Monday,
February 8, 2010
Economy:
Jobless rate in county and Chesterton jumps in December
Election 2010:
Candidates raise big bucks for 2010 campaigns
Candidate filings continue
Ex-Ind Sen. Coats may sell home in North Carolina
Police:
Kouts teen dies in Pleasant Township crash
Legislature:
Chamber
legislative review: Deficit, shortfall loom over state
Sports:
CHS Girls pick up
11th straight Swimming Sectional Title
Five alive for
CHS Wrestling after Regionals
No. 3 Valparaiso
outlasts Chesterton Boys
Chesterton Girls
fall in regular season finale
Obituaries:
Shirley
P. Keller service set
Dorothy Cota
dies at 84
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Friday,
February 5, 2010
Porter County:
County Park Board favors Liberty Township sports fields plan
Indiana Legislature / Schools:
Duneland teachers travel to Statehouse to lobby for public school
funding
Environment:
Michigan
renews push to close Chicago ship locks
Police:
East Chicago mayor city worker plead not guilty
Stay alert at railroad crossings and stay alive
Know the new credit card rules and know the latest in consumer scams
Business / Community:
Lakeside Centre
for the Arts open in Chesterton
Local
food pantries serving more clients in the recession
Sports:
CHS Girls set up
for Sectional Title
Obituary:
Services set for Dorothy Nance
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Thursday,
February 4, 2010
Police:
East Chicago mayor facing federal indictment
Valparaiso man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge
Election 2010:
McMillan and White top backers of failed RTD vote
Sheriff primary race on for Democrats
Ex-Senator Coats to take on Bayh
Coroner Vicki Deppe last day February 28
Business / Economy:
Big rate
case year for NIPSCO
Porter County:
Supreme Court won't hear appeal against new Porter hospital
Schools:
CHS qualifies five for National Speech and Debate Tournament
Indiana Legislature:
A look
at bills advancing in the Indiana Legislature
Obituary:
Services set for Bernard Denis Wiesemann
David Edwards
dies at 79
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Wednesday,
February 3, 2010
Porter County:
Commissioners approve Expo Center and opera house upgrades
Police:
Three charged with possession of cocaine at Dollar Inn
Environment:
IDEM air
quality alert today and Thursday
EPA to host
Pines Superfund site meeting Tuesday
Indiana:
Moseley's adult ed bill clears Indiana House
Brown's bill to ban smoking in public places clears House
House
approves bill banning texting while driving
Senate
OKs bill to push back school start
Election 2010:
Sheriff David Lain announces his candidacy for reelection
Sports:
Chesterton Girls
Hoops beats Highland 52-50
Trojan Gymnasts
come up short at Valparaiso
Obituaries:
Services
set for Edward Witek
Bernard Wiesemann service pending
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Tuesday,
February 2, 2010
Porter County / Community / Sports:
County parks committee eager to develop active park for youth
Police:
Liberty Township woman charged with theft, check fraud
Woman on home detention in fatal OWI sent to drug treatment
Police raid biker party; weapons confiscated
Crashes car outside State Police post, charged with OWI
South Bound I-65 a mess this morning following series of semi crashes
CPD:
Charges pending in hit-and-run accident
Popolano's avoids TTY overpayment scam
Town of Burns Harbor:
Verizon a step closer to variance in Burns Harbor bird protections
urged
Schools:
CHS has champs at Lafayette Jefferson Invitational
Indiana:
Study
finds 650,000 Hoosiers need emergency food
Obituary:
LaVaughn
Sheppard service set
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Monday,
February 1, 2010
Business / Economy:
NiSource posts improved year in 2009; expect flurry of rate hike cases
in 2010
Double trouble: Two South Shore fare hikes proposed
Police:
Valpo man convicted of murdering woman
Police Man leads officers on high speed pursuit
Indiana:
Tallian
blasts effort to dismantle antismoking board
Elections:
Republican Ralph Levi tells candidacy for County Sheriff
FEC records: Visclosky spent 185K on legal fees
Sports:
Trojan Boys get
14th straight Duneland Conference Swim title
Chesterton Boys
come up short against LC
CHS gets 3
champs at LaPorte Wrestling Sectional
CHS Gymnasts
finish 2nd at Trojan Invite
Lake Central
gets past Chesterton in overtime
Obituary:
Bettie Mae Spitze private service set
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Friday,
January 29, 2010
Environment / Region / Community:
