1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) Congregations With Community is accepting applications through Sept. 11 GARY, Ind. — Congregations With Community is now accepting applications for more than $2.5million in grants to help Indiana congregations and community organizations work together, withindividual grants ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. In Gary, a partnership…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) All I can say is we’re thankful and lucky, said Caren Jones, executive director of the YWCA of Gary. The Y, 150 W. 15th Avenue, never lost power from the August 11th storm that crippled Gary and northwest Indiana. For more than a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (577+ words) Thousands of Lake County residents remained without electricity Wednesday as communities across Northwest Indiana began assessing widespread damage from powerful storms that toppled trees and utility lines, blocked roads and trails and left large portions of the region in the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (246+ words) The Chicago Crusader Indiana Governor Braun calls prolonged power outages “unacceptable” While thousands of residents in Gary and Northwest Indiana are in the dark for a 9th day, Indiana Governor Mike Braun said there’s “no excuse” for the prolonged outages after…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (714+ words) Eight days after Gary suffered a widespread power outage during a powerful storm with hurricane force winds, over 25,000 residents remain without power and gas. NIPSCO crews that include hundreds of contractors have been working around the clock since the August…...