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Lake County Council members are questioning why commissioners have not signed off on a U.S. Department of Justice grant administered by the Sheriff’s Department.
Friends and colleagues remembered attorney John Dull for his countless contributions to Lake County and a penchant for making co-workers smile over his more than four decades serving the board of commissioners.
Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez says the department’s purchase of eight vehicles in 2021 using jail commissary and asset forfeiture funds followed state and county purchasing statutes despite the State Board of Accounts saying that is not the case.
Infrastructure projects throughout Northwest Indiana rank high on Congressman Frank Mrvan’s funding wish list as he submitted his community project funding requests for the First Congressional District in fiscal year 2024.
Construction on an almost $60 million automated refrigerated warehouse facility on 27 acres at approximately the northwest corner of Interstate 65 and Indiana 2 is scheduled to begin next month.
Complaints by Lake County Commissioners that Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. is not following the rules when it comes to purchasing have been met with counter complaints the governing body is slow walking much needed maintenance to crucial equipment.
As visitors get ready to descend on Whiting July 28 through 30 for a weekend of kitschy fun and food at Pierogi Fest, Diana Del Rio and her army of volunteers stand ready.