News in Merrillville · 8 sources
Merrillville in the news, from 8 sources
5 stories about Merrillville in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website and 1 game on the schedule. Latest: “Charles Standifer Jr - Merrillville Pirates Football (Merrillville, IN)” from Sports Illustrated, Sep 7.
Latest about Merrillville
The newest stories with Merrillville in the headline, one per story.
Straight from the source
Town Hall page →From Town Hall, the schools and the library
2 notices in the past month, read every morning from Merrillville’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Town hallMerrillville town website
merrillville.in.gov ↗SchoolsMerrillville Community School
mvsc.k12.in.us ↗LibraryLake County Public Library
lcplin.org ↗Latest notices
- Keep Calm and Nom Nom Nom by Sia Dey
Pac-Man's inspirational quotes will also inspire kids to love reading! Help build pre-reading skills with this fun book.
Oct 6 - The Dino Door by Josh Funk
A clever, engaging story perfect for dino-loving kids! The book encourages Print Awareness as some words are repeated throughout such as “dino.” Children are also encouraged to use narrative skills as they follow the exciting day of the little boy and what he will do next!
Oct 6 - The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood
Can you imagine not liking animals? This story is about a man who didn't like animals. Will he change his mind when the animals start to really like him?
Sep 1
5 more from lcplin.org
Merrillville’s news, by source
Who’s covering Merrillville
Merrillville was in the news from 5 outlets in the past 90 days, led by nwitimes.com with 2 stories about Merrillville. Stories with Merrillville in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.
nwitimes.comnwitimes.com
Visit ↗2 about Merrillville · 2 more mentioning itRegional
- Merrillville denies Andrean’s late comeback bid in Battle of Broadway prep football winAug 21
- PHOTOS | Andrean hosts Merrillville in the Battle of BroadwayAug 21
- Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County JailOct 5 · Mentions Merrillville
1 more from nwitimes.com
- Healing just beginning for dogs taken in suspected NWI hoarding caseAug 21 · Mentions Merrillville
Sports Illustratedsi.com
Visit ↗1 about MerrillvilleMulti-state
ABC7 Chicagoabc7chicago.com
Visit ↗1 about MerrillvilleMulti-state
GreatNews.Lifegreatnews.life
Visit ↗1 about MerrillvilleRegional
Indiana 105indiana105.com
Visit ↗1 story mentioning MerrillvilleLocal
- Rebuilding Together of South Lake County’s “Christmas in September Day”Sep 17 · Mentions Merrillville
What Merrillville’s news is about
Every headline sorted into a topic. Tap one to see just those stories in the source cards.
Where Merrillville’s news comes from
Regional outlets5
Multi-state outlets2
Local outlets1
Town, schools & library3
Game day
Merrillville sports
High-school and local teams, from the sports pages.
Recent games
From the sports pages
Merrillville Football Rankings
Andrean High School (Merrillville, IN) Girls Basketball
Merrillville Baseball Schedule
Merrillville Football Roster (2026-27)
Merrillville Varsity Football @ La Porte
Merrillville Varsity Football @ Portage
Lake Central Varsity Football @ Merrillville
Andrean Varsity Football @ Merrillville
On the market
Housing market →Homes listed in Merrillville
Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.
In memoriam
Remembering neighbors
Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.
Frances Graves Obituary, Age 97 - October 20, 2026 - Merrillville, IndianaLegacy | Obituary · Oct 23James O'Connell Obituary, Age 88 - October 17, 2026 - Merrillville, IndianaLegacy | Obituary · Oct 19Patrica Thompson Obituary, Age 70 - October 6, 2026 - Merrillville, IndianaLegacy | Obituary · Oct 15
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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Merrillville, found through Google News; stories with Merrillville in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Merrillville, IN are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.