Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Business: ArcelorMittal seeks to extend tax breaks to 2023

Play Duneland Chamber '10-10 Challenge' to win $50 gift certificate

Porter County: Tourism board grants $3,000 in tax money for Valpo statue of Orville Redenbacher

Indiana / Region: Soliday Little Calumet River flood bill signed into law

Environment: Report says Great Lakes ice down 71 percent since 1973

DNR proposes waterfowl hunting zone changes

Government / Justice Department backs new category of secret government files

Police: Liberty man charged with telling woman to molest local boy seeks lower bond

Portage man charged with robbery of the Zip Foods

$6M settlement for family of woman killed by train

Obituaries: Zane McCoole dies at 63

Amelia Condeni dies at 88

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Porter County / Sports: New baseball  / softball practice facility proposed in Liberty Township

Town of Chesterton: Fire Department reminds residents that open burning is illegal

Police blitzing to reduce accidents

Police: Valparaiso man arrested in stabbing

Valpo man who pleaded to child solicitation accused of violating probation

Three Chesterton Police officers praised

Backhoe stolen from work site in Portage, info sought

Economy: State jobless rate down to 8.7 percent; state no longer qualifies for extended benefits

State: Indiana Lawmakers enact minor school reforms during final days

Purdue: 500 students lack measles documentation

Report: Hotline caller pleaded for home check on child who later died

Obituary: Mabel J. Brainerd dies at age 91

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Porter County Ordinance No 12-04 Ch 5 Signs 031312.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter Avenue Lift Station Bids 031312.pdf

Monday, March 12, 2012

Schools: CHS speech wins District national qualifying tourney

Business / Region: Steel company to build new facility at Port at Indiana Burns Harbor

Police / Fire: Officials evacuate homes in Ogden Dunes due to large brush fire

Fire Departments extinguish brush fire near toll road

$5,000 reward offered in Merrillville robbery and murder

Liberty Township infant dies Saturday at Riley Children's Hospital

8 of 13 killed in tornadoes were in mobile homes

Indiana: Indiana lawmakers end right-to-work dominated session

Indiana legislators send smoking ban bill to governor

Child and driver die in Indianapolis school bus crash

Commission outlines goals for Indiana universities

Sports: Tuzinski earns state berth as Trojan gymansts finish 4th at regional

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/PCC Bids Sheriff Department 031212.pdf

Legal Notices/IDEM RCRA Corrective Action Magnetics International 031212.pdf

Legal Notices/BZA PerezSanders 031212.pdf

Legal Notices/BZA Brubaker 031212.pdf

Legal Notices/BZA Gandy 031212.pdf

Friday, March 9, 2012

Community / Business: Franciscan ER facility dedicated: 'A hometown healing place'

Police: Investigators in Amanda Bach muder case obtain warrant to comb fur from McCowan dog

Hostage incident at county Juvenile Detention Center ends without serious injury

State Police looking for wanted martial artist

Portage Township man indicted in federal court on child porn charges

Gary man charged with molesting surrenders

Porter County: Solar farm company sues Porter County BZA over denial

Township Library: Library restroom rehab set to begin

Environment: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore plans controlled burns

National Park Service seeks public comment on draft assessment of Cowles Bog restoration

Solar storm worst since 2004

Legislature: Indiana Legislature approves smoking restrictions

Obituary: William H. Miller service Saturday

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/IBCD Additional Appropriations 030912.pdf

Legal Notices/IDNR Notice of Intent 030912.pdf

Legal Notices/Beverly Shores Hearing Police Department Fees 030912.pdf

Legal Notices/Valparaiso Schools Food Bids 030912.pdf

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Police: Local charged with laundromat robbery

Portage Zip Foods robbed at gunpoint

Phone records sought in Forgus homicide case

Person of interest in custody in fatal hit and run

Judge rejects man's request for early release

Town of Porter: IDEM puts hold on Brickyard monitoring wells

Community: Porter County parks offer wide variety of spring programs

Region: Shedd Aquarium prepares for dolphin and beluga births

Sports / Duneland Schools: Outstanding athletes honored at 2012 CHS Winter Sports Awards

Obituary: Service Monday for Bertha Ann Flynn, 95

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Porter County: Commissioners ask council to reschedule cancelled March meeting

Commissioners okay buying radio equipment for fire departments using grant

Commissioners say goodbye to county attorney and hello to animal shelter director

Politics: Tea partiers file suit challenging Lugar ballot status

Indiana Legislature: Indiana tax revenues concern state Senate budget leader

Smoking ban and resisting police bills remain unsettled

Police Union Calls on Gov to Veto 'Right to Resist' Bill

Police / Emergency: Semi rollover closes I94 Ind 49 exit ramp

Indiana man's death may be tied to recalled shrimp

Toll Road bans some trucks because of winds

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Beverly Shores Hearing Police Department Fees 030712.pdf

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Schools: Duneland School Board slashes grades 4-8 summer school programs as state cuts take hold

Business / Town of Burns Harbor / Environment: ArcelorMittal landfill hearing set for March 20 in Burns Harbor

Police: Porter resident charged with animal neglect and wolf hybrid liability offense

Former PCJ inmate sues sheriff and warden alleging failure to provide medical care

Indiana / Region: Representative Moseley honors POW MIA veterans at statehouse

Obituaries: Keri Scott dies at age 25

Service Wednesday for Aloysius Jaskolski

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Airport Annual Report 030612.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Annual Report 030612.pdf

