Legal Notices/Beverly Shores Re establish CCD Fund 030713.pdf
Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
Porter County:
Commissioners
move to push Council member off RDC
County wants
state to study widening US 6 in Liberty Township
Weather / Traffic:
Late winter storm
makes mess of Tuesday rush hour here
INDOT:
Road conditions improving but use caution
Environment:
Deer kill begins
at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
US scientists
report big jump in heattrapping CO2
Police:
Very cold
cases: State Police seek help in identifying three male homicide victims
from 1983
Police:
Indiana woman dies in crash along icy highway
Health / Science:
Officials alarmed
by new resistant bacteria
Tuesday,
March 5, 2013
Police / Courts:
Lohman
admits to dragging Sheri Jania to her death under car
Photo:
Fugitive of
the Week sought
Motorist
flees after striking Portage bar
ISP: Man
asleep in parked car wakes and flees trooper
Township Library:
Apply now for trustee
seat on Westchester library board
Community:
All you can eat Saturday at the Moose to raise funds for military care
packages
Sky watching:
Comet making
closest approach ever of Earth
Legislature:
Indiana Senate
panel approves specialty license plate limits
Economy:
Budget cuts could
hit college students
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Hot Mastic Asphalt 030513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter Co BZA Charlie Flanigan 030513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter Co BZA Roy Hartwig 030513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter Co BZA Mike Zell Luke Land 030513.pdf
Legal Notices/Duneland School Corporation Bidders Health Facility 030513.pdf
Monday,
March 4, 2013
Region / Economy / Environment:
Sequestration may have minimal visible effect on Dunes National Lakeshore
Economy / Federal Budget:
Visclosky
Commentary: Sequestration is no way to run a country
Automatic
federal spending cuts already causing airport delays in Chicago
Federal cuts
hit Indiana jobless and National Guard
Police:
Lake
Station teacher's "guns are loaded" blackboard message prompts police
investigation
State
Police: LaPorte man charged with child solicitation
Chesterton High School:
CHS gets 14th and 15th consecutive wins at state Japanese Olympiad
CHS speech team 2nd at LaPorte sectional
Politics:
Porter County Republican Party Caucus elects new officers
Environment / Region:
Enbridge declines
to pay for 2 more pipeline spill studies
Consultants urge
revamp for Indiana Dunes visitor center
Sports:
Tuzinski grabs CHS only
spot in gymnastics regional
Trojan Hoops season
ends in Sectional Semis
Obituaries:
Service
Wednesday for Eugenia Kwiatkowski
Genevieve
A. Justak service Saturday
Friday,
March 1, 2013
Police:
Cold Stone Creamery robbed at gunpoint
State police seize $300,000 in traffic stop in Jasper County
Town of Chesterton:
BZA
OKs Duneland Schools wellness center; Lamar sign hearing March 28
Region / Nation:
Visclosky: Sequestering will jeorpardize military readiness
Township Library:
Library's What's Next
Question for March in today's paper
Indiana: Updated:
Purdue
University freezes tuition for two years
Updated:
Jailed
Indiana blogger at center of free speech fight
Indiana
agencies await news of potential cuts
New review
still expected for Indiana school grades
Environment:
Study
Asian carp unlikely to stow away in barges
Indiana cropland
in good shape following 2012 drought
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Notice to Bidders Dunes Kankakee Trail
030113.pdf
Legal Notices/Valparaiso Lakes Conservancy Cash & Inv 030113.pdf
Legal Notices/Po Co Plan Commission Po Co Airport Zone Dev Plan 030113.pdf
Thursday,
February 28, 2013
Education / Community:
Discovery Charter School sets enrollment target at 470
Discovery Charter hosting summer science camp open to all students K-6
CHS senior Kaleigh Wilder selected for AllState Band
Police:
April Kuchta nabbed in Valpo today by US Marshals task force
Indiana State Police order California trucker out of service as 'imminent
hazard'
Town of Chesterton:
Chesterton RDC lists possible TIF projects
Porter County:
Facing deficit
County Council adding more meetings to work on budgets
Indiana Legislature:
Correction: AP
Medicaid story
Sports:
Trojans win basketball
sectional opener over LaPorte
Obituaries:
Dustin Cole
DaVaney dies at age 31
Andrea
Louise (Koch) Lee service Saturday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/State Revolving Fund Chesterton Wastewater 022813.pdf
Legal
Notices/Ordinance No. 2013-02 022813.pdf
Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Hearing Declatory Resolution 2013-02 RD
022813.pdf
Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Hearing Declatory Resolution 2013-01 RD
022813.pdf
Legal Notices/Chesterton Cash and Inv Statement 2012 022813.pdf
Wednesday,
February 27, 2013
Dustin McCowan trial
The verdict:
McCowan Guilty
The cold comfort of justice: The Bach family speaks at press conference
today
State gives reasons for McCowan guilt
Defense: 'Science proves McCowan innocence'
Porter County:
Federal
judge dismisses suit against Porter County jail
Legislature:
Indiana Senate
approves tougher abortion pill rules
Town of Porter:
Porter Town
Council raises 2013 beach parking fees
Environment:
Coal ash ruling
expected as Lake Michigan ferry companies feud
Obituary:
John A.
