Former educator and administrator Louise Tallent was appointed to fill the Dyer seat on the Lake Central School Board on Monday night.
The candidates are Tom Schneider, Joe Banasiak, Mary Kate Mikulskis and Louise Tallent, who were selected out of 10 applicants for the vacancy.
The school board interview candidates at a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. April 11, with the selected candidate being named during the April 15 meeting.
David. W. Davis, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of child molestation for touching the girl inappropriately when she stayed the night at his apartment in 2013.
The school board will be accepting letters of interest for the vacant seat until 4 p.m. on March 31. Candidates must be at least 21 years old and live in Dyer.
Ryan Ralph, 48, was charged with causing serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Lake Criminal Court records show.
Logan's Love will host its second annual Easter Sensory Egg Hunt for all abilities beginning at 11 a.m. on Mar. 30 at Redar Park in Schererville.
Stuart Roane, 57, ran a red light Sept. 23 near West Lincoln Highway and Burr Street and struck a vehicle with a woman and her 1-year-old child inside.
The district will not finalize new school boundaries until they have the most recent data on where students are located in the district next year.
Senate Bill 1, currently being considered in the House, would hold back third grade students from moving on to fourth grade if they do not pass the IREAD-3 exam.
Police discovered a 7-year-old locked in a dark room kicking the door and a naked 3-year-old crying inside another room and banging on the door on Jan. 26.
Lake Central schools Superintendent Larry Veracco raised concerns over Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 1073 during his legislative update on Monday night.
The colleagues initially got into an argument over a dirty beer glass, according to court documents.
Jason Kalbac, 30, will also be required to attend anger management counseling and possibly a substance abuse program as a condition of probation.
The Lake Central School Board on Wednesday approved over $90,000 for ongoing construction and renovation projects at Bibich Elementary and Grimmer Middle School
Sunset Drive in Schererville will be closed from Jan. 22, to Feb. 23, for a Stormwater control project, the public works department said.
“These are all good ideas,” said Town Manager Jim Gorman. “We know what we want to see, for the most part.”
According to Schererville Police Cmdr. Kevin Wagner, some 15 to 20 people were actively fighting inside Up Your Alley around 11 p.m. Saturday night.
The costs are related to additional work related to the project, including earthwork, asphalt paving, electrical work and roofing.
Robert E. Thompson Jr., 29, caused a spectacle when he rammed two police cars in August 2022 outside of a Dick's location in Schererville.
Tickets are $40 ahead of the event and $45 at the door.
The minor wounds of all three shooting victims were treated at the scene by members of the Schererville Fire Department, police said.
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The Schererville Police Department will host a free women's self-defense class beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20.
A combined total of $4,750 worth of Nike Tech gear were stolen from Dick's Sporting Goods in Schererville on Sunday and Monday, the Schererville Police Department said.
The Lake Central School Board approved a board reorganization plan and a teachers' contract for the current school year during its Monday night meeting.
Incumbents were performing well late Tuesday.
Robert E. Thompson Jr., 29, agreed to plead guilty to attempted theft and theft in connections with three incidents at Dick's Sporting Good locations in 2022.
A jury found Gabriel Garcia-Fraire, 36, guilty on two counts of intimidation and one count of pointing a firearm.
Larry Veracco raised the idea of converting the school board seat reserved for unincorporated St. John Township residents to an at-large position.
Two people were detained Wednesday after they purportedly stole from Home Depot and then fled from police, according to the Schererville Police Department.