Monday, March 5, 2012

Police: Local laundromat robbed at gunpoint

Fluky lake effect snow leads to I94 crashes

Copper bars stolen from cell tower in Liberty

Two locals charged with theft of air conditioners

Freon leak at Valparaiso Red Robin restaurant

Indiana: Baby dropped in field by tornado buried in Indiana

Talks start on Indiana smoking ban compromise

Schools: CHS speech team qualifies 31 for state

Region: Sea lion dies at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

Sports: Trojan gymnasts finish 3rd and advance to Regional

Chesterton Boys Track starts indoor season

Chesterton Girls Track opens indoor season

Merrillville knocks Chesterton Boys from Basketball Sectional

Obituaries: Irma Bauer Foster dies at age 91

Service Wednesday for Gerald 'Gerry' Ernest Albright

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Commissioners Bids County Bridge No 1006 030512.pdf

Legal Notices/IDEM 30 Day Period UGN Inc 030512.pdf

Friday, March 2, 2012

Schools: CHS team wins Academic Super Bowl

Porter County: Porter County Park Board hears pleas for ice rink during master plan input session

Evans favors Thomas as permanent Porter County Animal Shelter director

Police / Emergency: Breaking News: Storms wreck Indiana towns today, flatten houses elsewhere

Union Township man pleads to sexual misconduct with minor; deal provides for probation

ISP: Heroin found in vehicle after I-65 stop

PCJ inmate found hanging in jail cell last week dies

Local man charged with theft of Speedway firewood

Gary utility worker finds skull along street

Legislature: Indiana bill for alcohol amnesty law goes to governor

Business / Community: Kramer and Leonard named UW Business of the Year

Sports: VU basketball team has eyes on the Big Dance

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Valpo Schools - Bids for Food Products 030212.pdf

Legal Notices/IBCD Notice to Bidders Manhole Lining Project.pdf

Legal Notices/IBCD Addl Approps Manhole Renovation 030212.pdf

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Election 2012 / Schools: Election board approves Duneland Schools tax vote on primary ballot

Indiana: Indiana House backs bill on right to resist police

Fight over tuition for immigrants derails major state education legislation

Cash short Indiana counties go back to gravel roads

Indiana House scraps limits on specialty license plates

Indiana Senate approves diluted state smoking ban

Indiana Senate OKs Little Calumet levee funding bill

Police: Valpo murder suspect banned from contacting family members

State Police seeking Gary man charged with molesting

Jackson man charged with tailgate theft

Valparaiso Police: Jackson Township man drives vehicle into daycare center

Town of Porter: Porter seeks scaled back environmental review of Brickyard property

Obituary: Karen Fulton dies at age 65

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Porter County Library Addl Approps 030112.pdf

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Porter County: Porter County Council disagrees over unspent CEDIT project money

Porter County assessor reports completion of property reassessment

Police: Admitted local heroin dealer denied early release from prison

CPD: Alert officer spots hit-and-run suspect car

Town of Porter: Porter seeks state deadline extension for sewer upgrade

Indiana Legislature: Indiana legislators tighten right to resist police

Indiana Senate approves weakened state smoking ban

Plans advancing to equalize Indiana 911 phone fees

Indiana senators approve state fair and full day kindergarten money

Moseley / Charbonneau bill will allow local governments to invest longer

Business: USS releases revised and improved 4th Quarter and 2011 results

Duneland Schools: CHS Speech has four champions at Elkhart invitational

CHS Winter Guard competes in Regional Competition

Sports: Trojan Boys stun Crown Point in 83-57 blowout basketball sectional victory

Obituaries: Services Friday for Thomas Paul Nellessen

Memorial service Saturday for Grace Dolk

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Chesterton Annual Report 022912.pdf

Legal Notices/Chesterton INDOT Asphalt Bids 022912.pdf

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Town of Chesterton / Community: Homelessness a growing problem in Porter County

Cell phone users can register numbers with town's emergency contact system

Town TIF board hears hybrid route alternatives for Dunes Kankakee Trail

Porter County: County officials say new state surcharges would not fully fund E911

Labor / Legislature / Business: Union seeks restraining order on right-to-work law

Police: Valparaiso Police say stepfather charged with Shawnna Forgus murder after family members change story

Indiana Supreme Court reports drug tests in cases were incorrect

Visitor at Westville prison charged with trafficking

Schools: Analysis: Grading system would hurt schools serving the poor

Indiana law cuts school junk food

Politics: Portage businessman Joel Phelps running for congress in GOP primary

Obituary: Service pending for Thomas Nellessen

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Commission Valpo Lakes Area Conservancy District UDO 022812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Commission Porter County Parks and Rec UDO 022812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Commission Meyers UDO 022812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Ordinance No 12-01 022812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Ordinance No 12-02 022812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Ordinance No 12-03 022812.pdf

Monday, February 27, 2012

Indiana: Duneland lawmakers talk education, labor in last days of tough legislature

Former Indiana energy official gets NIPSCO job, will work on rate cases

Police: Stepfather arrested in Shawnna Forgus murder, formal charge pending

Jail inmate hospitalized after found hanging in cell

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor budget still feels effects of Bethlehem Steel bankruptcy a decade later

Environment? 'Finding Bigfoot' taped at Indiana Dunes State Park, to air Sunday on Animal Planet

Dead alligator pulled from Kankakee River in Starke County

Duneland Schools: CHS Japanese Olympiad team wins another State Championship

Sports: (Photo) Pieroni wins State Title; CHS Boys 4th at Swimming State Finals

Chesterton 3rd at Duneland Conference Gymnastics Meet

Teal putback lifts Trojans past Crown Point

Obituary: Vivian R. Spencer service Wednesday

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/PCC Bids Country Bridge No 1006 022712.pdf

Legal Notices/Beverly Shores Annual Report 022712.pdf

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Breaking News: Stepfather arrested in VPD probe of Shawnna Forgus murder

Friday, February 24, 2012

Porter County: Expert says Porter County needs bigger animal shelter

Town of Chesterton: New Chesterton Health and Emergency Center granted sign variances

