Hobart

Work on the new roundabout at Hobart Road and Cleveland Avenue is scheduled to start as soon as Monday.

A former Portage mayor worries that ending curbside recycling pickup could pose challenges for those who may be unable to take items to recycling centers themselves. Portage ended curbside pickup in February because those items weren't actually being recycled, due to the amount of trash placed in the toters. Hobart followed suit this week.

The city of Hobart is the latest Region community to end curbside recycling pickup, since those items weren't actually being recycled. In a press release, the city said items placed in recycling toters were being sent to the landfill, since the amount of trash in them left the loads unsuitable for processing.

Hobart city council member Josh Huddlestun will be moving to the mayor's office. The Democrat beat restaurant owner Teddian Jackson, who ran as an independent, with 66 percent of the vote.

Local communities and school corporations are getting a funding boost for their public safety efforts. The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded more than $334 million in its latest round of grants.

Northwest Indiana is positioned to lead the state into the future, says Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch.

Drivers in Hobart should be on the lookout for a road closure starting next week.

Hobart residents may experience the sights, sounds and smells of natural gas pipeline purging this week.

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