March 19, 2024
The Duneland Exchange Club recently made a monetary donation to the Burns Harbor Police Department. Police Chief Jeremy McHargue is...
March 19, 2024
The renovation budget for The House of Tomorrow has doubled to $4 million with the recent award of $22 million...
March 19, 2024
Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson took the three Police Commission members on an interior tour of the new police station...
March 19, 2024
A pickup truck was destroyed by fire after a lithium battery in the back seat ignited Wednesday evening in Porter....
March 19, 2024
The Indiana State Police (ISP) has received several concerns from citizens reporting an apparent phone scam. ISP receives numerous reports...
LAURA KURELLA Kurella’s Kitchen | March 19, 2024
Looking out my window, watching the last of winter melt into spring, I appreciated that my mind recalled an old song, “These are a few of my favorite things!” With the tune’s orchestral arrangement playing softly in my mind, I realized that the mere thought...
March 12, 2024
Science Fridays Series at National Park Calling all nerds! Expand your knowledge and join fellow nature enthusiasts for a night of education and wonder. There will be a series of presentations given by subject matter experts with each month covering a different topic. For more...
LAURA KURELLA Midwest Morsels (tm) | March 12, 2024
In this day and age, we need to take every opportunity we can to celebrate life. Even when smaller holidays come around, like St. Patrick’s Day, we need to put a little effort in to turn the day into a bit of a celebration. If...
March 7, 2024
Maple Sugar Time Festival at the National Park Enjoy a sweet taste of spring during the 47th annual Maple Sugar Time Festival at Indiana Dunes National Park. Come out and tour the sugaring operation at historic Chellberg Farm. This family-friendly event is sponsored by the...
LAURA KURELLA Midwest Morsels (tm) | March 5, 2024
Whenever St. Patrick’s Day rolls around I can’t help but think of corned beef, and the best way to enjoy corned beef on this day is on a sandwich! Of the many sandwiches out there, the most notable one featuring corned beef is the Reuben....
TOM KEEGAN sports@chestertontribune.com | March 19, 2024
Welcome to the Winona Lake campus of Grace College. Step inside Manahan Orthopaedic Captial Center. Congratulations. You have just placed yourself as far away from the transfer portal as possible while still being in collegiate sports. The scoreboard still shows the blowout’s final tally: Grace...
TOM KEEGAN sports@chestertontribuen.com | March 19, 2024
Heavyweight wrestlers. Give that image of a moment to settle in. Now erase everything you just thought because your mind likely evoked two massive men locked in a dull leaning match that makes arm wrestling seem electric by comparison. The truth is that in college...
TOM KEEGAN sports@chestertontribune.com | March 19, 2024
It takes far more than one baseball to field a competitive team, but when that one player is the squad’s most proven fielder, pitcher and hitter, it certainly is a good place to start building. Figuring out how to use senior shortstop/ pitcher Brayden Barrett...
STAFF REPORT Chesterton Tribune | March 19, 2024
An $11,000 Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF) grant has been awarded to the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative (MAAC) Foundation to support their First Responders Mental Health Initiative. The funds will help integrate mental health resources into the existing MAAC Foundation campus including bringing international speaker...
PROVIDED BY KEVIN NEVERS Public Affairs Liaison Town of Chesterton | March 19, 2024
20 Years Ago Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - A new contract gives Duneland Schools teachers and administrators a base raise of 2 percent... CHS Japan Bowl team of Brett Norris, Ali Retson, and Chesarae Wheeler wins the state championship in the fourth year division. ....
March 19, 2024
Tuesday, March 19 *The William Henry Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will meet on March 19, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 103 Franklin Street in Valparaiso. Anyone with family members who are, or may...
February 27, 2024
Here's a couple tidbits for this time of year. In regard to tapping maple trees for sap, I started very early this year, due to the milder February weather. Since my sugar maples are not yet big enough (need to be at least 8" in....
February 13, 2024
The saying, “I’m just one person” has stalled and paralyzed the motion of rising leaders in many individuals for centuries. Others will even step back with the thought that someone has answered the calling of aid first so therefore there's no need for them to...
January 30, 2024
Since a lot of men and women from this area work at US Steel, or provide services to Gary Works, I’d like to throw my two cents into the matter of its sale to Nippon. I don’t begrudge Nippon for taking advantage of this generation...
January 9, 2024
As a participant as a parent and a representative of the Duneland Chamber, I thought it would appropriate to revisit my experience on the DSC Busing and School Start Time Planning Team. This group consisted of School administrators, teachers, community leaders, and parents. Mostly parents....
January 2, 2024
My wife and I have enjoyed taking our children to the Sunset Hill Farm County Park light display for many years at Christmas time. We now take our grandchildren. Thank you, county workers, for the hard work. The kids love the displays of Cinderella, dinosaurs,...
March 19, 2024
Judge David Loren Chidester died on the 9th day of March 2024 at the age of 69. Judge Chidester was a Porter County resident from 1978 until his death and served as judge of the Porter Superior Court in Valparaiso from 2003 until 2021. He...
March 14, 2024
Beverly Ann Hudgins, 91, of Fishers, Indiana, passed away on March 5, 2024. She passed away in her home where she was living with her daughter and family. Beverly was born on January 2, 1933 in Buffalo, New York. She was the only daughter of...
March 14, 2024
Bruce William Wargo, 85 of Valparaiso, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024. He was born April 15, 1938 in East Chicago, IN to Alexander and Edna (Ward) Wargo. Immediately following high school, Bruce joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed on a destroyer off the...
March 12, 2024
Paul Olson, age 74, of Chesterton, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Chesterton, Indiana. He was born on January 4, 1950, in Gary, Indiana, to Harold and Norene (Owen) Olson. Paul is survived by his wife of 36 years, Kathy (Finley) Olson;...
March 7, 2024
William Patrick "Goose" Gucciardo, age 76, of Chesterton, Indiana, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 30, 1947, in Burbank, California to Frank and Mary Gucciardo. On August 31, 1968 Bill married the love of...