Animated billboard on Indiana 49 draws concerns from police, business, citizen

Police: Cause of death pending in homicide of Valpo woman

Valparaiso man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge facing nine years

Two TVs shoplifted from Chesterton Kmart

Indiana: Hoosier lawmaker apologizes for tone of Girl Scouts criticism

Teen firefighter dies in firetruck crash

More Indiana kids growing up in poor neighborhoods

Politics: Ousted Indiana election official White sentenced to home detention in voter fraud case

Election panel removes GOP contender from ballot

Business: Postal Service announces closings around Indiana; Gary on the hit list

Report: Consumers at risk from overseas call centers

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Valpo Council Establish VFPT 022412.pdf

Legal Notices/Burns Harbor Annual Report 022412.pdf

Legal Notices/IBCD Notice to Bidders Manhole Lining 022412.pdf

Legal Notices/Ogden Dunes Annual Report 022412.pdf

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Town of Chesterton: Brewing operation on Chesterton BZA agenda

Chesterton Utility board debriefs on value of last bond issue

Lincoln Avenue stormwater basin to get a cleaning

Schools: Discovery Charter School sets enrollment target at 436

Business / Labor / Indiana: Local 150 seeks to nullify 'right to work' law in federal lawsuit

Breaking News: Postal Service to close Gary distribution center

Police: Two Valpo boys detained after burglary of business

Environment: Feds plan to spend $51.5M on 2012 Asian carp fight

Venus, Jupiter, moon offer dazzling night show

Region: NWI meeting on proposed Illiana route pits citizens against INDOT

Legislature: Indiana police groups object right to resist police bill

Senate panel approves statewide smoking ban

Indiana lawmakers back penalties over lawsuits against farms

Obituaries: Service set for Clementene Kowalski

Margit Jensen service set

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/NICTD Bids for Track Material 022312.pdf

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Porter County: 2-1 vote: Commissioners favor helping Chesterton pay for utility lines south along 49

New county redevelopment commission could get authority to create tax funded TIF districts

County Attorney Rinkenberger named Juvenile Court Magistrate

Town of Chesterton: Utility board pleased by Commissioners endorsement of Ind. 49 project partnership

Town of Porter: Porter Park Board okays trail route through park

Police: VPD: Valparaiso woman death being investigated as homicide

CPD: Driver may have been racing before hitting house

Portage PD: Driver charged with neglect for texting while driving with kids

Gary police officer accused of firing gun in air

Region: Brookfield Zoo heralds birth of aardvark

Indiana: No shield for anonymous libel on the Web state, appeals court rules

Lawmaker stands by attack on Girl Scouts despite ridicule

Breaking News/ Updated: Union suing to block Indiana right to work law

Breaking News: Lawmakers move to ban specialty license plates for dozens of groups

IU Bloomington moves up start of fall classes

Politics: Santorum makes prenatal testing a campaign issue

Business / Steel: Indiana steel mill thrives decade after bankruptcy

Sports: Chesterton Boys Hoops blasts Boone Grove

Obituary: Donna Ann Ruoff service to be set

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/IN ABC 38 Bev Permit Hearing 022212.pdf

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Police: Pleads guilty to fatal OWI at US 20 and Waverly, facing 8 years max

Motel guest charged after shooting hole through room door, Chesterton police say

Charged with OWI and neglect of dependent

Legislature / Police: Indiana bill on right to resist police faces overhaul

Indiana retailers face penalties over 'bath salts'

Legislature: Indiana lawmaker picks fight with Girl Scouts

Schools: CHS speakers debaters have solid showing over the weekend

Environment: 4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states

Environmentalists threaten suit over lakes ballast rule

Obituary / Region: Former US Rep Katie Hall of Indiana dies at 73

Monday, February 20, 2012

Schools: Discovery Charter School to hold admission lottery

Town of Chesterton: 2012 Chesterton recycling pickup schedule / holiday trash schedules

Community: John Canright reporter, counselor 'It's never too late'

Ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz to be conserved

Public hearing Thursday on Indian 49 / 400N interchange

Police / Fire: Porter Fire Department Dive Team helps recover injured deer from lake ice in Union Township

Indiana: Tippecanoe barn fire kills 36 4H goats

Politics: White cries foul on residency, cites other Indiana cases

Sports: Chesterton Boys Hoops tops LaPorte 60-51

Chesterton Boys win 14th straight Sectional title

Trojan Wrestling trio falls at State Finals

 Obituaries: Service set for Gerald Stephen Bushore

Service set For Ronald 'Pops' Lhotak

Roland Jonas dies at 70

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter Civil Town Annual Report 022012.pdf

Legal Notices/INDOT Hot Mastic Asphalt Bids Chesterton 022012.pdf

Legal Notices/Damon Run Annual Report 022012.pdf

Friday, February 17, 2012

Porter County: Duneland tax districts to see lower hikes than others for bills payable this year

Officials moving online in next phase of county government

Town of Porter: Porter has hopes for drainage fix that won't hurt Hawthorne Park

Police: Dustin McCowan's dad says real killer of Amanda Bach is still out there; 10K reward offered

Porter PD nabs suspects in manhunt near Charter School

ISP troopers and K9 catch suspect in Starke

BH Fire Department will use federal grant to buy new hose and nozzles

Environment: Leaks show Chicago group's efforts to undermine climate science

Economy: Post office $18B loss without cut and rate hikes

Sports: Chesterton Boys dominant in Swim Sectional Prelims

Obituary: Ronald Eugene Smoker dies at age 64

 Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Valparaiso Council Establish VFPT 021712.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Additional Appropriations 021712.pdf

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Porter: Duplex in single family neighborhood rejected by Porter BZA

Indiana: Daniels wants few exemptions to Indiana smoking ban

Local History: Porter County History museum expanding to former Valparaiso police station