Holdren dies at age 71
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Westchester Public Library Cash and Investments 022713.pdf
Legal
Notices/IURC Cause No 44262 022713.pdf
Legal
Notices/ABC Hearing March 14 022713.pdf
Tuesday,
February 26, 2013
State
Police report numerous crashes as highways get slippery this afternoon
Community:
The Fantasticks starts at 4th St. Theater Friday, March 1
Education:
Duneland moves to beef up school security and improve parent web access to
grades
Discovery Charter School to hold 2013 admissions lottery
Town of Chesterton:
Council carves out 157 acres from old TIF district to make new Urschel
district
No grant this year for Westchester/Liberty Trail
Business / Economy:
Report Indiana Dunes
visitors spent 60M in NWI in 2012
Legislature:
Indiana House
approves $30 billion Republican budget plan
Indiana Senate
drops second required abortion ultrasound
Police Photo:
Valpo
woman is Fugitive of the Week after GPS monitoring device found in trash
Class Reunion:
CHS
Class of 1964 to meet Monday, March 4
Obituary:
Peggy J. Rush
service Thursday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Fam and Youth Soc Serv St Paul Tiny Tim 022013.pdf
Legal Notices/Minor Subdivision Notice Paul Davis 022613.pdf
Legal Notices/Minor Subdivision Notice James Burrus 022613.pdf
Legal Notices/Damon Run Cons Dist Cash and Inv 022613.pdf
Monday,
February 25, 2013
State Champions
Perfect end to Perfect
Season: CHS Boys Swim to schools 3rd IHSAA State Title
More CHS Sports:
Chesterton Girls
finish 3rd at Duneland Conference meet
Trojan basketball team
runs past Crown Point in Regular Season finale
Education Duneland Schools:
School Board seeks bids for employee health center
CHS speakers host Skeffington Memorial Invitational
Police:
Portage
man sentenced to three years in fatal hit and run
41
storage units forcibly entered at Deer Run Apartments
Business:
Porter hospital
owner releases 2012 4Q results
Obituaries:
Dr. Ernest
'Skip' Stiller dies at age 68
Bernice Erow
dies at age 86
Anthony
'Tony' Pogue dies at age 67
Friday,
February 22, 2013
Duneland Schools:
Gaston and Grubb among those retiring from Duneland Schools
State certifies Duneland Schools 2013 budget; referendum rate is lower than
22 cents
Police / Courts:
The defense
rests in McCowan trial
Defense
witness: Best estimated locations of cell phone are "witchcraft"
Porter County:
County RDC
accepts preliminary draft for TIF at US 6, initiates impact study
Town of Chesterton:
Plan
Commission hears sign concerns, approves plan change for Urschel land
Indiana:
House and
governor split on HIP Medicaid expansion
Indiana Hunters
set record deer harvest in 2012
Indiana House
backs school voucher expansion
GOP House
blocks Democat push for Pence tax cut vote
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Notice to Bidders Dunes Kankakee Trail
022213.pdf
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids for Railroad Vehicles 022213.pdf
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids Marketing Services 022213.pdf
Thursday,
February 21, 2013
Police / Courts:
Defense makes unsuccessful attempt to get mistrial as McCowan trial enters
the home stretch
PCJ inmate who wrote letters to prosecution testifies
Winter Weather:
Winter storm
blankets Great Plains with snow
Indiana Legislature:
Bill aimed at
clinics dispensing abortion pill advances
Indiana Senate
committee backs repealing letter grades for schools
State News:
Indiana seeing surge in gun permit applications
Federal cuts
would hit 1000 Indiana Guard members
Town of Porter:
Cardinal
Court replat approved in Porter; oversize Beam pole barn continued
Environment / Weather:
Study Asian carp
DNA may not signal live fish
Drought forecast
to linger, spread in Plains, West
Sports:
CHS boys have little
trouble at Boone Grove
Obituaries:
Anita E.
