Post-Tribune – Page 13

News briefs: Art reception rescheduled, garden walk and more

June 22, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Safe Kids Indiana Co-Medical Director Dr. Marilyn J. Bull, left, Franciscan Health Trauma Services’ Injury Prevention Coordinator Marissa Adcock and Safe Kids Indiana Co-Medical Director Dr. Kaitlyn Edwards are seen here at the awards presentation on May 19 in Indianapolis. (Franciscan Health/provided)

Business briefs: Franciscan employee honored, United Way offers grants

June 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Business news from around the region.

Gary airport, Red Cross holding Tuesday blood drive

June 18, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport, in partnership with the American Red Cross, will host a community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23.

Washington Township volleyball players scour a field for debris as volunteers gather to help clean up damage on a local farm on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has scheduled seven additional Mobile Market distributions for community members to receive groceries after last week's tornadoes. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Food bank offering additional mobile markets after tornadoes

June 17, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has scheduled additional Mobile Markets for community members to receive groceries after the June 11 tornadoes and severe storms.

Debris sits on a vehicle near a damaged home, June 12, 2026, after a tornado passed through the area the previous night in Merrillville, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Salvation Army offering storm assistance; power being restored after tornadoes

June 16, 2026 at 1:49 p.m.

The Salvation Army is responding to the tornadoes that swept through Lake and Porter counties by distributing food, blankets and other supplies, according to a release. The agency's Emergency Disaster...