Carole Carlson

Chuck Roberts, president and CEO of Lakeshore Public Media, at the MAAC center in Valparaiso on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Deena Butterfield/for Post-Tribune)

Indiana public media regroups after state erases funding

May 5, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

The Indiana legislature’s unexpected defunding of public broadcasting means about a 30% cut to Lakeshore Public Media in Merrillville.

School City of Hammond board listen during the comment period of a Hammond School Board meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond interim school chief out after two months

May 2, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Telisa Reed’s short-lived stint as School City of Hammond’s interim superintendent is over. School district attorney Jewell Harris Jr. confirmed Friday the school board has placed Reed on leave and...

School City of Hobart Superintendent Peggy Buffington, center, talks with Toni Thomas, left, and Doris Ban, after a presentation on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Maria Reiner Senior Center. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Crown Point, Hobart schools hope for voter support Tuesday

May 2, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

School leaders in Crown Point and Hobart are optimistic voters will back their operating referendum extensions at the polls Tuesday.

Ivy Tech names Kentucky educator to top post; Martin Pollio starts July 1

May 2, 2025 at 10:38 a.m.

A school superintendent in Louisville, Kentucky, is the new president of Ivy Tech Community College.

From left, Tracy Campbell, assistant director, Nina Burton, director of the Woodland Child Development Center, and LeBarron Burton, president of the center's board, snip a ribbon marking the grand opening of a new Gary site on Wednesday. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

New pilot program in Gary takes aim at childcare desert

April 30, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

The grand opening of the Woodland Child Development Center in Gary marked the end of a frenzied few weeks for staff as they scrambled to beat a 60-day deadline to...

Blue Angels jets are parked at Gary/Chicago International Airport during a preview day for the Chicago Air and Water Show, Aug. 18, 2022. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Bill could end Gary airport bi-state pact, stuns mayor who cites loss of revenue

April 28, 2025 at 7:16 a.m.

Without explanation, the Republican-controlled General Assembly approved the termination of a bi-state alliance that’s pumped millions of dollars into the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll cuts the ribbon to mark the completion of the City of Lake Station's Crossroads Lift Station Replacement on Wednesday alongside U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, (right) and USACE Chicago Programs and Project Management Chief Felicia Kirksey-Harris (left). (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Lake Station, Mrvan praise new lift station with Army Corps of Engineers

April 25, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

Lake Station and federal officials marked the completion of a $1.8 million sewage lift station replacement on Wednesday.

Indiana schools rocked by tax relief law

April 21, 2025 at 7:15 p.m.

From 2026 to 2028, Indiana schools could lose an estimated $744.2 million, according to the Indiana Legislative Service Agency. Schools could lose the most — $336 million — in 2028.

Theodore Roosevelt High School alumni and city officials stand in front of the school after a press conference announcing Roosevelt's place on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

“Reimagine Roosevelt” session Saturday in Gary

April 17, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

People with a vision for the future of historic Gary Roosevelt High School can share their ideas at a community input meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the...

Crown Point High journalism students brought home multiple awards recently from the Indiana High School Press Association at its state convention. (Photo courtesy of the Crown Point Community School Corp.)

Crown Point High journalists win state honors

April 15, 2025 at 2:53 p.m.

Crown Point High School students earned multiple awards at the recent Indiana High School Press Association’s state convention.

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