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Housing Opportunities Awarded $2M to Build Single Family Homes In MC Neighborhoods The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has chosen Housing Opportunities as one of three (3) partners for its new HOME Investment Partnerships Program Innovation Round and Project Development Training. The $2 million grant, is led by Housing Opportunities and with partners 1st Source Bank and the Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The project will be implemented over several years and allow Housing Opportunities to build up to 30 single family homes in the Eastport and Westside neighborhoods in Michigan City, including eight in its first

Center Township Volunteer Fire Department and Horizon Bank announced a joint public / private partnership to improve emergency services, firefighter training and fire prevention education to the residents and guests of rural Center Township. Working with Amber Cable, administrator of the Horizon Cares Charitable Grant program, Center Township Fire corporation Vice-President Eric Haverstock successfully developed and presented a threefold application to address critical response, training and public education needs that were beyond the budgetary capabilities of the volunteer fire department. Horizon’s generous contribution through this unique grant program enabled the fire department to expand communication capabilities at the new fire

Michigan City Fire department responded to the 500 block of Dewey street on Wednesday, February 26th for a report of a structure fire with entrapment. Upon arrival crews found heavy fire conditions in the rear of the structure. Crews promptly entered the home to search for life and extinguish the fire. Crews did find one deceased male in the structure. Fire is still under investigation. Michigan City fire was assisted by MCPD, LPCO EMS, NIPSCO, LPCO corners office and Absolutely dry (board up company).

On February 26, 2020, during the afternoon, Deputy Wade Wallace was working the Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) program along the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) near mile marker 59.  At approximately 3:55 PM, he was monitoring westbound traffic and observed a vehicle following another vehicle too closely. Deputy Wallace began traveling west behind the violating vehicle and noted that the same vehicle was also exceeding the posted speed limit.  The vehicle then committed a third violation when changing lanes.The vehicle entered the Wilbur Shaw Travel Plaza located at the 56 mile marker. Deputy Wallace initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle

The SSL will be offering the following weekday train stops at McCormick Place Station on Friday, Feb. 28, in addition to regular service to McCormick Place during the weekend: Westbound: Trains 14, 216, 116, 218, 18, 118, 220, 20Eastbound: Trains 9, 109, 209, 113, 17, 119, 19, 121, 123 Note: Eastbound Trains 109, 113, 119, 121, 123 terminate at Carroll Ave.; Train 209 terminates at Gary Metro Center; Trains 9, 17 & 19 terminate in South Bend. To view all special McCormick Place stop times on Feb. 28, please click here for eastbound train times, or here for westbound train times.  All weekend trains

Parents going through the stress of caring for their infants in the neonatal intensive care unit will be provided a collection of necessities to ease their experience, thanks to a donation of 50 “Comfort Bags” by the Flamini Foundation. The bags, which were delivered to Franciscan Health Crown Point on Feb. 21, include puzzle books, lotions, throw blankets, bottled water, snacks, stuffed animals, tissues, notebooks and pens, slippers, eye masks and other items that mothers and fathers might need while caring for their babies in the NICU. Some of the bags will be provided to parents at the Franciscan Health

Officer Andraos Zaknoun was recently recognized by Warden Ron Neal at the Indiana State Prison for stopping illegal drugs from entering into the facility. As a result the employee was recognized with a $500 Cash Spot Bonus. Recently, while working visitation, Officer Zaknoun was diligent in his observation of a visitor, resulting in a subsequent arrest. In recognition of meritorious service, the Indiana Department of Correction has a procedure in place to recognize staff with Cash Spot Bonuses. The goal is to award the Indiana Department of Correction's deserving and qualified employees with awards mirroring their achievements. Warden Neal stated, “Officer

Mayor Duane Parry and his Administration are extremely excited to announce the launch of our newly designed website. Visit us at www.emichigancity.com. Over a year of hard work and dedication by Kaleb Goodwin and our Information Technology Staff, we are delighted to officially announce the launch on February 25th at approximately 2:00pm!  We wanted to make the new website faster, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly. As a city that is focused on open communication and service, it’s important for us to provide information regarding our city, departments, and services to our residents and visitors. We endeavor to provide our the

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations in excess of 6 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.

