Lowell News

A manger once again proved to be a safe haven for a shepherd in search of shelter this holiday season -- only this time it was a German shepherd taking advantage of the warmth of the hay.

Spirit of Christmas Dinner: The 22nd Spirit of Christmas Dinner will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at Ivy Tech Community College, 1440 E. 35th Ave.

Leon Simon's room at Lowell High School is not your typical classroom. Donated car engines in varying stages of assembly line the walls, tools are everywhere and students are up to their elbows in grease, working on cars in the auto shop's bay.

I say hurrah Sen. Ben Nelson from Nebraska for having the guts to hold firm and vote his conscience on the abortion and other issues.

A fire Saturday damaged Lowell Auto Wash, 1288 E. Commercial. Fire Chief Charlie Scott said firefighters had extinguished the blaze quickly, but flames burned through the roof over a mechanic's shop portion of the business.

Yuletide in Lowell: The Lowell Downtown Merchants Association is hosting its annual Yuletide Open House at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Downtown merchants host open house: Visitors can see Frosty the Snowman on the sidewalks of historic downtown Lowell during the Lowell Downtown Merchants Association's open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Twenty-six inside vendors and two outside vendors greeted visitors to the first Winter Market at the Crown Point Civic Center on Saturday.

Rosemary Johnston Hawn of Lowell wasn't seeking a "slimmer figure," hoping to "look years younger," as a Northwest Indiana plastic surgeon's phone message promises.

Fundraiser benefit for cancer fight: A fundraiser from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Lowell VFW Post, 17401 Morse St., will help Sara Milanowski's fight against breast cancer.

David Lee seemed to have found the perfect job. He was a longtime crack addict who, in sobriety, had discovered a talent for persuading other users to seek treatment.

Editor's Note: This warning comes from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association and appears in its latest RV Executive Today Online edition.

Find quilts, home accessories, candles, jewelry, PartyLite candles, popcorn, bake sale and more during the Holiday Craft Show at the Lowell Public Library, 1505 E. Commercial Ave.

Residents welcomed the holiday season during Friday's 11th annual Festival of Lights parade.

Santa's parade: Santa will arrive via helicopter at 10 a.m. today at the Pointe Mall, 1900 N. Main St.

Final boundaries for a newly created downtown state historic district were approved Monday by the Town Council.

Pavement work on the intersection of Burr Street and Indiana 2 will not be complete this year and officials are demanding to know why.

MUNCIE - Lowell A. 'Bud' Davis, 83, passed away Saturday morning, November 21, 2009 at the Renaissance Rehabilitation Center.

Cline Avenue isn't the only Northwest Indiana bridge in bad shape. Eight bridges in Lake and Porter counties are more structurally deficient than at least one of the Cline Avenue ramps that the Indiana Department of Transportation recently closed for safety reasons, according to federal records.

Two ironworkers were charged Friday with beating and critically injuring a 67-year-old man at an Uptown gym Nov.