Grant supports PCACS ramp fund

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Aging and Community Services’ ramp fund has been given a boost with the help of a $5,000 grant through the Kankakee Valley REMC Operation Roundup program.

'Echt' of an effort earns spelling bee title

UNION TOWNSHIP | After spelling "echt" in an earlier round Saturday, Sean Ives had no trouble dealing with "efficacy," handling it with efficacy, to earn the title and the trip to Washington, D.C., for the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Crash in Winfield cuts power to Jerry Ross Elementary School

WINFIELD | A single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning into a Kankakee Valley REMC electrical pole at Randolph Street and 121st Avenue cut power to some customers in that area, including Jerry Ross Elementary School.

Grant continues "You and Your Baby" program

VALPARAISO | Kankakee Valley REMC recently awarded the Porter-Starke Services Foundation a $5,000 grant to continue the “You and Your Baby” program designed to build parenting skills for first-time mothers.

NIPSCO, Kankakee Valley REMC praise workers in wake of power outages

NIPSCO and Kankakee Valley REMC representatives on Friday thanked customers for their patience during the power outages that followed Tuesday's thunderstorms.

NIPSCO: Power should be restored to all customers tonight

Thousands of region residents woke up Thursday morning without power for the third day following massive power outages, but NIPSCO representatives said service should be restored across the board by evening.

Power coming back for most impacted by Tuesday storms

Power has been restored to nearly all electric customers who lost power in the wake of Tuesday's storms, utility representatives said Wednesday afternoon.

Kankakee Valley REMC supplier may consolidate

VALPARAISO | In what is the International Year of Cooperatives, Kankakee Valley Rural Electric Membership Corp. President Otto Werner said the utility can't overlook the innovation of its power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Association.

Kankakee Valley REMC bills will go up in May

Kankakee Valley REMC residential members will see their electric bills increase 6.9 percent in May, as the utility seeks to recoup increased costs for power it purchases.

Valpo student wins Regional Spelling Bee for second year in a row

WHEELER | For the second year in a row, Katie Kirk won the Regional Spelling Bee.

Valpo student wins Regional Spelling Bee for second year in a row

Katie Kirk steps up to the microphone during the practice round of the Regional Spelling Bee. Kirk, an eighth-grader at Immanuel Lutheran School in Valparaiso, won the event for the second year in a row.

Valpo student wins Regional Spelling Bee for second year in a row

Peyton Riehle, of Boston Middle School, was one of 19 students to compete Saturday in the Regional Spelling Bee at Wheeler High School. Katie Kirk, of Immanuel Lutheran School, won the event and will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Kankakee Valley REMC to help power rural Guatemala

Kankakee Valley REMC brings electricity to 18,000 homes, farms and businesses throughout Northwest Indiana. In September Dennis Weiss, REMC's chief executive officer, will serve as an engineer with a group of 31 electric cooperative employees from throughout Indiana who will build electric f…

Broken utility pole causes power outage in Winfield

WINFIELD | A broken utility pole caused a power outage Saturday morning in Winfield.

Kankakee Valley REMC Wants Your Help in Giving Children a Bright Holiday Season

WANATAH | The season of giving is among us with Christmas just around the corner. What better way to give than donating toys to the Toys for Tots Drive.

Officials confirm tornado touched down near Rensselaer

Officials with the National Weather Service confirmed a minor tornado touched down Sunday north of Rensselaer.

DUI crash cuts power to LOFS, Winfield

A 24-year-old Crown Point man was charged with drunken driving after hitting a utility pole early Tuesday and cutting power to sections of Lakes of the Four Seasons and Winfield, police said.

Utility companies prepare for snow, ice, bitter cold

With a severe snowstorm expected to blow through the Midwest, local utility companies are mobilizing personnel, equipment and other resources to respond quickly to any power outages.

EDITORIAL: Stop 'whoopings,' learn from audits

Lake and Porter counties have something in common that neither should desire. Each was scolded in the latest round of audits by the State Board of Accounts for the way the public's money has been handled.

Kankakee Valley REMC is drop off for Toys for Tots

The season of giving is just around the corner. People can give by donating toys to the Toys for Tots Drive. Kankakee Valley Rural Electric Membership Corp. is a drop off point for Toys for Tots.