Baseball coach dupes Indiana players, families out of cash

HOBART, Ind.— In Hobart Indiana, parents teach their kids to be safe, but not about getting scammed, especially when it comes to a youth baseball coach.
http://chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622810/s/1eb5037a/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Cnews0Clocal0Cbreaking0Cchi0Ebaseball0Ecoach0Edupes0Eindiana0Eplayers0Efamilies0Eout0Eof0Ecash0E20A120A4240H0A0H60A968630Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm

Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:03:55 -0700

Coach scams Indiana families out of money

Man promised games; left town with money In Hobart Indiana, parents teach their kids to be safe, but not about getting scammed, especially when it comes to a youth baseball coach.
http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-baseball-coach-swindles-team-man-promised-games-left-town-with-money-20120424,0,3951860.story?track=rss

Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:41:36 -0700

Police test substance found by Ind. man's body

Authorities are still running tests to determine if cyanide was involved in the death of an Indiana man last week.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/indiana&id=8651737&rss=rss-wls-article-8651737

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 14:41:44 -0700

Construction groups name standout projects, companies

HOBART | Executives and employees of the region's construction contracting and engineering firms gathered Thursday to honor the industry's top performers in safety and project excellence.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/5c736ccc-0d8e-5854-9049-6abb595dff97.html

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 19:30:00 -0700

Indiana prep pairings

Baseball, softball, girls tennis and boys volleyball state tournament pairings.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/5b5437f2-5caa-5a9a-80c8-e8e3e3b6fe39.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 19:00:00 -0700

Construction industry groups hosting Thursday banquet for safety awards

HOBART | The Construction Advancement Foundation and the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable will honor construction industry safety achievements at a banquet Thursday.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/6072eff3-3e87-5c53-89ff-ed155a51bfd3.html

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 09:30:00 -0700

Hostess Brands tells state it could close 4 NWI locations

Hostess Brands Inc. said it could cut 856 jobs in Indiana — including 53 in the region — if it isn't able to reach a favorable outcome in its bankruptcy reorganization proceeding.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/2ed37133-61f3-5ef2-a601-a3bc7dcdfa66.html

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:00 -0700

Society honors top innovators for April

As part of its effort to highlight its 2011-12 class, the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has selected Henry Hansen, Sarah Oudman and Hobart Recycling Center as its April Innovators of the Month.  In the late 1960s as a project engineer at U.S. Steel Gary Works, Hansen, now 91, invented a patented process called electric discharge texturing. It provides a uniformity in the finished ...
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/2bf5cd4d-2a67-54c8-90dc-7c77938c3255.html

Published: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:00:00 -0700

State Rep. Brown beats Walker for Dem nomination in Indiana House race

Longtime state Rep. Charlie Brown won the Democratic nomination for the 3rd Indiana House District on Tuesday against Gary attorney Tony Walker.
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/cdb16cf3-6eab-5e38-a6b0-49a99cf52668.html

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 19:20:00 -0700

Acting Indiana chief justice picked to head court

Indiana’s acting chief justice will take over the state Supreme Court’s top job. A state panel voted today to make Brent Dickson Indiana’s first new chief justice in 25 years.
http://tribstar.com/local/x864138247/Judicial-panel-to-select-new-Indiana-chief-justice

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:45:27 -0700