History

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will celebrate Juneteenth from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19 at the Student Union & Library concourse and plaza, 2233 173rd St., Hammond. The event is free and open to the public. The celebration is an...

The public is invited to take part in the activities planned at the Edward P. Robinson Community Veterans Memorial Park to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces lost in combat, with special recognition for the citizens of Munster....

Leaders and community members from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana, the State of Indiana, St. Joseph County, the City of South Bend, and the Indiana Gaming Commission gathered to witness a huge milestone on Tuesday...

 The Hammond Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2021 induction virtually, honoring six individuals from the city’s storied athletic past, Tuesday, March 9. Comprising this year’s 35th annual induction class are: late 1990s/early 2000s...

 Purdue University Northwest (PNW) plans a range of cultural and academic events throughout February to commemorate Black History Month. Many events are free and open to the public. Visit www.pnw.edu/black-history for the full schedule...

Two new Legends became the 77th and 78th inductees to be honored on the South Shore Wall of Legends at the Indiana Welcome Center on at 6 pm on Thursday, December 10th. The Wall of Legends Project is sponsored by BP Whiting Refinery. The...

The treasures that had been first embedded in the stones of the old St. Anthony hospital a century ago, were finally revealed on Tuesday, Dec. 1, with the opening of time capsules at Franciscan Health Michigan City. Sister Petra Nielsen, Vice...

La Porte's Veterans Day service will be held online this year, according to La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody. "With the number of COVID-19 cases rising in our area, we decided we could not gather for our traditional ceremony at the Civic Auditorium,"...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the City of Hammond celebrate its 7th annual Veteran Appreciation Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. in Hammond’s 5th and 6th districts. The parade route travels from Olcott Avenue, down 173rd Street and...

In observance of Veterans Day/Armistice Day, Wednesday, November 11, the Munster VFW Post 2697 is planning a short ceremony at the Edward P. Robinson Community Veterans Memorial Park. Beginning at 10:45 a.m., Munster VFW Post 2697 will host the brief...