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HealthLinc, Opportunity Enterprises building unique, accessible clinic

HealthLinc and Opportunity Enterprises broke ground Monday for a new community clinic that will be one of just a few in the nation to be accessible to people of all abilities.

Neil Samahon speaks during the official groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed HealthLinc Opportunity Enterprises facility in Valparaiso, Indiana, Monday, October 26, 2026. Samahon is the president and CEO of Opportunity Enterprises. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond City Hall is located at Calumet Avenue and Highland Street. (Joe Puchek / Post-Tribune)

Hammond council urged to protect residents targeted by ICE

Daniel Elliott, Coumba Kebe want State Treasurer’s office to work for Hoosiers

Second suspect, now 16, charged as adult in marijuana dealer’s death

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 19, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

A 16-year-old teen is facing a murder case in adult court in connection with a...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Utility concerns are top of mind in Senate District 4 contest

By Doug Ross

October 19, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Porter County Republican Party Chair Nathan Uldricks is hoping to unseat state Sen. Rodney Pol...

From left, Susan Brown, Gary Brown, Marti Pizzini and Jim Nelson, all of Save the Tunes, perform Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at the Indiana Dunes Visitors Center as part of the Music Heritage Series. (Deena Butterfield/for the Post-Tribune)

Save the Tunes brings folk songs, music history to the dunes

By Deena Butterfield

October 19, 2026 at 2:13 p.m.

Despite steady rainfall on Friday evening, music lovers made their way to the Indiana Dunes...

Valparaiso University is hosting several free, family-friendly Halloween events on campus, including a community trick-or-treat from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Harre Union Ballrooms. (Valparaiso University/provided)

Community news: Halloween fun, food access, library programs and more

By Post-Tribune

October 19, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Business briefs: Braun names new appointments to state boards

By Post-Tribune

October 18, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

News and events around the area

An excavator moves debris from outside of the Genesis Convention Center in Gary as demolition work begins on the building on Friday, October 16, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Genesis Center demolished to make way for new chapter in Gary’s downtown

By Jim Masters

October 18, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

A symbol of downtown Gary’s hopes and dreams for a vibrant economic future was transformed...

Annie Girresch, center, receives a kiss from her mentor, Elsie McGrath, on the day Girresch joined McGrath as an ordained Catholic priest. The ceremony was held at St. John’s United Church of Christ in St. Louis on June 27, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Women defy Catholic hierarchy to be ordained as priests: ‘What the church needs to be’

By Jonathan Bullington

October 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Despite excommunication and other threats, an estimated 300 women have answered the call to become...

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

Man gets a 60 year sentence for murder at Valparaiso apartment

By Jim Woods

October 17, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Kuran Demetrius Kinley received what the judge called, in effect, "a life sentence" for fatally...

Participants march on the sidewalk outside of the courthouse in Valparaiso during a No Kings rally on Saturday, October 17, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso No Kings rally supports voting as midterm election nears

By Shelley Jones

October 17, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

About three dozen people gathered on each of the north corners of the courthouse square...

Hobart OKs tax abatement for Becknell Industrial campus

By Jim Masters

October 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The Hobart City Council granted a 10-year tax abatement for Becknell Industrial’s proposal to build...

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