Highland News

"Connections: Everyone Happens for a Reason": Meet Jerry Davich, Post-Tribune columnist and author of "Connections: Everyone Happens for a Reason," at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Branch of the Hammond Public Library, 564 State St.

Indiana Youth Ballet's Clara's Tea: This tea -- a prelude to "The Nutcracker," a ballet for children by children -- will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Bridges banquet room, 121 N. Griffith Blvd.

Applications for the Christmas Assistance program are available from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Nov.

When property taxes aren't enough to keep the wheels of government turning, what's a city or town to do? Faced with frozen tax levies, tax caps and reassessment angst, Lake County officials have cut payroll and reduced services.

Five people have been charged with battery in an attack on a man Wednesday morning.

Centennial poster unveiling: The South Shore Railroad-style poster commemorating Highland's centennial will be unveiled during an after-hours event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at First Financial Bank, 2600 Highway Ave.

Get away for a day of family fun at Merrie Acres, 2900 S. U.S. 35 in LaPorte. There's something for everybody with Porkies Pig Races, a haunted corn maze, Betsy's Cow Train, a hay turnel, and much more.

School field trips have not been eliminated altogether for School Town of Highland students, but they have been curtailed for the foreseeable future.

I had been to Traditions Restaurant & Pub building many times before, though under prior eateries' different names.

Learn to be effective parents: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting classes are offered for Northwest Indiana residents by Mental Health America, 9722 Parkway Drive.

Deborah Honeycutt, a 1990 Highland High grad and longtime member of the morning show on WFMS-FM 95.5, has received an honor from the Country Music Association.

Coke oven technology in the 21st century will cut down on harmful gas produced by burning coal at high temperatures, whether its done by recovering the gaseous byproducts or burning them in the ovens, industry experts said Tuesday.

An intoxicated man struggling to keep his balance while carrying a large flat-screen TV caught the attention of a Highland police officer who was patrolling on Saturday.

Meagan Hunter and Kaedra Hall put the finishing touches on their painted parking spot at Highland High School as Micayla Jones, Alyasa Walters, and Hannah Samples watch.

A northwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for pouring bleach into his wife's mouth while she was sleeping.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 Good morning. It's 6:30 a.m. Monday and the staff at The Herald Bulletin is getting down to work.

Laura and Robert Barr of St. John enjoy entertaining and like to serve new refreshments to their guests.

In honor of Mary, the patron saint of Our Lady of Grace School in Highland, fourth-graders performed 'Acts of Kindness' on September 15, her birthday." They prepared gift bags.

The Little Calumet River Project's end officially appeared on the radar Tuesday as members of the Little Calumet River Commission, U.S. Rep.

While many Anderson residents find it in their hearts to journey to a foreign country on a mission trip and spread a religious message, few rearrange their lives to do so.