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Memorial Day holiday closings

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Students learn water quality, biodiversity

By Heather Augustyn Times Correspondent

CHESTERTON | Shovels stood in piles of dirt around a clearing in the woods at Coffee Creek Watershed where eighth-grade students from Chestert…

County funds new animal control officer

By Bob Kasarda bob.kasarda@nwi.com, (219) 548-4345

VALPARAISO | Just as things are quieting down at the animal shelter, the County Council found itself facing a new challenge involving animal c…

Learning about forensics

Porter County public compost sites close for Memorial Day holiday weekend

By Times Staff

VALPARAISO | The Valparaiso and Boone Grove compost sites will be closed Saturday and Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.

Porter County crimeBriefs

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

Valparaiso police selling grilled chicken on Friday for charity

Porter County crimeTimes

By Times Staff

PINE TOWNSHIP

Great Futures Family Bike Ride draws families outside

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON | About 200 people came out and celebrated families and healthy life choices at the Great Futures Family Bike Ride on May 5. The ev…

YMCA briefs

Valparaiso Family YMCA

Porter gas leak causes road stop

By Times Staff

PORTAGE | Fire officials shut down the area near the North County Complex after a gas line was struck by a local contractor Wednesday.

Gains made in tax bills, appeals

By Bob Kasarda bob.kasarda@nwi.com, (219) 548-4345

VALPARAISO | The Porter County assessor's office continues to make progress with on-time tax bills and in reducing the number of property asse…

Porter County crimeBriefs

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

Concession stand thief stole candy, pop, cheese machine

Porter County crimeTimes

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON

County Council member accused of making anti-gay remark

By Bob Kasarda bob.kasarda@nwi.com, (219) 548-4345

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Council has been called on to pass a resolution admonishing member Jim Polarek, R-4th, for making a comment dur…

Porter man arrested during NATO summit demonstrations

By John Scheibel john.scheibel@nwi.com, (219) 548-4358

CHICAGO | A Porter man is one of six people who face a felony charge after being arrested Sunday night during demonstrations at the recent NAT…

Nine National Merit Scholars named

By Times Staff

Nine local students have been named winners of the National Merit Scholarship award.

National Honor Society donates to Rusty

Dogs, owners invited to Bark for Life

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON | Duneland Resale's Bark for Life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 3 at the Duneland Community Center, 801 Broadway.

Porter County turns to feds for help in jail overcrowding

By Bob Kasarda bob.kasarda@nwi.com, (219) 548-4345

VALPARAISO | Porter County is turning to the federal government for help in tackling overcrowding at its jail.

New group aims to bring overnight tourists to National Lakeshore

By Lauri Harvey Keagle lauri.keagle@nwi.com, (219) 852-4311

PORTAGE | A new organization is hoping to turn the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore into an overnight destination.

Family, friends remember Porter County sheriff's officer

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | While taking someone to Porter County Jail, it wasn't uncommon for Officer Phil Pratt to engage in some friendly banter or …

Porter County crimeTimes

CENTER TOWNSHIP

Chesterton woman pleads guilty to cutting son

By Bob Kasarda bob.kasarda@nwi.com, (219) 548-4345

VALPARAISO | A Chesterton woman pleaded guilty but mentally ill Monday to a felony count stemming from allegations that she slit her 11-year-o…

Photography workshop at National Lakeshore

By Times Staff

MILLER | Photographers are invited join a free workshop at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education in Gar…

Frog Hunt planned in June

By Times Staff

VALPARAISO | The Duneland Area Exchange Club's ninth annual Frog Hunt will be from 1 to 4 p.m. June 2 at Sunset Hill Farm County Park, in conj…

Chamber to host annual golf outing

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON | Tickets are now on sale for the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Outing, which will be held on June 4 at Sand …

Battle of the Badges

Prior to basketball games beginning, spectators observed a moment of silence Friday for Phillp Pratt, 24, of the Porter County Sheriff's Department.

Family: Officer always dreamed of joining force

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

VALPARAISO | Officer Phil Pratt lived his dream.

Three fallen officers honored remembered

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

VALPARAISO | It was 31 years ago that then-Secret Service Agent Tim McCarthy was shot in an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

Poker run slated for Sunday

PORTER | A poker run will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Leroy's Hot Stuff, 333 W. U.S. 20.

Park passes thank America's armed forces

By Times Staff

PORTER | The National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military…

Ivy Tech student is honor society's international president

By Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent

Ivy Tech Community College student Ryan Palmore, 25, was recently elected international president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Sheriff's department mourning officer killed in Wednesday crash

By Jeff Burton jeff.burton@nwi.com, (219) 548-4354

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Flags outside the Porter County Sheriff's Department were at half-staff Thursday as officers mourn one of their own.

Duneland Historical Society re-enacts 1934 utilities fraud trial

By Heather Augustyn Times Correspondent

CHESTERTON | Some may compare today’s Bernie Madoff with yesterday’s Samuel Insull, a utilities financier who was indicted in the 1930s on 25 …

Porter County crimeTimes

By Times Staff

CENTER TOWNSHIP

61st Annual Art Show begins June 10

By: Erika Mihalek

Sponsored by GFWC Chesterton’s Woman’s Club, the Art Show begins on June 10 and runs until June 24.

Essay, poems win Chesterton High junior writing award

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON | Chesterton High School junior Kalvin Ravn has been named a winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awar…

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Thank you Duneland

Dianna Whitman Director of Guidance for Duneland School Corporation

Duneland Schools prosper by design and hard work by creating programs that build a future for all students. Our children benefit from a commun…

'All That Jazz' performed Saturday at Chesterton High

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON | The Chesterton High School Jazz Ensemble concludes the school year by presenting “All That Jazz”  at 7 p.m. Saturday in the high …

YMCA briefs

Duneland Family YMCA

Porter County crimeTimes

By Times Staff

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

Local businesses featured in Midwest Living

Ken Kosky

Several local businesses featured in Midwest Living's "Best of the Midwest Travel"

Porter County crimeTimes

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON

Duneland YMCA to host 'never too old to play day'

By Times Staff

CHESTERTON |Duneland Family YMCA will host Never Too Old To Play Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in honor of Older Americans Month.

Porter County authorities investigating two crashes

By Times Staff

Porter County authorities were cleaning up after two crashes that left several people injured and trees being cut down Tuesday, officials said.

IREAD tests students' skills

By Carmen McCollum carmen.mccollum@nwi.com, (219) 662-5337

Most Northwest Indiana third-graders who took the state's mandatory IRead test performed well and will move on to fourth grade.

Tending to training