Dunelanders can voice their vision for Dunes National Lakeshore in
online survey
County has deficit of local park land, DNR study finds
Business / Economy:
ArcelorMittal to restart East Chicago blast furnace
USW
President Leo Gerard responds to State of the Union
Election 2010:
Candidate filings continue
Police:
Portage woman charged with two counts of child molesting
South Haven man charged with robbery of Lil Saver Store
Valpo PD helps Secret Service; two charged with check fraud
BH
woman charged with check fraud
Valpo man indicted on federal drug charge
Indiana:
Indiana court to decide legal mom of test tube baby
Michigan City State Prison and Westville Correctional superintendents
to swap positions
Deadbeat
parents would lose winnings under bill
Indiana
Senate OKs bill on new redistricting rules
Senate
OKs bill to eliminate Indiana township boards
Sports:
No. 3 Chesterton
Girls blast No. 10 Munster
No. 1 Munster
too much for Chesterton Boys
Obituary:
John A. Kent
memorial set
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Thursday,
January 28, 2010
Police:
Valparaiso Police: Ben Franklin middle-schoolers caught 'sexting'
Valpo man indicted on federal drug charge
Community / Sports:
CHS and Lake Central to fight Cancer at Friday night games
Community / Local History:
Remembering Hazel opens Jan. 31 at Art Center, honoring Hazel Hannell
Region / Nation:
Visclosky lauds high speed rail funding
Environment:
Deadly VHS fish virus found in Lake Superior
Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
Indiana Legislature:
Pet
store buyers beware bill advances
Indiana
Senate panel approves school start date bill
Election 2010:
GOP candidate Gail Hudson announces for county assessor
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Wednesday,
January 27, 2010
Duneland Schools:
Baer eyes school cuts, fee hikes; details sketchy
Town of Chesterton:
Downtown construction this year will involve a lot of juggling
Town of Porter:
Fee
hikes may be coming for Porter residents
Porter to split garbage and recycling collections
Police:
Valpo contractor charged with home improvement fraud
Indiana Legislature:
State House approves bill allowing guns at work
Indiana House committee backs ban on texting while driving
Lawmaker shelves bill on child care ministries
Indiana Senate committee guts reading and gambling legislation
Tallian
shoreline bill advances
Sports:
CHS Boys swim
past Merrillville 131-55
Chesterton Girls
fall to No 8 Merrillville
Chesterton
Gymnasts beat Michigan City
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Tuesday,
January 26, 2010
Porter County / Region:
County Council and RDA face off in Jasper County Court
Town of Chesterton / Region:
Chesterton Council splits to support RDA
Water company to upgrade line next month along South Jackson Blvd
Election 2010:
GOP primary race on for Porter County Coroner
Business / Economy:
US
Steel posts 4th consecutive quarterly loss but hope for 2010
ArcelorMittal slashing work force by 171 at West Virginia plant
Ford
to bring 1200 jobs to Chicago
Police:
Juvenile detained after found with contraband outside Westville prison
Schools:
CHS Speech Team second at Munster Invite
Town of Burns Harbor:
Burns Harbor tightens time off policy for town workers
Obituaries:
Service
set for Renee Boothe
Service set for Albert Brockway
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Monday,
January 25, 2010
Duneland Schools:
School Board set to give approval to cut administrator posts
Police:
Death of Portage woman struck by vehicle under investigation
CPD Man charged with resisting after high speed chase here
State Police seize 1500 pounds of marijuana; three charged
Police: Overdose victim charged with possession
Environment:
IDEM issues new wastewater permit to US Steel Gary Works
IDEM
extends to Feb 26 comment period on draft list of impaired waters
Business / Economy / Steel:
EU probes
iron mining deal
Sports:
Chesterton Boys
get DAC win over Portage 52-45
Trojan Girls get
defensive in win at Portage
CHS Wrestlers
finish 7th at Hobart Invite
Obituary:
Chadwick Erick Hall service set
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Friday,
January 22, 2010
Police:
Father helps police in arrest of man on attempted child solicitation
charge
Valparaiso man pleads guilty to federal cocaine charge
Community:
Housing groups join forces to improve service
Schools / Community:
CHS business students headed to state contest
Big Band Bash tickets available; event set for Jan 29 and 30
