"It's just important that we not accept this notion that somehow in schools we can do more with less," Superintendent Dr. Larry Veracco told the Lake Central School Board Monday. "We can't do more with less. We will do less with less."

The Indiana Department of Transportation says shoulders will be closed at U.S. 20, starting as soon as Thursday. Crews will be replacing the overhead box truss structure over the eastbound lanes.

"No one person can be the civility police," said advisory human relations council chair Alison Quackenbush. "The mayor is not the civility police. I am not the civility police, nor is the AHRC."

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks to Gary Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chuck Hughes about World Civility Day 2025.

"This project is exciting," said Mayor Eddie Melton. "This is going to be that anchor for this neighborhood, which is going to be a draw for more folks that want to live in Gary."

Road construction season is getting underway, as the Indiana Department of Transportation starts prep work for bridge projects on I-65 and Ripley Street.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson hosts the weekly talk program Regionally Speaking.

"People have had an equal amount of time to engage with us, but don't engage outside of us and then come to this body as though our responsibility, our role, isn't prominent and most important in this whole discussion," said council member Robert Cotton.

The South Shore Line will run extra trains Saturday for the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade and dyeing of the river.

The city of Valparaiso will once again have more money available for road projects this year. The city council Monday appropriated almost $2.5 million out of various paving-related funds.