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The Duneland community's Hometown Holiday Celebration begins this afternoon with free horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Chesterton from 3-5pm, according to the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce. Rides will begin in the Duneland Chamber of Commerce parking lot (220 Broadway), and will be offered to the first 40 guests. Each ride will last about 10-minutes, and couples will be asked to share rides. Numbered slips will be given to those lining up beginning at 3pm. Allyson Bau...
Hobart Police Corporal Simon Gresser and his K-9 partner Rommel (Photo courtesy of the Hobart Police K-9 Unit)
The Hobart Police Department's K-9 Unit on their Facebook page has posted a goodbye to their K-9 Rommel, who passed away Wednesday. Rommel was partnered with Corporal Simon Gresser and the department says K-9 Rommel did a lot for not only Hobart, but Northwest Indiana. The Hobart K-9 Unit on their Facebook page also says Rommel had a stroke a few weeks ago and continued to decline since...
In La Porte, La Lumiere School has announced the acquisition of Creekwood Inn in Michigan City as a donation to the school this January . The 30-acre property which is close to Interstate 94 will be known as La Lumiere School, Creekwood Campus. School officials say the home was built in the 1930s by Dr. Lawrence Robrock, and has been operating as the Creekwood Inn under the direction of owner Mary Lou Linnen since 1984. The main 144-acre campus of La Lumiere is five miles to the east on U-S 20...
Hoosiers are getting some a few extra days to sign up for the next quarterly update to Indiana's Do Not Call list. Here's the news release:
Do Not Call sign-up deadline extended to ‘Cyber Monday’
AG Zoeller says joining the state’s protected
list is best holiday deal, a gift that keeps giving
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Greg Zoeller said shoppers taking advantage of online sales can add one more item to the list – sign up for Indiana’s Do Not Call registry.
Zoeller said he extended the...
Indiana Department of Revenue officials are reminding shoppers of something called the “use tax” in Indiana. Here's the news release:
Department Reminds Online Shoppers about Use Tax
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 19, 2012) — Cyber Monday and the holidays are just around the corner. Shoppers taking advantage online and catalog sales will be preparing for a wonderful holiday with online shopping opportunities galore. But with these opportunities comes a reminder:
All too many online and catalog companies fail...
News Release:
Zoeller’s Top 5 Holiday Shopping Tips
Indiana consumers looking to snag door-buster deals or special online offers this holiday season may lose sight of protecting their personal and financial information.
That’s why Attorney General Greg Zoeller is offering his “Top 5 Holiday Shopping Tips” to consumers who want to come out ahead well after the sales have ended.
1. Closely watch your credit card during in-store transactions. Review credit-card accounts often and report unauthorized...
Highland Police say they are investigating a burglary that occurred at approximately 2 am today in the 2300 block of Hart Road. Police say someone entered a residential unit but was confronted by the homeowner and a confrontation occurred. Authorities say no weapon was displayed. Police say the suspect did take some valuables from the residence before fleeing. Police released the following description of the suspect: male, black, 5'8 to 6'0, 180-200 pounds wearing a charcoal gray hoodie under...
Hoosiers who file individual returns next year will receive a credit of $111 and joint filers will receive a credit of $222 thanks to the state’s automatic taxpayer refund. Governor Daniels says the credit will be applied when taxpayers fill out their 2012 income tax forms in 2013. Here's the news release from the announcement:
INDIANAPOLIS (November 21, 2012) – Governor Mitch Daniels said today that Hoosiers who file individual returns next year will receive a credit of $111 and joint filers w...
Three Region high schools are performing in the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, which heads down Chicago's State Street, from Congress to Randolph, today, Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd. The 79th Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade steps off at 8 am Central Time.
- Bishop Noll out of Hammond, parade organizers say the 50-member Marching Warriors will be making their first appearance at the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, under the direction of Rocco Carioto, featuring "the Warriors' vi...
