At its Monday meeting, the Gary Common Council introduced an ordinance that will allow the city to match funds for the new Lake County Convention Center. The Gary council met on Monday instead of Tuesday because of planned National Night Out festivities at the Gary Railcats stadium. The council will vote on the ordinance at
It’s a long walk from Portage to Washington, D.C., but for Antonio Gutierrez, it’s a step – a lot of steps – in support of the Portage Recovery Association. Gutierrez is raising funds in memory of his brother Erik. Gutierrez was in Greensboro, West Virginia, on Thursday. He plans to reach Washington on Tuesday. “That
A former employee of a Merrillville-based not-for-profit service agency was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in February. United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon sentenced Valencia Franklin of Lynwood, Illinois, to 24 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release
The city of Gary continues to move forward with its jewel parks construction after the council approved the fund’s budget at its Tuesday meeting. Eight council members voted to approve salary and operating budgets for the city’s jewel parks construction funds and opioid settlement restricted fund. Parliamentarian Linda Barnes Caldwell, D-5th, voted against the budgets,