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Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad freight conductor Ryan Hochstein helps park rail cars with a delivery to a manufacturing yard Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Michigan City, Indiana. The freight line has been awarded a $2.88 million federal grant for track rehabilitation and other infrastructure work across northern Indiana and northeastern Illinois. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

South Shore Freight gets $2.88 million for track work

By Doug Ross

October 31, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

South Shore Freight has been awarded a $2.88 million federal grant for track rehabilitation across...

Indiana football playoffs: 6-foot-4 safety Jake Jaeger is big obstacle as Crown Point stops Merrillville

By Michael Osipoff

October 31, 2026 at 7:11 a.m.

Jake Jaeger snags one interception and nearly makes two more during Crown Point's win in...

Actress Liz Cloud in habit garb portrays “Sister” addressing her audience during a July 20, 2025, performance of Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan’s “Late Nite Catechism” at Theatre at the Center in Munster for the show’s 32nd anniversary, including an interactive blackboard exercise titled “Should They Be a Saint or No Longer a Saint?” (Philip Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Event and recipe worthy of satisfying saints’ tastes

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By Philip Potempa

October 30, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

I’ve dedicated this weekend’s Sunday column to the saints, with the idea floated to me...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Barbara Domer, Jackie Haney vie for open Porter County Clerk’s seat

By Shelley Jones

October 26, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

The Porter County Clerk's race features Valparaiso City Council member Barbara Domer, a Democrat, running...

Messler, Pimentel seeking fresh approach in the Lake County Auditor’s office

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 26, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Lake County Recorder Regina “Gina” Pimentel, of Crown Point; and Charles “Chuck” Messler, of Lowell,...

Hobart’s Bryce Tolliver (18) hauls in a long pass to score against Hanover Central during a Northwest Crossroads Conference game in Hobart on Oct. 2, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Bradshaw: The scoreboard does not need artificial intelligence

By Gerald Bradshaw

October 26, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

AI can calculate an average, summarize a survey or produce a graph, but students still...

Dr. David Fajgenbaum signs a copy of his book, “Chasing My Cure,” for Joy Blakely, of Portage, and Suzette Bodnar, of Highland, following Fajgenbaum’s lecture Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, as part of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum lecture series at PNW’s Westville campus.

(Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Near-death experience prompts search for treatments for rare diseases

By Doug Ross

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October 26, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

Even as a medical student, Dr. David Fajgenbaum took the “physician, heal thyself” adage literally....

Porter County Museum Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour, with the assistance of Civil War historian Steve Mockler, will host a tour of Valparaiso’s Old City Cemetery (also called Union Street Cemetery) at 3 p.m. Saturday. The museum is located at 403 Union St. (Porter County Museum/provided)

News briefs: Cemetery tour, library programs, gala and more

By Post-Tribune

October 26, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Community news from around the region.

Kevin Hagen, Chuck Harris run for open Center Township Trustee seat

By Shelley Jones

October 25, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Center Township has two Valparaiso residents with backgrounds in service to choose from when they...

Business briefs: Economic outlook set for Oct. 30 at Ivy Tech Valparaiso

By Post-Tribune

October 25, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

News and events around the area

Geisen team members push their coffin with the YMCA Ghostbusters close behind in the final round of the inaugural Crown Point Coffin Cup on Saturday, October 24, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup

By Jim Masters

October 25, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Geisen Funeral Home evidently knows something about coffins, which came in handy at Saturday’s inaugural...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage team tags Texans for advice on new attractions, downtown development

By Doug Ross

October 25, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.

Portage’s economic development team took a field trip to Texas to say howdy to advice...

Dean of Students DeJuan Eskew hands out tags as students exit their bus at Glen Park Academy on Gary, Indiana Tuesday August 9, 2022. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Bus service, extracurriculars on the chopping block if school referendums fail

By Jim Masters

October 26, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

As Senate Enrolled Act 1 significantly reduces the ability of public schools’ to rely on...