Election 2010:
Five file to be next County Coroner
Karen Tallian to run for reelection to State Senate
Indiana:
Lack of
specifics and dispute over cost may doom hold-back-third-graders bill
Senate
House panels approve net metering utility legislation
Senate
panel takes up gambling bill
States
jobless rate in December up to 9.9%
Town of Chesterton:
Comprehensive plan hearing likely in March; downtown overlay plan
delayed
Porter County:
County
Park board adjusts committees and elects officers
Corrected:
Consultant
agreement reached for county drainage study
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Thursday,
January 21, 2010
Business / Community:
Brock Lloyd of
LaPorte Savings installed as Chamber President
Police:
Valparaiso Police: Massage parlor raided two charged with prostitution
Environment:
Army Corps to sample Indiana rivers for Asian carp
Indiana:
Officials: No Haitian orphans on way to state
Bill to
hold back some third graders has steep cost
Lawmaker cancels hearing on child care ministries
Indiana House panel backs statewide smoking ban
Panel
approves guns-at-work bill
Town of Chesterton:
Stormwater Utility planning 2010 projects
Sports:
Chesterton Wrestlers outlast LaPorte 36-35
Obituaries:
Service set for James A. Maguire
Private service set for Teresa Anderson
Wednesday,
January 20, 2010
Election 2010:
Primary battles emerge on first day of candidate filings
Brian Gensel to seek reelection as Porter County Prosecuting Attorney
Region:
Northwest Indiana Forum CEO Galbiati resigns
Environment / Lake Michigan:
Asian carp DNA in Lake Michigan
Indiana:
State of
the State: Daniels calls for holding back third graders who can't read
Indiana applies for $500M in federal schools grants
Property
tax caps amendment headed to Indiana ballot
Porter County:
Nationwide travel slump felt here, tourism board told
Police:
Two men charged with murder-for-hire scheme to kill DEA agent, US
Attorney
Sports:
Chesterton Boys
Hoops outlasts Andrean
CHS boys swimmers
beats Portage
Chesterton Girls
swim past Portage
Trojan
Gymnastics beats Crown Point
Tuesday,
January 19, 2010
Town of Chesterton:
Another sewer rate hike on horizon?
Downtown businesses concerned about sewer project this spring
Environment / Lake Michigan:
Supreme Court refuses to close locks to keep out Asian carp
Michigan gov calls for White House summit on Asian carp
Police:
Portage Liquors on US 20 robbed
Bank
hit by phony check scam
Schools:
CHS speakers host Skeffington Memorial Invite
Narrow miss for CHS Winter Guard at season opener at Decatur High
Politics / Elections:
Valpo Republican Adam Dombkowski announces for 1st Congressional seat
Business / Economy:
WTO
opens probe of US tariffs on Chinese tires
ArcelorMittal
and BHP Billiton in iron mine talks
Obituary:
Barry J.
Pearson service set
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Monday,
January 18, 2010
Schools:
State schools checklist: Bigger classes, lower pay, privatized bus
service . . .
Debaters finish regular season with championship
Community:
County groups collecting for Haiti earthquake relief
Politics / Elections:
Candidate filing to begin Wednesday
Visclosky may face formal ethics probe
Porter County Coroner Vicki Deppe to resign later this winter
Police:
State Prison inmate stabbed to death
Region:
Former Hammond mayor owes nearly $120,000 on taxes
Legislature / Education:
Party line vote moves adult education bill forward
Sports:
CHS
Girls swim to 11th straight Duneland Conference Championship
CHS Wrestlers
send 5 to the Finals finish 4th overall at Duneland Conference Meet
Chesterton Boys
fall at Michigan City
Girls Basketball
falls to Michigan City
Obituaries:
Sadie G.
Horton service set
Gerhard Amt
service held
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Porter County Government 2009 Gross Wages
Friday,
January 15, 2010
Community:
Chesterton-based group begins earthquake relief
Environment / Community:
No
animals this year at Chellberg Farm; Lugar brokers meeting between
Dillon and farm supporters
Business / Economy:
USW
pleased with health care reform progress
Region / Nation / Community:
Rep. Visclosky draws a crowd at town meeting here
Police:
CPD:
In 2009 Chesterton a safer, more secure, better place to live
BBB:
Beware of census scams
Liberty firefighters douse chimney fire
Town of Burns Harbor:
Burns Harbor Council says town doesn't need new parking ordinance
Obituaries:
Service set for Marguerite Foor
Service set for Hazel F. Anderson
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