Peterson dies at age 85
Life
Celebration service Sunday for Catherine 'Cassie' Dommer
Wednesday,
February 20, 2013
Police / Courts: McCowan Trial:
Detective plots best estimated locations of McCowan's cell phone
Jailhouse friend: McCowan had concerns about evidence, said his father found
Amanda Bach's cell phone
Police / Fire:
Fire destroys Porter home on a bitter night for firefighting
Police / Courts:
40 year
sentence for kidnapping daughter here
Business / Economy:
NiSource
Inc. posts big earnings in 2012
EU says
ArcelorMittal steel agrees to suspend cuts
Region:
Petition for an elected Valparaiso school board moves online
NIRPC
extends public comment on revised participation plan
Town of Burns Harbor:
BH
park waterline okayed; apartments prompt connector road, South Boo extension
Porter County:
Sheriff wants
more time for medical staff selection; Evans wants CEDIT
Obituary:
Richard
Gordon Casler dies in Nevada
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Fam and Youth Soc Serv St Paul Tiny Tim 022013.pdf
Tuesday,
February 19, 2013
State Legislature:Breaking News:
Republicans
move to shift Indiana voucher oversight away from Democrat schools chief
Updated:
Indiana House Republicans advance budget favoring schools, roads over
governor's opposition
Updated:
Bill to ban
Indiana teacher union deductions advances
Indiana house
panel scales back school voucher expansion
Legislature
backs delay for Indiana farmland tax hike
Education / Economy:
IU trustees
approve room and board increases
Environment:
$193K
grant to establish shuttle service from South Shore to National Lakeshore
Hoosier
Environmental Council backs mass transit
Climate
contradiction: Less snow more blizzards
Sports / Community:
State Park Little
League Registration underway
Register now for
Runnin' with the Irish 5K Run / Walk
Obituary:
Angela
Marie Katzelis service Friday February 22
Monday,
February 18, 2013
Police / Courts:
CFD:
Apartment fire displaces residents
McCowan trial: Defense puts own entomology expert on the stand
MC man
sentenced to six years in heroin plea
Indianapolis woman dies in I65 crash
Schools:
CHS
speakers get wins at Fort Wayne
Speech and debate team qualifies three more for nationals
Economy / Health Care:
States' choices set
up national health experiment
Sports:
Chesterton Boys win
15th straight IHSAA Swimming Sectional Title
Trojan duo falls in
IHSAA Wrestling State Finals
Chesterton boys
basketball team nabs 10th win of the year
Obituary:
Nicholas
Weimer dies at age 29
Friday,
February 15, 2013
Police / Courts:
Elliott
McCowan testifies about the missing gun and his advice to his son
Lead
detective testifies at McCowan trial
Community:
Food Pantry shelves need restocking
Porter County:
School
referendum raises tax rates for Duneland in 2013
County office
heads eye pilot program to offer services at Portage location
Indiana:
Sign up for
'Do Not Call' list; deadline Tuesday
Elections:
Last minute donors revealed in final 2012 campaign reports
Library:
Pricetag jumps thanks
to elevator alarms, for new WPL fire alert system upgrade
Region:
Visclosky
fears possible effects of sequestration on economy and security
Sports:
CHS boys swim team set
up for 15th straight Sectional Title
Obituaries:
Otto
Richard Martin service Monday
Fredric Owens
dies at age 68
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Advisory BZA Duneland Health and Wellness
021513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Additional Appropriations 021513.pdf
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids for Railroad Vehicles 021513.pdf
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids Marketing Services 021513.pdf
Thursday,
February 14, 2013
Police / Courts:
McCowan
trial testimony: Man on the road, missing gun
Testimony: Murder victim not drinking prior to death
Semi
rolls on I80 ramp, load begins to smolder
Porter County:
Luke Oil
planning reconstruction at US 6 and Meridian
Indiana:
Indiana House
passes Rep Moseley bill to help veterans find jobs
Pence pushes
state solutions for health care
Sports:
Trojan Gymnasts score
season high in loss at Portage
Obituaries:
SFC Jacob
Daniel Wellman services Saturday
Charles
Douglas Merz service Saturday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids High Level Platform Dune Park 021413.pdf
Legal
Notices/NICTD Bids Track Material 021413.pdf
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Annual Financial Report 021413.pdf
Wednesday,
February 13, 2013
Police / Courts:
Testimony: McCowan showed friends a gun
FBI
testimony: McCowan DNA not a match with that found in evidence
Town of Porter:
Porter
hires Umbaugh to find savings; new revenue sources also to be explored
Indiana Legislature:
State Senate
panel looks to stymie indefinite detentions by feds
Indiana Sunday alcohol sales ban likely to remain
Bill calls for
review of Indiana school standards
Bill
to drug test Indiana welfare recipients advances
Indiana bill
targets undercover video whistleblowers
Senate panel
advances HIP Medicaid expansion plan
Indiana House
approves plan for state jobs council
Obituary:
Mary Lou
Price memorial service Saturday
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Burns Harbor Plan Commission Hearing to Amend Town Code
021313.pdf
Tuesday,
February 12, 2013
Community:
No more Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival? DBIG ends its sponsorship
effective immediately
Police / Courts:
Crime
scene investigator: No trace evidence links McCowan to the murder
Juror dismissed
from trial
VPD: Two
charged in early morning burglary
Westville
Correctional chaplain honored for acting in emergency
Town of Chesterton:
Mild
winter: Chesterton road salt stocks ample
Indiana 49 corridor contractor digs up tons of farm debris
Chesterton High School:
