MERRILLVILLE — The Merrillville Stormwater Utility has received one of the highest honors, the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. This award recognizes Indiana’s leaders who have implemented outstanding environmental strategies into their operations and decision-making processes. The Governor’s Awards recognize only exemplary efforts which demonstrate significant, measurable results and are innovative, comprehensive and thoroughly documented.

Sherri Ziller honored as the 2014 Up and Coming Woman in Economic Development. Our weekly update is a little late this week, but there’s a great reason why! RDA Chief Operating Office Sherri Ziller was one of the 25 women recognized at the 4th Annual Influential Women of Northwest Indiana gala in Merrillville last night.

The inaugural flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) descended into South Bend International Airport (SBN) on October 26, 2014 at 9:23 p.m. In celebration of the first nonstop flight from New York City, passengers were greeted at Gate A7 by Airport and United Airlines representatives, and received Welcome to South Bend gift bags. Abraham

INDIANAPOLIS — The State of Indiana, through the Indiana Commission on Public Records (State Archives) has entered into a contract with Ancestry.com to digitize and eventually post online more than 13 million birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage records for access by Hoosiers. These online historical records, those older than 75 years, will start to

LA PORTE – Settlers Place will host a free breakfast commemorating our Veterans on Tuesday, November 11 from 8 am – 10 am at 3304 Monroe St. A Veteran recognition program will begin at 9 am. The Daughters of the American Revolution will be volunteering their time to make this a special event for our

Attorney Michael  Tolbert of Hoeppner Wagner & Evans was presented the 2014 Rabb Emison Organization Award at the Indiana State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on October 8th.  The award was presented by ISBA’s Diversity Committee in recognition of an individual and organization that demonstrates “a commitment to promote diversity and equality in the legal profession

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2015 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 87 players and 25 coaches from the divisional ranks. The announcement of the 2015 class, including the

MUNSTER – Do you have questions about the new Health Insurance Marketplace? Staff members at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System are providing free information sessions on “Navigating the Marketplace.” Our licensed certified Indiana Navigators will be on hand to discuss all of the options, answer questions and schedule an appointment to help you complete