Lake Station panel's meeting is rescheduled for Feb. 11

HOBART | The regular Lake Station Building Commission meeting scheduled for Monday has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at City Hall, 1969 Central Ave.

After Newtown, indulgences from grateful parents

There's snow on the ground in Londonderry, N.H., nearly 200 miles to the north of the still-raw slaughter at a Connecticut elementary school, and dad Eric Heenan found himself in a routine fuss with his 9-year-old son over boots.

Lake County Fair contest is a-peeling

CROWN POINT | Casimira Bilinski was clearly a cut above most of her competition during back-to-back events Monday at the Lake County Fair.

Wall going up, stop sign coming down in Valpo

VALPARAISO | The traffic safety solution at the intersection of Monroe and Greenwich streets everyone thought was the best but too expensive is back on the agenda.

County roads closed Monday for paving and culvert work

The Porter County Highway Department will be closing two roads Monday.

Police standoff locks down Chesterton neighborhood

Chesterton Police block off streets after a standoff Monday morning on Cory Drive.

Police standoff locks down Chesterton neighborhood

Chesterton police block off a two-block radius during a standoff with Monday morning.

A fine time for swine

A man tries on a cowboy hat Monda at the Porter County Fair, which featured the Swine Showmanship competition in the Show Pavilion.

A fine time for swine

Swine judge Dan Lane, left, from Elkader, Iowa, gives some pointers on swine showmanship to 4-H Explorer Brianna Lynch, 8, from Kouts on Monday during the Swine Showmanship competition at the Porter County Fair.

A fine time for swine

Porter County Fair Queen Kayla Bachert, center, of Valparaiso, foregoes her crown Monday as she participates in the Swine Advanced Showmanship competition at the Porter County Fair.

A fine time for swine

Cody Maxwell, 9, from Morgan Township keeps his pig in line Monday to win the Champion Showman honor in the Beginner Showmanship class during the Porter County Fair.