CHS speech team wins at
Munster
Indiana Legislature:
Bill advances
to delay Indiana farmland tax hike
Indiana Senate
backs tighter cold medicine limits
Hospitals say
billions in Medicaid money on table for Indiana
Indiana Senate
approves right to hunt and farm proposal
Sports:
CHS advances 3 to State
Bowling Finals
Obituary:
Adelle Wujcik
dies at age 90
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Porter County Commissioners Replacement of Bridge No. 165
021213.pdf
Legal Notices/IDEM Open Burn Approval Melton 021213.pdf
Monday,
February 11, 2013
Police / Courts:
Crime scene technician questioned at McCowan trial
Gary man
get nine years in federal prison for home buying investment scam
Town of Chesterton:
Board
endorses bond issue for Urschel Laboratories financing
Schools:
CHS midterm graduates announced
Indiana Legislature:
Critics warn
Indiana Lottery expansion plan will target the poor
State Senate
GOP leader seeks Medicaid expansion via HIP
State
Superintendent of Schools Glenda Ritz attends teachers legislative forum
Community:
'Show Your Love and Share the Love' promotions to benefit animal shelter
Sports:
Trojan girls swim team
gets fifth straight top five finish
Harlow and Katsafaros
on to Wrestling State Finals
Obituaries:
Valentine
Val Ryba services Thursday
Charles
'Chuck' Baudouine dies at age 90
Friday,
February 8, 2013
Porter County:
Board votes to
seek funds for south county park
Police / Courts:
Friend of
McCowan testifies at Amanda Bach murder trial
Defense
tries to raise doubt driver saw defendant
Testimony: McCowan IU trip, reaction to search for Amanda
State Legislature:
Indiana House
education panel OKs voucher expansion
Environment:
Biologists use
tags to track Lake Michigan salmon
Region / Nation:
Visclosky blasts crisis mode fiscal policies in voting for losing amendment
Chesterton High School Sports:
Photo: Swimmers headed to
state
Chesterton Gymnasts
beat Merrillville
Merrillville hot first
half burns Trojans
Obituary:
Wilbur
Lawrence Kissinger dies at age 87
Thursday,
February 7, 2013
Police / Courts:
In
cross-examination McCowan defense develops theory of alternative suspect
Witnesses
testify about voices and gunshots in the night
Color of
flipflop sandals found at murder scene in dispute
Environment:
Environmental groups seek tough conditions on Enbridge pipeline
Indiana:
GOP leaders
push gay marriage battle to 2014
Representative
Soliday bill limiting Indiana specialty auto plates advances
Fate uncertain
on Indiana Sunday alcohol sales bill
House GOP
considers Indy preschool as model for pilot voucher program
Indiana
prosecutor to drop charges in deer rescue case
Obituaries:
Dale Olson, MD,
dies at age 84
Darrell T.
Boothe service Saturday
Florence
Mary Rose Carson service Saturday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Porter County Public Hearing IORCA Grant 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County BZA DSV Blaney 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/NICTD Bids High Level Platform Dune Park 020713.pdf
Legal
Notices/NICTD Bids Track Material 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/Westchester Township Annual Financial Report 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/Pine Township Annual Financial Report 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/Ogden Dunes Annual Financial Report 020713.pdf
Legal Notices/IDEM Open Burn Approval Melton 020713.pdf
Wednesday,
February 6, 2013
Police / Courts:
McCowan trial opens: Defense says no evidence, prosecution begs to differ
Amanda Bach's father first witness
One dead
and one badly injured in US 20 crash
Town of Porter:
Bugajski
brings his skills to Porter as the new director of parks
Business:
ArcelorMittal
posts net loss in 2012 of $3.7B
Business / Environment:
Study Great
Lakes St. Lawrence shipping greener than overland modes
US Army
Corps New record low water level for Lake Michigan
Report Global
warming bringing big changes to forests
Porter County:
Commissioners
approve firm to do Expo Center study
Sports:
Trojan Girls fall in
basketball sectional opener
CHS Gymnasts have a
good night, trounce Lake Central
Obituaries:
Darrell T.
Boothe service Saturday
Florence
Mary Rose Carson service Saturday
Clara
Lottie Nelson service Saturday
Martha A.
Jones service Saturday
Obituary
Legal Notices/Annual Financial Report Boone Township 2012 020613.pdf
Tuesday,
February 5, 2013
Police / Courts:
Jury
picked on first day of McCowan trial; no venue change
Man gets
54 years for telling girlfriend to tape her molestation of a local boy
Environment / Region:
Groups seek
tough conditions on Enbridge pipeline
Feds mull river
structures to boost Great Lakes levels
Indiana:
Pence supports
large expansion of voucher program
Recast sex
offender bill on way to Indiana Senate
Online
sales tax collection clears Indiana House
Grand
jury secrecy spurs bill to eliminate them
Pence
urges thorough probe of I69 land deal
Indiana Senate
backs cursive writing requirement
Region:
Midway
Airport sees record number of passengers
Chesterton High School:
CHS Novice speakers earn fourth at Culver Invite
Obituaries:
Frances
Rogers services Thursday
James
Marion Kissinger service Monday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Liberty Township Annual Financial Report 020513.pdf
Legal Notices/Union Township Annual Financial Report 020513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Comm Minor Sub Wirsing 020513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Highway Department Receiving Bids Dump Truck
020513.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Commissioners Replacement of Bridge No 165
020513.pdf
Monday,
February 4, 2013
Environment / Community:
Shirley Heinze
Land Trust buys former Girl Scout camp property in Liberty Twp.