Police: County police say 23 dogs seized not new animals; Montoyal jailed on 11 counts

Excise Police to enforce new federal tobacco regs

Business: Visclosky testifies on stated owned Chinese investments in US concerns

Group: Sewer upgrade cuts would hurt Great Lakes

Sports: CHS Gymnasts post 108.75, but fall to Portage

Obituary: Arlene 'Mickey Brown' dies at age 79

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/NICTD Bids for Track Material 021612.pdf

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Police: Township woman charged with neglect; 23 more dogs seized

BB gun vandal gets 3 1/2 years in prison

Town of Porter: Brickyard development to be delayed at least a year for environmental tests

Porter combines building commissioner and planning jobs

Politics: Indiana tea partiers challenge Lugar residency

Report Chicago, Los Angeles among most corrupt in US

Schools: CHS students graduate mid-year

Porter County Government: Porter County tourism office lays out strategy for next three years

Business / Economy: Visclosky blasts Chinese duties on US car imports

Sports: Third Quarter Munster run dooms Chesterton Boys in 83-44 loss

Obituaries: Memorial for James Perkins Saturday, February 18

Joan Redelman service Saturday

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/NICTD Bids Railroad Bridge Painting 021512.pdf

Legal Notices/NICTD Bids Consulting Trail Creek Proposal 021512.pdf

Legal Notices/Beverly Shores Notice of Public Hearing 021512.pdf

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Schools: Duneland School Board sets 22 cent tax referendum for May 8 primary

Duneland sets calendar for 2012-2013 school year; summer school starts June 11

Town of Chesterton: State cuts Chesterton 2012 budget to below 2011

DNR awards town tree inventory grant

Chesterton Council talks school tax referendum

Police: Westville correctional officer charged with bribery, trafficking with an inmate

Transit PD: Man tried to use bogus bills for South Shore ticket

Chesterton Police K9 units prove their worth in 2011

Local History: New exhibit to highlight local fire departments

Community / Health: Girls on the Run program begins March 5 at Sunset Hill Farm Park

Environment: Obama budget seeks $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup

Obituaries: Keith Allen Mullican dies at age 50

Lorraine Darling service Thursday

Monday, February 13, 2012

Duneland Schools: CHS debate team wins 5th straight state championship

Olivia Kabacinski wins two state titles; Trojans finish 5th at state swim meet

Three CHS wrestlers qualify for State Finals

Election 2012: County releases final candidate filings list as deadline passes

Indiana: Many Indiana House Democrats calling it quits as Republicans tighten their grip

Police: FBI: Suspected NWI bank robber, purse snatcher arrested in Kentucky

Pine man gets life in federal prison for heroin conspiracy

Liberty man held on 23 felony charges; ISP says he told girlfriend to molest boy

Couple charged with making meth

State Police warn of police impersonators

Business: Horzion Bancorp to acquire Heartland Community Bank in Franklin

Obituary: Joseph Koss dies at age 85

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Westchester Township Annual Report 021312.pdf

Friday, February 10, 2012

Education / Community: Duneland School Board to decide tax referendum Monday

Town of Chesterton: Dunes Kankakee Trail consensus: Run it through Downtown Chesterton

Porter County: Attorneys take a look at tourism board appointee residency

Police: Mother who pleaded to OWI in accident which killed daughter charged with OWI

ISP Mystery driver rogue steel coil cause mischief on I-65 near Merrillville

Portage SWAT op leads to drug charges against Dunelanders

Traffic / Region: Toll Road speed limit upped west of Portage

Economy: 13,000 Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2,000 checks

Environment: Rare Asian Hooded Crane spotted at Goose Pone FWA

Sports: Chesterton Gymnasts beat Merrillville

Obituary: Linda Paulette Leady dies at age 67

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Porter County: County planners advance new rules on property maintenance, compost sites

Community: Porter County historic roads to be featured in IMAX movie

Police: 14-year sentence upheld in case of man convicted of two restaurant burglaries

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor Council sets workshop to revue 2012 salary ordinance

Town of Chesterton: Schnadenberg clears up rollaway trash can confusion

Indiana: Right-to-work fines put on hold by high court

Legislative panel OKs overhaul of school grading system

Indiana court seeks public input on parenting rules

Sports: 1987 Boys Basketball Reunion set for February 24

Zack Novak scores 1,000th career point as Michigan wins on the road

Obituaries: Barry Yarbrough service Saturday

Louis Pishkur service Saturday

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Region / Town of Porter: Amtrak trains approved for 110 mph here

Elections: Filing for 2012 elections ends Friday at Noon

County Councilman Jim Polarek running for South County Commissioner

Porter County: Council hears plan to save county millions in health insurance costs

Environment: Group asks candidates to support Asian carp fight

Schools: Speech team third at Plymouth

Sports: Chesterton Gymnasts beat Lake Central

LaPorte ends CHS season in Sectional opener

Obituaries: Thomas William Bushore memorial Friday

William 'Bill' Athens service Saturday

Cheryl Myers dies at age 94

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/NICTD Railroad Blasting and Painting 2012 Bids 020812.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter Township Annual Report 020812.pdf

Legal Notices/NICTD Trail Creek Bridge Proposal 020812.pdf

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Education / Community: Duneland School funding crisis, possible tax referendum outlined at meeting

Economy: ArcelorMittal posts weaker year; cites uncertainty

Town of Burns Harbor: Magnetics plant seeking to expand operations in Burns Harbor

Environment: EPA: Porter, Lake counties meet air quality standard

Police: Man dies in crash on US 6 in Jackson

Valparaiso Police: Three rob senior in wheelchair

Elections: Chesterton Town Hall to become test satellite site for early voting

Ralph Iler seeks GOP Porter County Council at Large nomination

Obituary: Scott Severson dies at age 55

Monday, February 6, 2012

Indiana Legislature: One party government blamed for legislative extremism at teacher event

