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United Way Northwest Indiana named Barry Tyler Jr. chief community impact officer, effective Oct.

26, 2026, and he will oversee community investment, grantmaking, and program evaluation across Lake, Porter, Jasper, Newton, and Starke counties to advance youth opportunity, financial security, healthy communities, and resiliency.

Authorities are warning Northwest Indiana residents about a scam text claiming unpaid tolls that prompts payment, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said in a social media post.

NIPSCO is proposing $57.5 million in electric bill relief funded by revenue from data center development; if approved, customers would receive $90 in credits spread over 18 months.

IU Northwest professors Bessie House-Soremekun and Anja Matwijkiw spoke at a UN General Assembly High Level Global Executive Roundtable in September, presenting on entrepreneurship, renewable energy, and human rights and saying they hope to create student exchange programs to Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.