Business / Community:
Sign up for NIPSCO
ebilling service and help the Red Cross help folks in need
Duneland Schools:
CHS Debate team runnersup at State tourney
Police:
ISP: Woman
struck killed outside her vehicle on I-80
Former EC
school official gets five months in prison for accepting a bribe
Mistakenly freed killer recaptured while watching TV
Sports:
Chris Katsafaros wins
Wrestling Regional title; Trojans advance 4 to Merrillville Semistate
CHS girls swim team
wins 14th straight Sectional Title
Obituaries:
Patrick
Deiotte service Wednesday
Nancy Parker
service Tuesday
Laura Davis dies
at age 88
Kirsten Alice
Howard service
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Porter County ERA Assessed Value Deductions 020413.pdf
Friday,
February 1, 2013
Police:
ISP: OWI
charge filed in multiple vehicle I-65 crash
Hunt for
Indiana murderer mistakenly freed in Chicago
Portage
Police say child left in bathroom while four smoke marijuana; 'drug house'
closed
Indiana:
House Dem
leader Pelath says Pence squandering 'honeymoon'
Affordable
Care Act could mean billions in funding to Indiana, Sen. Tallian says
DNR wants
charges dropped in deer rescue case
Porter County:
Porter County
Waste Reduction District offers recycled paint program
Business:
Indiana companies
weigh options under health care changes
Sports:
CHS girls swim team
set for 14th straight sectional title
Obituary:
Frederick
Richart services Saturday, February 2
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/2012 Porter County Gross Wages Report 020113.pdf
Legal
Notices/Center Twp Annual Report 020113.pdf
Legal Notices/Burns Harbor Financial Report 020113.pdf
Thursday,
January 31, 2013
Community:
Friends of Indiana Dunes donate all-terrain wheelchair to Dunes State Park
Police:
Local man
charged with selling cocaine near WIS
Local man
gets a year for counterfeiting $20 bills
Relatives
of inmate who hanged himself at Porter County Jail sue Sheriff Lain
3rd
suspect dies from Gary police chase injuries
Indiana:
Marriage vote
unlikely as lawmakers await rulings
40-car pileup
closes I-70 west of Indianapolis
Pence
conducting review of fawn rescue charges
Southern
Indiana section of I-69 sinks, needs repairs
Judge rules
public can't access death records
Indiana man to
plead guilty to 'sextortion'
Pence names
NWI judge as child services chief
Soliday delays
hearing on specialty license plates
Pence 'loser
pays' in lawsuits bill withdrawn from Senate
Sports:
No. 3 Indiana rolls
past rival Purdue 97-60
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Annual Report Pleasant Township 013113.pdf
Legal Notices/City of Valparaiso Hearing Valpo Fire Protection Territory
013113.pdf
Legal Notices/Center TWP Hearing Valpo Fire Protection Territory 013113.pdf
Wednesday,
January 30, 2013
Indiana:
State House
passes Soliday bill to clarify authority over CEDIT spending
Indiana couple
vows to fight DNR over fawn rescue charges
Donnelly
against assault weapons ban
Police:
New
charge against Portage teacher: Sexual misconduct with a minor
Heat tape
in mobile home causes minor fire today
ISP: 40
pounds of African drug found in traffic stop
ISP: Semi
lodges in tree suspended over a creek
Business:
NIPSCO to begin
rollout of new automated meter reading system
Chesterton High School Sports:
Trojan Girl basketball
team gets defensive in win over Highland
Chesterton swimmers
dominate Highland
Obituaries:
Clara Lottie
Nelson dies at age 85
Jeanette J.