Indiana 911 funding plans would equalize phone fees

Elections / Politics: Indiana election chief Charlie White found guilty of voter fraud

Election board takes no action on voting complaint against Jerry Price

Police / Traffic: Valparaiso man dies in US 6 crash today

Semi driver dies when horse trailer comes loose on Toll Road here

Hammond driver dies in Toll Road crash here

Police / Labor: Two former USW Local 1011 officers found not guilty by jury

Police: Trucker making delivery at Westville Correctional charged with trafficking

Community / Region: Valparaiso University honors student killed in war

Environment: Lawmakers prod feds to heed plan for stopping carp

Sports: Chris Katsafaros pins down a Regional title

CHS Girls swim team wins 13th straight Sectional Title

Chesterton Girls Hoops beats Valparaiso at Valpo

Obituaries: Irene Manning service set for Tuesday

Ronald Stevens service Wednesday

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/2011 Duneland Schls Performance Report 020612.pdf

Friday, February 3, 2012

Schools: Tax referendum among options as Duneland Schools face deepening state cuts

Porter County: County Park Board favorable to Lake County maintaining site on Kankakee River

Porter County tourism leaders respond to Lake County attack

Police: Valparaiso Police say stolen iPhone GPS app leads police to pawn shop and alleged thief

Coroner reports suspected heroin OD death

Valparaiso man charged with murder in 2009 remains incompetent to stand trial

Election 2012: Filings for primary elections to enter final week as GOP council race grows

Sports: Chesterton's Zach Novak takes taunts in stride as Michigan faces the hated green at Michigan State

CHS Girls swim team sets up for 13th straight Sectional title

Obituary: Marjorie Lorenz Hockelberg dies at age 88

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Damon Run Conservancy District Annual Meeting 020312.pdf

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Indiana: Rep Pelath: Contentious days ahead in wake of right-to-work passage

Daniels signs anti-union right-to-work bill

Move to expand Indiana fenced deer hunting shelved

Police / Economy: 'Dunes Country' failure prompts criminal charges

Porter County: Animal Shelter chief says rescued dogs are becoming adoptable

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Westchester Public Library Annual Report 020212.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Public Library Annual Report 020212.pdf

Legal Notices/Pine Township Annual Report 020212.pdf

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Indiana: Teachers to hold breakfast on legislation impacting schools

Senate approves bill to provide amnesty for delinquent property taxes

Business / Economy: NiSource posts marginally improved year and weak 4Q

Police: Porter resident arrested on multiple charges after incident at Portage motel

Bond of man charged with OWI causing death revoked after he flunks drug test

Environment / Business: Visclosky, Lugar, Coats blast closing Chicago area waterway to stop Asian carp

Sports: Zach Novak finalist for NCAA Senior Class Award

Chesterton Girls basketball team trounces Highland 52 24

Trojan Boys swim team wins again

Chesterton Gymnasts fall at No 1 Valparaiso

Obituary: Susie Bernice Jennings dies at age 93

Memorial service for Matthew Domke at new location

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Community: County groups release 10 year plan for to fight homelessness

Business: USS posts $68 million net loss in 2011, improvement on 2010

US Steel dumping Serbian operations

Man dies in rail accident at US Steel complex

Indiana: Tallian bill would allow alcohol in Indiana Dunes State Park

Little Cal flood fee bill clears House

Indiana Senate broadens teaching creationism proposal to include other religions

Environment: Report proposes dividing Great Lakes and Mississippi

Education: CHS BPA students advance to state

Police / Fire: Exterior wood burner in Liberty Township catches fire

Boy enters man's home, found to be intoxicated

ISP investigating fatal shooting by Highland PD officer at domestic scene

Obituaries: James 'Jim' Samuel Pierce service Thursday

Louis 'Bruce' Gonzalez dies at age 61

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Pleasant Township Annual Report 013112.pdf

Legal Notices/Union Township Annual Report 013112.pdf

Monday, January 30, 2012

Region: INDOT proposes diamond interchange at Indiana 49 and Vale Park

South Shore fares going up February 15

Chesterton High School: CHS debaters win District look to Nationals

Police: Driver shot in the head on I-80 in Lake County

Local History: Town of Porter History exhibit makes brief return to Westchester Township museum

Sports: Chesterton Boys swim team wins 16th straight Duneland Conference title

CHS Gymnasts set record to win Invitational

CHS Wrestlers get 2 Sectional Championships, advance 9

Indiana High School Girls Basketball Pairings

Obituaries: James K. Jim Perkins, Sr., dies at age 76

Service pending for James Samuel Pierce

Ruth Elizabeth Kosmatka service Wednesday, February 1

Matthew L. Domke dies at age 33

John Hutton formerly of Porter dies at 87

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Amend UDO Ch 2 REVISED 013012.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Plan Amend UDO Ch 5 013012.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Gross Wages Report 2011 013012.pdf

Legal Notices/IDEM 30 Day Period Magnetics International 013012.pdf

Friday, January 27, 2012

Indiana Legislature: Indiana legislators OK tougher sex trafficking law

GOP Senate doesn't act on Tallian bill to raise workers comp benefits

Senate committee approves bill on delinquent property taxes

Business / Steel: Changes made at Arcelor mill in wake of workers death last year

Town of Burns Harbor / Police: Craig Barnes to lead Burns Harbor Police

Town of Chesterton / Business: Chesterton BZA approves sign variances for auto dealership

Porter County: County Council candidates highlight latest election filings

Community: Benefit set for Burns Harbor resident Nicole Hipp

Business: New twist to BBB scam targeting firms

Sports: CHS Boys and Girls swim teams split at Munster

Obituary: Harriet 'Terri' L. Wilder Scott dies at age 88

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Washington Township Annual Report 012712.pdf

