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Census Bureau: 76.5 percent of people in Jasper County were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 18, 2021

Of the 33,447 citizens living in Jasper County in 2019, 25,569 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Wheeler identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 18, 2021

Of the 313 citizens living in Wheeler in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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No new teachers in Munster sign pledge in week ending Aug. 14 to teach Critical Race Theory

By The Region News | Aug 18, 2021

There were no new teachers in Munster who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: 74.3 percent of people in Winfield were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 17, 2021

Of the 5,705 citizens living in Winfield in 2019, 4,236 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 8.2% of people in Wheatfield identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 17, 2021

Of the 928 citizens living in Wheatfield in 2019, 91.8 percent said they were only one race, while 8.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kouts stagnates at one in week ending Aug. 14

By The Region News | Aug 17, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kouts who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: 74.6 percent of people in Whiting were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 16, 2021

Of the 4,814 citizens living in Whiting in 2019, 3,589 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in Westville identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 16, 2021

Of the 5,848 citizens living in Westville in 2019, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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1 more Hammond teacher sign Critical Race Theory pledge in week ending Aug. 14

By The Region News | Aug 16, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by one more teacher in Hammond, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: 0.5% of people in Wanatah identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 15, 2021

Of the 1,235 citizens living in Wanatah in 2019, 99.5 percent said they were only one race, while 0.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 93.6 percent of people in Wheeler were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 15, 2021

Of the 313 citizens living in Wheeler in 2019, 293 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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No new teachers in Gary sign pledge in week ending Aug. 14 to teach Critical Race Theory

By The Region News | Aug 15, 2021

There were no new teachers in Gary who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Census Bureau: 67.5 percent of people in Wheatfield were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 928 citizens living in Wheatfield in 2019, 626 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.6% of people in Valparaiso identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 33,355 citizens living in Valparaiso in 2019, 98.4 percent said they were only one race, while 1.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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The Region News area weekly mass times

By The Region News | Aug 14, 2021

The following parishes in the The Region News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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VA reports decrease of July appointments scheduled at Jesse Brown VAMC health facility in Crown Point

By The Region News | Aug 13, 2021

The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, subsidiary 537BY in Crown Point, Indiana scheduled 6,244 pending appointments in July compared to 10,467 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 5.1% of people in Trail Creek identified as multi-racial in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 13, 2021

Of the 1,917 citizens living in Trail Creek in 2019, 94.9 percent said they were only one race, while 5.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 94.1 percent of people in Westville were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 13, 2021

Of the 5,848 citizens living in Westville in 2019, 5,503 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Valrie Davis donates $25 to Haneefah Khaaliq's campaign committee in June

By The Region News | Aug 12, 2021

Valrie Davis donated $25 to Haneefah Khaaliq during June.

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Census Bureau: 80.1 percent of people in Wanatah were old enough to vote in 2019

By The Region News | Aug 12, 2021

Of the 1,235 citizens living in Wanatah in 2019, 989 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.