South Shore Line service updates will be in effect to accommodate passengers attending the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo Feb. 28 - March 1, at McCormick Place. The SSL will be offering the following weekday train stops at McCormick Place Station on Friday, Feb. 28, in addition to regular service to McCormick Place during the weekend: Westbound: Trains 14, 216, 116, 218, 18, 118, 220, 20Eastbound: Trains 9, 109, 209, 113, 17, 119, 19, 121, 123 Note: Eastbound Trains 109, 113, 119, 121, 123 terminate at Carroll Ave.; Train 209 terminates at Gary Metro Center; Trains 9, 17 & 19

The Michigan City High School (MCHS) Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) military drill team finished third out of 13 schools at the Sectional meet held at Purdue University in West Lafayette on February 22nd.  Cadet 1st Lieutenant Jessica Wilhelm commanded the Unarmed Regulation Platoon to a first place finish and Cadet Captain Bohdan Walker commanded the Armed Exhibition Platoon to a third place finish in their respective categories.  Indianapolis Ben Davis HS (student population of approximately 3500) won the meet, with Portage HS (student population of approximately 2400) came in second.  MCHS enrollment is approximately 1500.  The

The American Red Cross urges the public to join its lifesaving mission by giving blood or platelets this March in celebration of Red Cross Month. Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urgently needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring. Every day, thousands of patients depend on blood donations to help save their lives – patients like Heath Cornford who spent his first 217 days of life in the hospital. Born in February 2018 with an abnormal narrowing of the heart, Heath has undergone many complex surgeries – including a heart transplant – and

On Saturday, 11 of our choral students traveled to Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis to compete at the ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble Competition. Isabelle Eaton (sophomore), Savannah Holley (sophomore), Gwyneth Sardon (junior) and Delaina Adams (junior) all received Gold ratings for their vocal solos. Savannah Holley received a perfect score and earned a Gold “With Distinction” and Delaina Adams also received a Gold “With Distinction”. The small ensemble composed of Savannah Holley, Delaina Adams, Raven Stansil (junior), Gwyneth Sardon, Isabelle Eaton and Chanay Hammond (junior) received a Gold rating at the contest. Finally, the large ensemble composed of

Beginning with westbound Train 600, all South Shore Line passengers utilizing Millennium Station will temporarily board/detrain at the Metra Depot (Tracks 5 and 6), located northwest of the SSL platform. During this time, Metra will be performing switch work. Work is expected to last until late afternoon, at which time passengers may return to utilizing the SSL platform. Updates will be sent when work is complete.

The Valparaiso Police took measures that lead to the identification of a deceased male, who was located along a wooded area between the 2200 block of Chicago St. and the 100 Block of Mayfield Ave.  The September 24, 2016, report was made by a man walking in the area that lead officers to a makeshift camp-site where the deceased was located. The deceased had no identification, no usable fingerprints, and no identifying marks that aided police in learning the name of the subject.  At the time, the death was investigated with no foul play discovered. All leads were further exhausted

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.  That’s the important reminder coming from the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) with two of the heaviest drinking events of the year around the corner:  St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA tournament. All throughout March, deputies will be conducting overtime patrols and sobriety checkpoints to prevent dangerous and impaired driving. This is part of a statewide enforcement campaign, funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). Impaired driving isn’t the only risk on the road in March, according to ICJI.  Dangerous driving, which includes factors such

Swanson Center, the community mental health center for LaPorte County, announces the appointment of Robin Moore, LCSW, CADC, as the manager for the Passages Addictions Services Program.  With more than 20 years of experience in mental health and addictions counseling for individuals and groups, along with administrative and supervisory experience, Moore looks forward to helping patients with the help they need to overcome problems related substance abuse or dependency.  She will work out of the Michigan City office. “I joined the staff Swanson Center because I believe in their mission:  to improve lives, one person at a time.  I also

State Representative Pat Boy (D-Michigan City) and State Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon (D-Munster) issued statements in response to Governor Holcomb’s Executive Order regarding the crisis Hoosiers are facing along Lake Michigan’s shoreline: “The erosion along the Lake Michigan shoreline cannot be stopped by the passage of legislation or endless months of debate,” said Boy. “This is an issue that demands swift, hands-on action. That is why I sent a letter to the governor two months ago calling for him to issue a Declaration of Emergency for communities along the lakeshore in Porter and LaPorte counties. Due to record-high water levels

As the 2020 Indiana legislative session moves towards ending, environmental groups are closely watching a bill about deregulating wetlands. After passing in the Senate, S-B 299 is in the hands of the House Committee on Local Government. The measure would exempt drain reconstruction from Indiana's wetland regulation. Indra Frank with the Hoosier Environmental Council says that means county surveyors could adjust the size, depth or route of regulated drains without permits or state oversight. According to the bill text, more than two-thousand permits have been processed for the more than one-thousand regulated drains in the state since 2015. Frank says