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Indiana Legislature: State lawmakers hope to come to the aid of county in E911 funding crisis

Business / Economy: Hospital officials set August 25 as official move in date for new Porter Regional Hospital

NIPSCO gives 200K to Gift of Warmth for folks unable to pay heating bills

Labor board chief to press for new union rules

Town of Porter: Porter mulls local match for beach walkway grant

Library / Community: Homebound Service available through Thomas Library

Environment / Weather: New map for what to plant reflects new reality of global warming

Chesterton High School: CHS debate team ends season on winning streak

CHS Basketball Homecoming candidates announced

 Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Center Township Annual Report 012612.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Commissioners Notice of Intent Letter 012612.pdf

Legal Notices/IURC Cause No 44146 012612.pdf

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Indiana Legislature: Indiana House approves right-to-work bill

 Indiana Senate panel votes to require ultrasound for abortion pill users

Teaching creationism in public schools clears Indiana legislative panel

State Senate panel backs fines on open government violators

Lunchpail Republicans thank Senate Republicans who opposed right-to-work

Tallian lays groundwork for Marijuana decriminalization bill in next session

Town of Porter: Search dog sought for Porter Fire Department

Porter County: Council tables budget fixes; strategic fiscal plan on fast track

Opera House, Expo Center debated at Porter County Council

Police / Fire: CFD douses third house fire in three days, this one in a kitchen

Man charged with OWI causing death accused of violating terms of his bond

Woman on home detention in fatal OWI accused of failing a drug test

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton Town Council hears of recycling opportunities

TIF board must pay 10K to CSX for RRs time in new traffic signal project

Sports: Chesterton Gymnasts beat Michigan City with best score of the season

Obituaries: Service Friday for Paul A. Turgi

Services Thursday for Mary Ellen Miller

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Boone Township Annual Report 012512.pdf

Legal Notices/Alcohol and Tobacco Commission Feb 9 Bev Hearing 012512 UPDATE.pdf

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Indiana Legislature: Indiana House Democrats resume right to work boycott

Police / Fire: Fire severely damages condo units at Village on the Green

Chesterton Fire Department says burning incense the cause of Sunday fire on Griffin Lake Ave

State Police say Valpo man asked woman to record molestation of local boy

Valparaiso Police say Jackson man implicated in rash of burglaries here and in Valpo

Union Township man severely injured in tractor accident

Town of Chesterton: Town Council adopts 2012 CEDIT Plan, earkmarking $1M

Council OKs 2012 Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival

Building Commissioner reports some residents unhappy with new DNR flood plain map

Economy: Indiana December jobless rate holds steady, increases locally

Rare January vessel loaded at Port of Indiana Burns Harbor

Obituaries: Thelma Willett-Wiesemann dies a age 93

John Oliver Johnson service Friday, January 27

Danny H. Norris servie Thursday

Charles Wayne Talley, Jr. dies at age 66

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Jackson Township Annual Report 012412.pdf

Monday, January 23, 2012

Indiana Legislature: Indiana House Democrats end third right to work boycott

Indiana state Senate backs bill on right to resist police

Police / Fire: Fire badly damages home on Griffin Lake

Busy weekend for Porter firefighters

LaPorte firefighters save man who fell through ice on Clear Lake

Man dies after collapsing while running at State Park

Schools: CHS speakers do well at Concord Winter Blast

Sports: Photo and Story: Trojan girls give Campbell 300th coaching victory

Chesterton Boys Basketball beats Portage 66-40

Obituaries: William C. Gates service Wednesday

Lydia 'Ruth' Schrader service

John Oliver Johnson. Jr. service pending

Bronwen K. Bronnie Warren dies at age 57

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Liberty Township Annual Report 012312.pdf

Friday, January 20, 2012

Traffic: New traffic signal at 149 and Tech Drive to be activated

Police: Local trucking firm sued by estate of woman killed in steel coil incident

Fire: Fire destroys Pine Township residence

Legislature: Indiana House Democrats could end boycott Monday

Lunch pail GOP chair urges House Republicans to vote against right-to-work

Charbonneau bills would revamp school budgets

Tallian bill would repeal halt to state funding for Planned Parenthood

Tallian proposes to mandate kindergarten for Hoosier children

Election: PTABOA member Joe Wszolek files for county council race

Town of Chesterton: Missing Abercrombie Woods sidewalks will be built, town promises

Community: Porter County Parks add sessions to winter programs

Business: Horizon Bancorp posts earning record in 2011

Sports: CHS Gymnasts win for 2nd time in 3 days

Obituaries: Alberta Jean Simon dies at age 82

Joseph 'Joe' Gall dies at 74

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/NICAC Request for Proposals 012012.pdf

Legal Notices/IDEM 30 Day Comment Period Fritz Enterprises 012012.pdf

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Legislature: Indiana Dems continue right-to-work boycott

Porter County: Final variances approved for 109 acre St. Andrews medical campus

Porter County Commissioners vote for changes to development rules

Town of Porter: Owner of burned duplex in single family zone needs variance to rebuild

Elections: Porter Township Trustee Morales files for county council election

Final 2011 campaign finance reports show Duneland candidates raised little in days before election

Police: Portage Police Man steals entire jewelry display rack from Kmart

Porter man sentenced to one year in jail for child molesting

Business: Ports of Indiana post solid year Burns Harbor saw 10 percent rise in cargo

Porter Health System appoints new COO

Sports: Chesterton Boys keep perfect season intact

Chesterton Girls swim past Portage 140-45

Chesterton Wrestlers best LaPorte 44-33

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County LEPC Meeting Notice 011912.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Parks Lease Farm Land Pine Township 011912.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Parks Lease Farm Land Brookdale 011912.pdf

