Community News

INDOT Crews Deploy to Michigan to Assist with Ice Storm Cleanup
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says crews from the Region were among those who deployed to northern Michigan over the weekend to assist Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) with cleanup after a catastrophic ice storm last month. A news release from INDOT said through the Emergency Management A...
Apr 15, 2025

Valparaiso to Begin Spring 2025 Hydrant Flushing
In Valparaiso, the city says the Utility Field Services Division of Valparaiso City Services will begin a scheduled maintenance program for water main flushing Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Officials say this maintenance will be performed across the south side of Valparaiso, with Glendale Boulevard/Evans Avenue/Harrison B...
Apr 15, 2025

Valpo 20th Year Tree City USA, Arbor Day Event Scheduled
In Valparaiso, the city has again been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, receiving the recognition for two decades now. "We're so pleased to earn this designation, recognizing the priority Valparaiso puts on its trees. This is the City of Valparaiso's 20th year of earning this recognition," s...
Apr 11, 2025
Music News

Little River Band Co-Founder, Roger McLachlan, Dies At Age 71
Little River Band co-founder and original bassist Roger McLachlan has passed away at the age of 71 after battling pancreatic cancer. McLachlan, born in 1954 in New Zealand, was known for his musical talent and significant early contributions to the ban...
Apr 18, 2025

Bush Announce New Album, 'I Beat Loneliness,' Share First Track, "60 Ways To Forget People"
Bush has just announced that their upcoming album, I Beat Loneliness, is set to be released on July 18, with the band also unveiling the first track lifted from the record, "60 Ways to Forget People." "What I feel about this record is it addresses the ...
Apr 18, 2025

Bruce Springsteen Shares Another Unreleased Song, "Blind Spot," From 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums'
On Thursday (April 17), Bruce Springsteen shared the unreleased song, "Blind Spot," from the Streets of Philadelphia Sessions, part of the seven previously unheard LPs set to be released in Tracks II: The Lost Albums. Long known by fans as the "Drum Lo...
Apr 18, 2025