Peterson services Thursday
Legal Notice
Legal
Notices/ABC Hearing Feb 14 013013.pdf
Tuesday,
January 29, 2013
Town of Chesterton, Region, Legislature:
Jim Ton
blasts House NICTD bill, calls it wrong headed
Chesterton High School:
CHS Debate team has seven qualified for Nationals
Town of Chesterton:
Council
OKs new road cut at CHS football stadium
New
TIF district will be created for Urschel
Business:
US Steel
posts net loss for full year 2012
Belgian police hurt
in fight with ArcelorMittal workers
Witness describes
horrific inferno at NiSource pipeline break
Police:
3
arrested in Pine Township home burglary
Region:
Join Pete
Visclosky in interactive 'How Would You Balance the Budget ?' forum
NPS
seeking to hike camping fee by $3 to enact $10 fee for historic home tour
Obituaries:
Charmaine
Mary Gardner dies at age 57
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Jackson Township Annual Financial Report 012913.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Commission Hearing Timberland Farms LLC
012913.pdf
Legal Notices/Porter County Highway Department Receiving Bids Dump Truck
012913.pdf
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Bids Triangle Lift Station 012913.pdf
Legal Notices/Chesterton Plat Committee Conley 012913.pdf
Monday,
January 28, 2013
Indiana / Schools:
Local lawmakers
hope more funds coming for schools
Region / South Shore service:
New Dune Park station platform coming; lawmakers threaten NICTD board
shakeup
Local
lawmakers say NICTD bill needs more discussion
MC
derailment snarls morning rush hour on the South Shore
Police:
Portage PD: Middle school teacher sexted former students
Business:
NIPSCO: Specify how
much electricity you want from renewable energy sources
Sports:
Chesterton captures
Team Wrestling Sectional title, 3 individual titles
Chesterton boys swim
team captures 17th straight Duneland Conference title
Trojan Gymnasts finish
second in CHS Invite
Obituaries:
Mary Lou Price
dies at age 77
Barbara Buys
Kovach dies at age 60
Ruth Marie
Gambrel service Tuesday
Friday,
January 25, 2013
Community:
Girl Scouts organize focus meeting on feeding the hungry
Environment:
National
Park Service and Dunes Acres group reach temporary accord in Cowles Bog tree
cutting dispute
Health:
CDC: Flu seems to
level off except in the West
CDC: New stomach
bug causing US illness
Education:
Discovery Charter practices safety drills to improve school security
Town of Chesterton:
Duneland seeks to turn 5th Street Materials Center building into wellness
clinic for school staff
Police:
Westville
man critically injured on I-94 crash near Burns Harbor
INDOT:
Round the clock plowing 'til roads cleared
Business / Labor:
ArcelorMittal
workers protest Belgian layoffs
Sports:
No. 1 Trojan
swim team dismantles Munster 131-55
CHS Girls best Munster
in regular season finale
State Park Little
League Registration begins Saturday
Thursday,
January 24, 2013
Police:
Former
PCJ inmate may testify that McCowan admitted Amand Bach murder, but defense
raises ethical issues
PCSP:
$286K in drugs seized in traffic stop
ISP:
Folks forget how to drive in season's first snow
Business:
Tracy Freeze takes
the helm of the Duneland Chamber for 2013
ArcelorMittal to
close steel plants in Belgium
GAO releases gas
pipeline safety report in wake of NiSource accident
Porter:
Porter County
Council wants a say on TIF districting
Indiana:
Bill aimed at
boosting Indiana casinos advances
Court: Sex
offender Facebook ban unconstitutional
Lawmakers
press Pence aide on school dollars
Schools:
CHS speakers take third at Plymouth
Obituary:
William G.
Gland services Monday
Wednesday,
January 23, 2013
Indiana:
Governor Pence
tells vision for Indiana
Indiana flu
deaths rise to 40 with most victims over 65
Porter County:
Porter County
considers terminating deal to house federal prisoners at jail
Evans wants to
see structural changes on Gary Chicago airport board
Porter County
Council hears first request for salary hikes of 2013
Town of Porter:
Porter
plans weekend opening for skating rink pending ice repairs
Gateway
Plan advances with trail spur and Tremont Road traffic signal upgrade
Taxes:
Expiring
income tax credits and deductions extended by Congress
Police:
Anger
over telemarketer draws police response here
Sports:
CHS Gymnasts edge
Michigan City
Trojan Boys beat
Merrillville 147-39
Hot start lifts
Merrillville Girls past CHS
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/State of Indiana Notice of State Surplus Property Sale
012313.pdf
Tuesday,
January 22, 2013
Police:
FBI:
Illinois man believed responsible for 17 bank robberies, two in NWI, is
nabbed
Indiana / Education:
Ball State
pulls sponsorship of 7 charter schools
Indiana / Business / Labor:
Federal judge
rejects Local 150s challenge of right-to-work
Town of Chesterton:
Utility
Service Board hasn't yet decided how to finance long term control plan
Town
getting the message out about clean water
Obituaries:
Virgil Lee
Oakes services Saturday
Patrick
Renehan service set for Friday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Grand Oaks Conservancy District Meeting 012213.pdf
Legal Notices/Chesterton Economic Development Commission Hearing 012213.pdf
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Bids Triangle Lift Station 012213.pdf
Monday,
January 21, 2013
Police:
$225K in
nickel brick stolen in burglary
Burglary
prompts police chase on I-94
Porter
man's child molesting conviction upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals
Economy:
Great Lakes shipping
cargo was down in 2012
Sports:
Big 4th quarter leads Chesterton Boys to win
Late rally not enough
for Trojan Girls Hoops
Obituaries:
Paul
Chellberg service Saturday, January 26
Loretta A.
Knoblock dies at age 102
Karin Rhodes
dies at age 27
John F. Little
dies at age 71
Helen L.
Krause services Wednesday
Dr. John E.
