Hobart News

The first local road project financed with federal stimulus dollars is under way in Hobart.

T he Hobart High School Drama Department and the Marie Reiner Fund are offering Hobart senior citizens a special night out.

Two road improvement projects will affect local traffic beginning today. Drivers should expect traffic slowdowns on 3rd Street between LaSalle and Main streets during the next two weeks as crews resurface the road.

The Lake County Health Department will offer H1N1 vaccinations to students in the Hobart and River Forest school districts beginning Monday.

They waited in a light drizzle on a dreary day. They waited with American flags and patriotic salutes.

Although a former Gary police officer was found not guilty of participating in a Portage drive-by shooting, his legal troubles continue.

Lake Superior Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. is considering a request by defense attorney Lemuel Stigler to order the county to appropriate $72,000 for an array of experts to help him defend accused child killer Engelica Castillo.

Local artist Peter Cortese has been commissioned by the Meister Elementary School PTO to paint a mural that celebrates the life of the Workman family and the contributions the family made to the school.

A federal stimulus program could revive plans for a new commuter rail station in Gary and a help launch a hotel/sports complex in Hobart.

Hobart native Tom Dettweiler knows what didn't happen to Amelia Earhart when she disappeared in July 1937 while trying to fly around the world.

Lake County commissioners voted Wednesday to support $180 million in planned economic development projects in Gary, Hammond and Hobart.

Gordon and Faith Greiner shared a passion for the environment. After retirement, the Chicago couple moved to a home in Porter and devoted the rest of their lives to protecting nature in the Indiana Dunes.

I want to thank the two gentlemen at the Valparaiso post office who helped me up when I fell.

City-elected officials usually steer clear of discussions about closing Hobart fire stations.

Alzheimer's education program: The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana will present the free program "Know the 10 Signs" from 6-7 p.m. Monday at the Dyer-Schererville Branch of the Lake County Public Library, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway , Schererville.

A man and a woman are dead after an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday morning in New Chicago.

O nce upon a time, they gathered to share stories -- some that would make you laugh, others that would leave you in awe or send a shiver down your spine.

About 150 people showed up at a recent Hobart City Council meeting to protest plans to allow a private RV park to be created at Robinson Lake.

A preservation group fears it's lost the chance to acquire a 40-acre piece of land in the Hobart area.

Congratulations to Dottie and Bill Hebert on their 60th wedding anniversary. Many Hobartites remember the Heberts, who were longtime Hobart residents before they moved to Lake Station.