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Two Hanover Central Middle School students were paid a surprised visit by U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, on Friday, as he revealed the duo were winners of a competition sponsored by Congress which promotes computer science.

Two students from Hanover Central Middle School entered the 2023 Congressional App Challenge with the guidance of computer science teacher, Mrs. Suzanne Demmond. 30 teams submitted entries to the Congressional App Challenge in District 1, which includes Lake, Porter, and LaPorte County, Indiana, and Hanover’s very own Mason Burdan and Joshua Mola won the challenge.

Hammond officials and faith leaders braved subzero temperatures Monday for the city's annual Martin Luther King Day March. During the celebration that followed at the Civic Center, Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. noted that this year's march was the smallest he'd ever seen, but he resisted calls to cancel it.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan recently announced that Burns Harbor will receive a $120,000 federal grant from the Department of Transportation.

The town of Burns Harbor wouldn’t be what it is today without the heavy industry that calls it home. But with that industry and the subsequent commercial traffic come inherent risk to the residents who also call it home. Now a $120,000 U.S. Department of Transportation safety grant will help the two coexist even better.

Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Town of Burns Harbor from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant program.