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1. Oregon trucker shot by off-duty Merrillville cop...

   Wednesday | Post-Tribune

   A Portland, Ore., man was charged Wednesday with disarming and battering a police officer in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood Health Center on Monday afternoon, a confrontation that ended with the trucker being shot.

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2. NIPSCO trimming, replacing trees to prevent serious storm outages w/Photo

   Wednesday | Post-Tribune

   Severe storms can wreak havoc when they touch down, as was the case Monday in Moore, Okla., where an E-5 tornado destroyed much of the town and left dozens dead or injured in its wake.

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   Related Topix: Energy, Nipsco Industries, Weather, Northern Indiana Public Service, Crown Point, IN

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3. Charges likely Wednesday against man who attacked Merrillville cop

   Wednesday | Post-Tribune

   Police are trying to nail down details about a man who was shot by an off-duty Merrillville police officer after the two engaged in a physical altercation outside of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood Health Center on Monday afternoon.

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4. Church project irks Merrillville officials

   Tuesday May 21 | Post-Tribune

   Town Council and Plan Commission members Tuesday chastised both the contractor planning to build the new Harvest Baptist Church 7520 Madison St.

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5. Lake Surveyor Van Til, Crown Point businessman indicted

   Saturday May 18 | Post-Tribune

   Lake County Surveyor George Van Til's efforts to run his political campaign on the public dime went so far that he hired an employee in his office to do nothing but work on his re-election and personal errands, U.S. Attorney David Capp charged Friday afternoon.

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   Related Topix: Lake County, IN

6. Merrillville looking at fixes for Bon Aire Lake issues

   Friday May 10 | Post-Tribune

   Town officials are reaching out to residents around Bon Aire Lake to help devise a management plan that would address liability issues, wildlife, drainage and other concerns that have been aired over the years.

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   Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

7. Woman claims her car was sold fraudulently

   Saturday May 11 | Post-Tribune

   Two years after filing a police report alleging that her signature was forged on a document to allow a car she co-owned to be sold without her knowledge or financial benefit, Cynthia Dietz Giema is frustrated that the matter has yet to be resolved or charges filed.

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8. County work release crew helps clean up Merrillville w/Photo

   Wednesday May 8 | Post-Tribune

   Plastic pop bottles and grocery bags. Cigarette packages. Snack packaging. Even an old muffler, compact disc and a plastic dryer vent.

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   Related Topix: Lake County, IN, East Chicago, IN

9. Merrillville High ranks as a national model school

   Monday May 6 | Post-Tribune

   Merrillville High doesn't hide its accomplishments. Walk in the main entrance and an enlarged version of the school's recent straight-A state report card greets visitors.

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10. Bids for Lake County Jail plumbing work coming in low

    Sunday May 5 | Post-Tribune

    Lake County Commissioners this week opened two bids for the plumbing work that came in more than 75 percent less than the $5 million price tag of initial estimates for the work.

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11. Jerry Davich: Merrillville aims to celebrate its diversity, not fear it w/Photo

    Friday May 3 | Post-Tribune

    In late March, the shooting death of 14-year-old Depree Mims shook the Merrillville community and its school district.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Education Etc., Family, Kids

12. Merrillville's The Preserve will finally get its park

    Thursday Apr 25 | Post-Tribune

    The Town Council this week approved the acquisition of playground equipment earmarked for the new Preserve Park, the first park for the subdivision located east of Mississippi Street and south of Westfield Southlake Mall.

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13. Crown Point looking at pond for north side

    Friday Apr 26 | Post-Tribune

    Engineering is set to begin on the design of a long-term storm water project that one day will bring a water feature to the north end of the city.

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    Related Topix: Crown Point, IN, Lake County, IN

14. Merrillville High, Salk honored by education group

    Thursday Apr 25 | Post-Tribune

    Based in Boston, the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color is a national network of schools and educators, researchers, policy-makers and advocates focused on sharing and promoting promising approaches and initiatives that improve education at schools with significant populations of young men of color.

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    Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education

15. Heavy rains may have caused bad gas at Merrillville gas station

    Apr 22, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    Bad gas dispensed at the Save gas station at 75th and Broadway late last week resulted in car trouble for a handful of customers and a hefty expense for the station's owner.

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    Related Topix: Hobart, IN

16. Merrillville examines wind turbine issues

    Apr 17, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    Residents remonstrating about the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 697's proposed wind turbine took their concerns to a Merrillville Town Council's study session Wednesday night.

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    Related Topix: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Electricians, Wiremen, and Linemen)

17. Fatal shooting stuns family, neighbors w/Photo

    Apr 12, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    By all accounts, Depree Dalton and Naomi Mims are protective, loving parents to their eight children, including 14-year-old Depree Mims.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Lake County, IN

18. Neighborhood's quiet safety shattered after boy's shooting death w/Photo

    Apr 12, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    By all accounts, Depree Dalton and Naomi Mims are protective, loving parents to their eight children, including 14-year-old Depree Mims.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Lake County, IN

19. Lake Council votes 4-3 in favor of county option income tax

    Apr 9, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    Lake County Councilmembers passed the first reading of the 1.5 percent option income tax 4-3 Tuesday. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Lake County, IN, Crown Point, IN, Hobart, IN

20. Davich: Seniors still working point to rewards, work ethic w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | Post-Tribune

    A court bailiff. A church pastor. A home healthcare worker. An office manager. A social worker.

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