New superintendent oversees 'her baby,' $62M high school

7 July 2008, 3:20 am

When a group of Hobart High School alumni wanted a tour of the new high school building, still three months from completion, Peggy Buffington gladly scheduled a walk-through. In fact, the school district's new ...... read more

Hobart board OKs $256,000 contract for parking lot

4 July 2008, 3:31 am

The Board of Public Works by unanimous vote Wednesday authorized the mayor to spend $256,300 to turn a vacant, downtown lot into a 14-space parking lot.... read more

Hobart blessed with senior gifts from obscure resident

3 July 2008, 3:23 am

The name Marie Reiner is familiar to some Hobart people. The Marie Reiner Room in Krull Tower is a drop-in center for senior citizens and is available, free of charge, to seniors for meetings.... read more

Hobart mayor to ask board to approve parking lot construction contract

2 July 2008, 4:26 am

Mayor Brian Snedecor is moving forward with his plan to turn a vacant lot downtown into a 14-space parking facility that could cost taxpayers just under $500,000. Despite recent criticism about the project's ...... read more

Visclosky seeks $500,000 to alleviate Lake Station, Hobart flood problems

30 June 2008, 8:28 pm

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky announced Monday that $500,000 has been included in a House bill to help alleviate flooding in Hobart and Lake Station.... read more

Bored teens volunteer to keep busy this summer

29 June 2008, 10:39 pm

With all the negative publicity some young people have been getting, it was refreshing to meet a couple of "good guys." For every one of those young people who get into trouble, there are at least 100 who are ...... read more

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