Newsfeeds Hobart Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Hobart, IN. Porter County nixes Union Twp. solar farm ... are serving as development consultants for private investors. Ecos also is involved with plans for solar farms in Hobart and Merrillville. The BZA voted down the Union Township site, south of Ind. 130 at 495 W. County Road 450 North, with a 4-1 ... Hobart council weighs in on Little Cal levee fund ... west should pay less for flood insurance, or not have to pay at all. State Rep. Ed Soliday, D-Valparaiso, has said Hobart will benefit after the first five years, but Hobart officials said they don't see any proof of that in the bill. "If there's ... Man Killed in Snow Plowing Accident Hobart, Ind. - John E. Williams of northwest Indiana died Monday, more than a week after he was found face down in a pool of blood after falling off a tractor and being run over by the machine as he plowed snow in his driveway. Ind. man dies in rail mishap at US Steel complex ... between two rail cars. The Times of Munster reports ( http://bit.ly/ADrMVy ) that 55-year-old Michael M. Shoemaker of Hobart was working at the steel-making complex at the time of Monday night's accident. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Lake ... Indiana man crushed to death at US Steel complex ... after becoming wedged between two rail cars. The Times of Munster reports that 55-year-old Michael M. Shoemaker of Hobart was working at the steel-making complex at the time of Monday night's accident. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Lake ...