Businesses, schools and medical offices announced closings all around Lake and Porter counties as a winter storm pummeled a good swath of the country. From the Post Tribune.
Centier Bank closed its Merrillville headquarters and many of its branches Wednesday, as did NorthShore Health Centers all over Lake and Porter counties and Marram Health Centers in Gary and Hebron, according to releases they sent out.
[Most read] Alan Williams is the new defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears, coming with high praise from his time with the Indianapolis Colts: ‘Alan has really good command of the whole picture’”We heard some communities pulled their guys off because of the winds. We did not,” Snedecor said during the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.
Porter County Government announced early in the day its offices and courts would be closed Wednesday. Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy’s office also announced Wednesday that city government and parks would be closed for the day. “We’ve had two or three spinoffs and cars sliding off the road due to the deteriorating conditions and two or three basic crashes. Overall things have been pretty good,” Capt. Joe Hall, public information officer for the Valparaiso Police Department, said.
“With light powdery snow, the 10-foot blade can cut the full 10 feet on one pass. This kind of snow, maybe only three-quarters of the blade hits. The snow just slips off the side,” he said. Both Blaskiewicz and Kelly Credit, spokeswoman for Northwest Health, said their facilities had not yet seen any weather-related emergency room visits.
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