Applicants sought for 2 Valpo school board slots

VALPARAISO | Center Township residents interested in being appointed to the school board now have several ways to apply for the job.

Early voting opens for two Porter County school issues

VALPARAISO | Early voting started Monday for Porter County's school referendums in Hebron and Union Township.

Area students debate fracking at watershed meeting

VALPARAISO | Members of the Chesterton and Valparaiso high school debating teams will debate the pros and cons of fracking at Monday's meeting of the Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Watershed Group.

First-time candidate Tufts picked for Center Twp. Board

VALPARAISO | It only took two ballots to declare a winner in the six-way battle to fill the vacancy on the Center Township Board.

Six vie for Center Township board vacancy

VALPARAISO | Center Township Republican Party co-chairman Mike Simpson at first feared no one would want to fill the township board vacancy. He needn't have worried.

Porter Co. Administration Center power outage derails online tax payments

VALPARAISO | A weekend power failure at the Porter County Administration Center left local property owners unable to pay the balance of their tax bills online until late Tuesday morning, the last day the bills can be paid without penalty.

Environmental debate, Valparaiso High School vs. Chesterton High School, March 19

VALPARAISO | Chesterton High School and Valparaiso High School debate teams will debate the topic: Be it Resolved: The construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline is in the best interest of the citizens of the United States of America. One team will be taking the affirmative side and the other …