Porter County Board Of Commissioners
EDITORIAL: Easing jail crowding is no easy task
As Porter County continues to talk about how to ease crowding at the jail, among the ideas that has come up is to stop taking in federal inmates. But even that idea has its drawbacks.
Porter County commissioner candidate arrested on DUI charges
VALPARAISO | A candidate for the Porter County Board of Commissioners was arrested on DUI charges early Saturday.
Report calls for Porter County to build animal shelter in new location
VALPARAISO | A study released Friday, commissioned by Porter County officials to assess the county's animal shelter and operation, identified several areas of concern, including the need for a new shelter and reassessment of the shelter's no-kill policy.
Porter County sees surprises as candidate filings continue
VALPARAISO | Candidate filings in Porter County took an unexpected turn Friday.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Porter County must make good on its promise
On Dec. 21, Michael McPhillips, deputy commissioner for the Indiana Department of Transportation's LaPorte District, presented a statement to the Porter County Board of Commissioners about a maintenance contract with the county. The agreement concerns the bridge over U.S. 12 on the industria…
County joins regional broadband effort
VALPARAISO | The newly revamped Porter County Board of Commissioners agreed this week to take part in a regional effort aimed at expanding broadband Internet access.
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