[Photo courtesy of The Times http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lake-station/lake-station-officials-cleaning-up-old-fire-station-after-partial/article_6d303484-c8b0-5d85-96f6-562068921760.html ]
In Lake Station, the Times today reports part of an older fire station caved in as officials were moving out a truck last night (Wednesday night). The station in the 31-hundred block of East 35th Avenue is on the west side of the city. Police Chief Kevin Garber tells the Times the front beams of the...
The Indiana State Department of Health Wednesday reported a sixth death related to a multi-state outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to epidural steroid injections used mostly for back and joint pain. State health officials say the most recent death was someone who didn't live in Indiana. Reports say Indiana now has a total of 56 confirmed cases.
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Lake County Park officials say the unseasonalbly warm temperatures in the Region is delaying the opening of Deep River Waterpark Ice Plaza by one day. Dr. Sandra Basala, Superintendent of Visitor Services at Lake County Parks, says the ice plaza will not open Friday as scheduled, but will be open by noon on Saturday November 24. Basala says coils under the concrete allow for freezing layers of water on the Ice Plaza, but the recent warm weather has slowed the process.
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A second South Haven home this week has been destroyed by fire. The Times is reporting that fire broke out just before 2 pm Wednesday afternoon in a detached garage in the 300 block of Brook Drive with the fire quickly jumping to the ranch-style house. The homeowner along with his brother and son were at home when the fire broke out and reported not hearing anything before seeing smoke at the garage, some 10 to 15-feet behind the home. According to the article, fire crews from South haven,...
Income taxpayers in Indiana will get 111 dollars next year, paid as a deduction from a Hoosier's 2012 income taxes. Governor Mitch Daniels made the announcement today, saying taxpayers who owe the state will pay less, with those getting a refund receiving a bigger one, that according to an article in today's Times. Published reports say joint income tax filers will receive a 222 dollar automatic taxpayer refund.
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Fire officials say a fire at a tattoo businesses in Valparaiso is believed to be accidental in nature. Daniel Lamb, Assistant Fire Chief of the Valparaiso Fire Department, says they were called out just after 11:30 last night, and arrived at the scene, on the 16-hundredth block of Lincolnway, at Suite 160 C, to find fire coming out of the front windows. Lamb says the fire apparently started in a couch by the front windows, due to an overly warm power cord from a neon sign that was against the...
Authorities have arrested and charged a Michigan City man with three-counts of felony child molestation. Michigan City Police report a detective was assigned to the case of an alleged molestation of a nine year old boy back in June, and with the assistance of the FBI, new information was gathered and previous allegations of similar instances were reportedly substantiated, and the suspect was charged based on repeated acts of molestation with multiple child victims. Police say additional charges...
Motorists can now use the new State Road 49 overpass at Vale Park Road. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 11 this morning, and Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas says they are delighted to have it finished, and that this is something the people can be proud of. Mayor Costas says this project is important to the city because there had been many injuries, and even a few deaths at this location, but the new intersection, with its roundabouts, will increase safety and they anticipate fewer accidents...
Authorities are reminding hunters to always clearly identify their target and what is beyond, before firing, after a hunter was injured by his hunting partner yesterday. Indiana Conservation Officers say a 39 year old Lake Village man was struck in the right eye with a lone shotgun pellet, after his hunting partner, a 46 year old Hebron man, allegedly failed to notice the man had changed his location in the field at the Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Newton County, and fired a...
The fog rolled in extra thick this morning, and many schools canceled classes on this day before Thanksgiving... several in northwest Indiana and some others just to our south in northern Indiana. We have a list at the Cancellations link here at our website . We've also had word of hundreds of flights delayed or canceled at airports in Chicago and Indiana.
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[Charts/Indiana Department of Workforce Development]
Indiana's Department of Workforce development says significant job gains in October resulted in a drop in Indiana's unemployment rate, from eight-point-two to eight-percent. State officials say Indiana nearly doubled the national rate of job growth last month, adding 77-hundred private sector jobs, marking the largest monthly gain since May. The report also shows private sector employment in the Hoosier state is now at 96-percent of the 2007...
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