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Welcome to August and a new decade of memories! This month, we will be visiting the pages of August 1963’s local newspapers.

Lake County Council members are questioning why commissioners have not signed off on a U.S. Department of Justice grant administered by the Sheriff’s Department. Councilman David Hamm, D-Hammond, raised the question Thursday when representatives from the Sheriff’s Department appeared to begin the application process for the grant for next year. Prior to the workshop, Hamm said he learned from ...

Monticello Raceway featured the cream of the crop of New York's three-year-old pacing colts on Monday, July 24 in a pair of $60,300 New York Sire Stakes divisions, which went to repeat winners Thunder Hunter Joe and Goldin Greatness.

The lawsuit was the latest in a string of attempts to eliminate the vehicle emissions testing mandate that applies to Northwest Indiana and nowhere else in the state.

There had been showers during the afternoon on Friday (June 23) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, and the track condition had been downgraded from “fast” to “sloppy” after race seven, but after the tenth race post parade the rain turned into a deluge.

Kierrkegaard K (Chapter Seven) and trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt equaled the track record for trotters during a great afternoon of harness racing at Vernon Downs featuring four Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) races for 3-year-old trotters on Friday (June 16). otal purses for the four races was $401,541. All four divisions were won by sons and daughters

Kierkegaard K, trained and driven by Ake Svanstedt, equalled the track record for trotters during a great afternoon of racing at Vernon Downs featuring four Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) races for three-year-old trotters on Friday, June 16.

Kierrkegaard K (Chapter Seven) and trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt) equaled the track record for trotters during a great afternoon of harness racing at Vernon Downs featuring four Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) races for 3-year-old trotters on Friday (June 16). Total purses for the four races was $401,541. All four divisions were won by sons and daughters

Clearly liking her new environment, Milieu Hanover feels right at home after winning her second $25,000 Winners-Over Mares Pace at Plainridge Park on Tuesday afternoon (June 6). 

Completing my tenth year at 1390 Granite City Sports with your weekly amateur baseball (Town Team) reports. Including game summaries, upcoming schedules, league standings, tournament summaries and an occasional special interest feature. The plan is to continue to include: Arrowhead West/Section 2B: Cold Spring Springers, Moorhead Brewers, Moorhead Mudcats, Hamel Hawks, and Sobieski Skis, Central Valley League, Sauk Valley League, Victory League South and Stearns County, New London-Spicer, Paynes...