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Town of Porter: Community senior citizens getting organized at Porter's Hawthorne Park

Business: Porter County Economic Development Cabinet formed with 11 members

Legislature: Indiana Republicans approve fines on Democrat boycotters

Police: Chesterton Police 2011: Crashes up last year, tickets down, arrests way up

Porter man faces heroin charge

Trafficking charge at Westville Correctional

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton Stormwater Utility finishes 2011 with surplus

Porter County: Porter County tourism bureau to host professional travel writers group

Sports: Chesterton Girls Hoops beats Andrean

Chesterton Gymnasts beat Crown Point

Obituaries

Richard L. Harlan service Saturday

George 'James' Desormeaux service Saturday

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Town of Porter: Porter Park Board launches park group 'Buds Buddies'

Breaking News: Legislature: Indiana House Democrats block right-to-work vote

Indiana speaker threatens fines for boycotting Democrats

Indiana panel backs bill on right to resist police

Bill provides for state regulation of concert stages in wake of State Fair disaster

Indiana House panel backs fines on public access violators

Town of Chesterton: Utility says Post Office having trouble getting bills to residents on time

Utility board to tally all costs of bypass control plan for possible bond issue

Business / Community: Reserve a seat now for Chamber annual meeting lunch

Economy: St. Lawrence Seaway closed a record 284 day season December 30

Natural gas price drop aids families and businesses

Police: Police: Woman charged with neglect of infant after OD

Community: Hundreds line NW Indiana streets for fallen guardsman

Science / Business: Countries debate divorcing time from the sun by dropping leap second

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County BZA Portage Solar 011712.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County BZA Valparaiso Solar 011712.pdf

Legal Notices/Chesterton Stormwater Bond Sale 011712.pdf

Monday, January 16, 2012

Porter County: Animal Shelter board letter raps officers' handling of raid that brought in 82 dogs

Police: Portage PD: Man holding bath salts struggles with officers on 249 overpass

Patriot Guard Riders rescue family from burning vehicle

Region: Chicago's Field Museum to display rare mummies

Legislature: Lawmakers consider fines for open government violators

Schools: CHS hosts Skeffington Memorial Speech Invite

Sports: CHS Girls win 13th straight Duneland Conference swim crown

Chesterton Girls upset Michigan City 45-38

CHS Wrestlers finish 7th at DAC Meet

CHS Boys fall to hot shooting Wolves

Obituaries: Jeffrey Sean Jacko, 39, dies after accident

Justin Michael Potts dies at age 32

Louis John Zadra dies at age 99

Marcia Dwyer dies at age 65

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Petition to Vacate Pearson 011212.pdf

Friday, January 13, 2012

2012 Elections: Biggs and Blaney seek Porter County Commissioner nominations; filings continue

Indiana Breaking News: Judge upholds Indiana school voucher law

Indiana Democrats say voters should decide righttowork

Funerals scheduled for three Indiana National Guardsmen

Town of Chesterton: Doyle: Senior living facility back on the table

Legislature: Bill to gain more interest money for governments advances in senate

Police: Alleged thief of Kouts squad car surrenders

82 dogs seized from home some already put down

First real snow goes easy on Duneland

Wheatfield man charged with molesting and incest

Community: Rebuilding Together extends homeowner deadline

Environment: DNR Changes in rules governing urban deer zones are now in effect

Sand mine near Starved Rock park moves forward

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Additional Appropriations 011312.pdf

Legal Notices/Northern Indiana Community Action Corporation Request for Proposals 011312.pdf

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Weather: Midwest gets first major snowstorm of warm winter

More than 500 flights canceled at Chicago airports

Porter County / Business / Environment: Graham and Read question proposed drainage rule changes for small developments

Police: Gastroenteritis among CSX responders traced to Jimmy John's on Lincolnway

Suspect in Kouts squad car theft still at large

Community / Deaths: Soldier and former Chesterton resident dies in North Carolina

Town of Burns Harbor: Jim McGee leads Burns Harbor Town Council for now

Burns Harbor Council seeking applicants for town marshal job

Indiana: Cutler and other Hoosier NFL players lobby against right-to-work

2012 Elections: Sylvia Graham seeks reelection to council at-large spot

North County Commissioner Evans announces reelection bid

Mike Heinold tells candidacy for South district commissioner

Sports: Trojan Boys outlast Hobart in double OT

Chesterton Girls get hot from 3-point range beat Hobart 53-39

CHS Wrestlers just miss against Valpo

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Porter County Tax Abatements 011212.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Parks Farm Land For Lease Brookdale 011212.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County Parks Farm Land For Lease Pine Township 011212.pdf

Legal Notices/Town of Chesterton Petition to Vacate Pearson 011212.pdf

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Elections: Lugar in Porter County for candidacy filings along with local incumbents

Democrats seek elected school board for Valparaiso

Region / Town of Chesterton: 15th Street RR crossing eyed for grade separation

Police: Was it something they ate? Train wreck responders reported flu-like symptoms

Animal Control seizes up to 50 dogs from Westchester home

Stolen police car found in LaPorte County; handcuffed suspect still at large

Town of Porter: Porter director of engineering quitting as new board takes charge

Newly organized Porter RedCom seeks grant for upgrades at Porter Beach

Indiana: Daniels defends right-to-work in State of State speech

Daniels gives more modest agenda to Indiana lawmakers

Sports: Trojan Gymnasts post 105.80 in victory

CHS Boys remain perfect with 143-43 win

Chesterton Girls best Lake Central 118-68

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Legislature: Indiana House panel advances right-to-work bill

Duneland School Board: Low investment interest rate adds to Duneland Schools budget woes

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton homes to start getting rollaway trash carts in February