Read dies at age 84
Cathey
Marie Tierney dies at age 55
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Washington Township Annual Financial Report 012113.pdf
Friday,
January 18, 2013
Porter County:
County RDC mulls
hospital TIF boundaries
Town of Chesterton:
Plan
Commission to review Urschel Labs plan
Economy:
Local and Region
jobless rates spike in December
Chesterton High School:
Tickets on sale for CHS Big Band Bash coming February 1 and 2
Indiana:
Pence and
House GOP seek big increase in school vouchers
Pence names
human services chief ag director
Indiana House
leader expects school spending boost
Obituaries:
Annie M. Kelly
services Sunday
Beverly Ann
Krewett service Tuesday
Glen T.
Gloyeske service Saturday
Julie
Christiansen service Monday
Thursday,
January 17, 2013
Legislature:
State Senator
Tallian pushing for Indiana health care exchange
Bosma seeks
jobs panel and preK money
Hospitals
restrict visits to limit flu spread
Schools:
Duneland Schools accreditation plan at five year checkpoint
CHS speech team fourth at Concord Invitational
Town of Porter:
Porter
hearing set February 20 on dividing lot in two
Community:
Duneland YMCA honors volunteers and staff
Sports:
CHS Boys Basketball
stuns No. 2 Andrean
Seniors lead CHS
Wrestlers to win over LaPorte
Chesterton Gymnasts
fall at Crown Point
Obituary:
Charles
Grott service 1 p.m., Saturday
Wednesday,
January 16, 2013
Police / Courts:
Alexa
denies motion to block neighbor testimony in McCowan trial
CPD Dt.
Lt. Dave Adkins to retire; immediate hire okayed
Town of Porter:
Lafayette's
loss is Porter's gain as Bugajski hired for parks director
Weather / Environment:
World warm last
year despite La Nina
Indiana:
Pence submits
lean budget with 1 percent increase for schools
Indiana flu
deaths rise to 27 in ongoing outbreak
Region:
Visclosky talks budget and gun control at forum
Chesterton High School Sports:
No. 1 CHS Boys Swim
beats Portage 129-57
CHS Girls Swim blasts
Portage 144-41
Trojan Girls Hoops
falls 40-39 at Andrean
Obituary:
Harriet A.
Huff services Thursday
Tuesday,
January 15, 2013
Town of Chesterton:
Town
welcomes Urschels; first official step taken
Stakeholders group on tap for Dickinson Road extension
Town
tells 2013 recycling schedule
Economy / Region:
New director named
at Port of Indiana Burns Harbor
St. Lawrence Seaway
tells of uptick in tonnage in 2012 season
State:
Indiana sees
21 flu deaths as outbreak continues
Governor Pence
orders Indiana family impact statements
Obituaries:
Services
Saturday for Ron Martinson
Beverly Ann
Krewett dies at age 82
David A.
Springer dies at age 65
John A.
Dille, Jr. services Thursday
Monday,
January 14, 2013
Business / Economy / Chesterton:
Economic development
tool helping to bring Urschel Labs to Chesterton
Indiana Legislature:
Tallian bills:
Kindergarten funding, workers comp., marijuana reform
Police / Courts:
Ex-Chicago police officer sentenced in Latin Kings case
Environment:
Report says
warming is changing US daily life
Sports:
CHS Girls win 14th
straight DAC Swim title
Katsafaros captures
CHS' lone DAC wrestling title
Trojan boys basketball
team turns the tables on Michigan City
CHS Girls fall at
Michigan City
Obituaries:
Valerie
Jean Pitman services Tuesday
Lucille M.
Paulson dies at age 93
James S.
Wilson, III memorial service February 2
Anthony
'Tony' Puglisi dies at age 73
Anne Marie
Morthland service Tuesday
Friday,
January 11, 2013
Business / Economy / Chesterton:
Urschel labs:
There's no place
like home
Supervalu to sell
Jewel'Osco, 4 other chains to Cerberus
Porter County:
Park board
member confirms south county park in the works
Sunset Hill
center eyed for more county offices
Police:
Portage
Township man gets eight years in federal prison for child porn
Correction
officer charged with attempted trafficking
Vehicle
crashes into South Haven residence
Township library:
WPL magazine
downloads available; free music, languages coming soon
Obituary:
Donald
Eckstein services Monday
Legal Notices
Legal Notices/Porter County LEPC 2013 Meetings 011113.pdf
Legal Notices/Additional Appropriations Porter County 011113.pdf
Thursday,
January 10, 2013
Police:
Judge undecided on neighbor's testimony in McCowan trial
Porter County:
Porter County
Animal Shelter sees a year of change and progress
County Plan
Commission elects officers
Town of Burns Harbor:
Burns Harbor council tackles consultant fees, zoning fine, makes
appointments
Indiana:
Gov-elect Pence
picks supporter's son for state post
Pence seeks
tort reform in first year
Gay marriage
opponents push ahead with ban
Indiana
flu-related deaths increase to 10
Soliday seeks
limit on Indiana specialty plates
Indiana
lawmakers consider looser voucher rules
Sports:
Trojan Wrestlers fall
at Valparaiso 29 25
Obituaries:
Glen L.
