Patrick Parrish of Lexington, Kentucky, Robert Parrish of Hodgenville, Kentucky, and Eric Parrish of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, were among those who made the journey to...

Lake County Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. (center) leads U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, (right) on a tour of the Lake County Juvenile Justice Center's farm area that is being expanded with a vertical garden on April 5, 2024. (John Smierciak/Post-Tribune)

Making our garden grow

April 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

Dressed in a lined flannel shirt, knit hat and rubber boots, Lake County Juvenile Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. was unrecognizable as he guided an excavator around a fresh load...

Lake County Assessor LaTonya Spearman said less than 1% of property owners have appealed their tax assessments this year, but they are welcome to file an appeal before the June 17 deadline. (Photo courtesy of LaTonya Spearman)

Property taxes rising, yet appeals are few

April 12, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

Property values in Northwest Indiana have been on the upswing in recent years, yet very few people are making use of the property tax appeals process. As people begin receiving...

A "sold" is posted outside a single family home in a residential neighborhood, in Glenside, Pa. in this Aug. 4, 2021 file photo. Prices remain high in Northwest Indiana as the home supply is tight and it remains a desirable home market, according to the Northwest Indiana Realtors Association.

Demand keeps home supply tight, prices high in Northwest Indiana

April 12, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Northwest Indiana continues to operate outside of national housing trends as a tight supply keeps home prices strong and sales numbers steady. Sales have dropped from this peak in 2022,...

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