Town Council reappoints Doyle, department heads

Region / Nation: Visclosky addresses war debt, taxes and jobs at town forum

2012 Elections: Indiana election season begins Wednesday with start of candidate filings

Legislature: Porter County Treasurer Bucko helps craft senate bill to lengthen county investments

Obituaries: Dorothy Burrus services Saturday

Former Appeals Judge William Conover dies

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Chesterton Stormwater Bond Sale 011012.pdf

Monday, January 9, 2012

Breaking News: Indiana Democrats end boycott; GOP plans initial vote on right to work

Photos: It could have been worse: Train wreck Friday hurt two, left mountain of debris

Community / Region: Robot swept road for bombs before blast killed four from local Guard unit

Spc. Ben Morris okay but shaken up

Sole survivor of Afghan blast in coma

Four Indiana Guard soldiers bodies return to US

Environment: Toxic releases up in 2010 IDEM says

Group: Great Lakes drownings rise to 87 in 2011

Schools: CHS Speech team gets a jump start on 2012

Sports: CHS Wrestlers go 5-0 at Knox Invitational

CHS Girls finish 2nd at Highland Invite

Chesterton Boys fall at Crown Point 56-49

Trojan Girls fall at Crown Point

Obituary: P. Gene Poling dies at age 89

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Updated: Four National Guardsmen from Valparaiso-based engineer company killed in Afghanistan

Photos: Trains collide, derail in Jackson Township; fire reported

Friday, January 6, 2012

Indiana Democrats set weekend meetings on right-to-work bill

Porter County: Whitten reelected to lead County Council; budget challenges expected

Craig Kenworthy of Morgan Township joins county park board

Get going on New Year fitness goals at Sunset Hill Farm Park

Indiana: GOP senator skeptical on Indiana right-to-work bill

Indiana Democrats not yet facing fines for absence

NFL players oppose Indiana right-to-work bill

Indiana continues to see state tax revenue gains

Police: County Police say shot fired at Fairhaven Baptist Tuesday

CPD urges hardening of target as more unlocked cars entered

Granger man dies in Toll Road accident

Resident threatened at Portage Pizza Hut

Elections: County Treasurer Mike Bucko to run for reelection in 2012

Region: Federal funds released for region flood waterway projects

Obituary: Larry Gene Simpson service Monday

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Environment: Study indicates many beach closings could be avoided by using local water quality information

Porter County: Evans is Commissioner president for 2012

Animal Shelter board hears improvements carried out by interim director

State launches suit against former animal shelter director over missing funds

Police: Liberty man indicted on child porn charges; alleged to have remotely deleted files while FBI searched home

Community: Memorial to 6787 workers who died in mill completed

Business: Meijer buys Kmart property in Portage

Visclosky blasts appellate court ruling in trade case

Indiana: New push set for broad Indiana smoking limits

Sports: CHS Wrestlers take down Michigan City

Chesterton Boys swim team dominant again in win

CHS Girls swim past LaPorte 129-56

Bench lifts Chesterton Boys past LaPorte 53-45

Obituaries: Service for Carl H. Schlene, Sr. Saturday

Margaret Kathleen Crowley Geary Milcoff service Friday

Alvin F. Udvare, Sr. dies at 81

Judith 'Judy' Lynn David dies at age 54

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Porter County BZA Proposed Use Variance the Harvey Group 010512.pdf

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Elections: Make democracy work: Filing for public office begins January 11

Town of Porter: New direction: Stinson to lead new Porter Town Board

Indiana: Most Democrats absent from Indiana House opening

Governor Daniels rescinds Statehouse crowd limits

Judge stays order ousting Indiana secretary of state

Proposal would allow more Indiana tax referendums

Obituaries: Lorraine D. (Parren) Boren service Friday

Eldon E. 'Eldie' Parker service Saturday, Jan. 7

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton Town Council makes 2012 board appointments

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor's new Town Council takes office

Business: Portage Kmart to close, no date yet

Police: Fire destroys home in Pine Township

Double arson at Dunes Friendship

Multiple entries of unlocked vehicles

Jackson man charged in tailgate theft

Obituaries: Sandra L. (Guzik) Solomon dies at age 63

Services for William Curtis Allen Tuesday

Elden 'Eldie' Parker, Jr. service pending

Crystal M. 'Solley' Djordjevic dies at age 35

Guy Herman dies at age 66

Legal Notice

Legal Notices/Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals Proposed Use Variance Alvarez 010312.pdf

Friday, December 30, 2011

Year in Review 2011: A year of loss and violence in Porter County

Indiana Legislature / Economy / Labor: Local 6787 vows to push for Moseley wind turbine bill

Portage pawn shop robbed shot fired

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor agrees to fund settlement of case against town marshal

Sports: CHS Wrestlers get 4 medals at Al Smith

Obituaries: Hazel Mae Macheta service Tuesday

Services pending for Crystal Solley Djordjevic

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Indiana Legislature: Region lawmakers prepare to debate uses for state's 'found' $320 million

Region: South Shore to run weekend holiday schedule on Monday, Jan. 2

Police: Fatal heroin OD suspected in Portage

Teen loses part of leg to South Shore freight train

Transit police make arrest at Gary Metro

Sheriff Police report third tailgate theft

Rash of storage unit break-ins reported in South Haven

Indiana says 2 percent fail job training drug tests

Appeals court upholds East Chicago exmayor conviction

Sports: CHS boys swim team wins North Central Invitational

Chesterton Girls finish 3rd at North Central

Trojans advance four wrestlers to Day 2 at Al Smith

Obituary: James 'Jim' Bottorff services Saturday

Legal Notices

Legal Notices/Plan Commission Amendment Porter County Code Unified Development Ordinance 122911.pdf

Legal Notices/Plan Commission Amendment to Porter County Code Title 8 Health and Safety 122911.pdf

Legal Notices/Porter County BZA St. Andrews 122911.pdf