Martin services Saturday
Lena Miraldi
services Saturday
Wednesday,
January 9, 2013
Duneland Schools / Education:
Duneland Schools chief Dirk Baer to retire
Kroeger and Marshall sworn in as Duneland board members Trout elected
president
Porter County:
John Evans
remains Porter County Commissioner president
Environment / Weather:
2012 hottest year
on record for US
Town of Porter:
Porter
department heads retained; Park Board being expanded to five
Town
Council, citizens honor Miller's service to Porter parks and children
Police:
Four year
sentence for fatal OWI
Suicide
reported at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Sports:
CHS Gymnasts win at Hobart
CHS Girls Swimmers
beat Lake Central
Boys Swimming blasts
Lake Central
Boys get defensive win
at Hobart
Cooley receives 1st
team honors at QDSN Showcase
Obituaries:
Carl
Konefsky memorial service Saturday
Judith Wright
service Friday
Kevin
Brinkmann dies at age 54
Tuesday,
January 8, 2013
Porter County:
Jeremy Rivas to
lead Porter County Council
Council agrees
to use interest from hospital sale to fund PACT building
Police:
Man gets
five years for dropping a TV on man's head in Liberty Township motel
Center
Township man pleads to possessing child porn
Indiana Legislature:
Indiana
Republicans seek guns on campus
Indiana / Health:
Severe flu
season under way; folks urged to get vaccinated
Schools / Community:
DEF $10,000 scholarship raffle kicks off Friday
Obituaries:
Catharine
'Cassie' Rhea Dommer Radabaugh service Saturday
Dorothy Mae
Lenburg service Wednesday
Jerome Jerry
Oke dies at age 77 in Portage
Prof. Paul H.
Brietzke dies
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Town of Porter Common Construction Wage Hearing 010813.pdf
Monday,
January 7, 2013
Indiana:
Early flu
outbreak claims lives of 7 in Indiana
Indiana
lawmakers return for packed 2013 session
Police / Courts:
Judge
hears defense motions at McCowan pretrial conference
Portage
Police: Man attempts to swallow heroin
Environment / Region:
EPA to look into
Town of Pines radiation concerns
Chesterton High School:
CHS speech and debate has champions in Hoosier Holiday Classic Invite
Sports:
Four in double digits
as CHS Boys beat Crown Point
Poor shooting dooms
Trojan Girls against Crown Point
CHS Wrestlers go 3-1 at
Knox
Obituary:
Liam Wuenn
services Tuesday
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Porter County Department of Local Government Finance
010713.pdf
Friday,
January 4, 2013
Police:
Jackson
man sentenced to 45 years for murdering his wife
Man out
on bond awaiting sentencing in fatal hit and run is returned to jail
Business / Economy:
New tax law packed
with breaks for business
Eligible Hoosiers
may now file for federally extended unemployment
Region:
Visclosky
supports 'Voter Empowerment Act'
Indiana:
State Senator
Tallian preparing major education bill; worker compensation a priority
$10M sought for
Indiana school security; where will money come from?
Dan Coats to
serve on four Senate committees
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/IBCD Additional Appropriations 010413.pdf
Thursday,
January 3, 2013
Indiana:
Indiana
lawmakers seek decentralized school choices
Lugar casts
final vote to help avoid fiscal cliff
Environment / Great Lakes:
Lakes Huron and
Michigan set record low in December
Police:
Change in
fingerprinting procedure for gun permit applications in unincorporated
Porter County
Portage
Steak and Shake robbed at gunpoint
Class Reunion:
CHS
class of 1964 reunion meeting Monday
Sports:
Trojan Gymnasts win
dual meet opener
CHS Wrestlers have
little trouble with City
Obituaries:
Service for
Harry Sebastian is Saturday
Heather
Fijut service set for Monday
Dolores Voss
services Saturday
Charles Moore
service Saturday
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/NICTD, bids for Michigan City Bridge 010313.pdf
Wednesday,
January 2, 2013
Region:
Visclosky
votes 'No' on 'cliff' compromise
Indiana Legislature:
Rep. Soliday
makes road funding a top priority
Business:
Asian led consortium
buys stake in ArcelorMittal unit
Police:
Admitted
Valpo burglar sentenced to Drug Court
Environment:
Dune Acres
residents continue push to save trees at Cowles Bog
Indiana:
Cruel and
unusual: Judge rules Indiana is 'indifferent' to mentally ill inmates
Indiana
lawmakers seek to raise child care standards
Indiana
lawmaker seeks 'holistic' look at casino laws
Indiana a
changed state after eight years of Mitch Daniels
Pence eyes
public private deals for finishing I-69
Indiana to
appeal judge's student count ruling
Obituary:
Darlene
Kolic services set for Thursday
Legal Notice
Legal Notices/Porter County BZA Shideler Rentals 010213.pdf
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