Officials plan meeting on Chautauqua Park project

VALPARAISO | Although work already is underway on the Chautauqua Park flood relief project, the city will hold a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. April 29 at Memorial Elementary School to discuss the project and answer questions.

Chautauqua Park contractor eager to start

VALPARAISO | Work on the Chautauqua Park flood relief project will begin Monday, Chief Deputy Engineer Adam McAlpine said.

Chautauqua Park stormwater project draws 10 bidders

VALPARAISO | With the Chautautaqua Park stormwater control project offering a projected $4 million contract, Valpariso's Utilities Board drew bids from 10 companies Tuesday.

Valpo ready to seek bids on Chautauqua Park project

ArVALPARAISO | The long-awaited relief from flooded streets and basements in the Chautauqua Park area appears headed for construction by the end of March.

Valpo board hears 2013 stormwter budget plan

VALPARAISO | The city expects to be more than halfway through the "Super 17" stormwater project list by the end of 2013, including the first phase of the Chautauqua Park flood relief system.

Marines salute St. Paul students

VALPARAISO | It was the kind of enthusiastic welcome home any service member would thrill to.

Marines salute St. Paul students

BRIAN WILLIAMS | THE TIMES U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jack Gebhart, center, accepts flowers Wednesday from St. Paul Catholic School second-grader Annie Sherman, left, at the Valparaiso school. Lance Cpl. Tyler Johnson, a friend of Gebhart's from Bloomington, Ind., right, looks on.

Marines salute St. Paul students

BRIAN WILLIAMS | THE TIMES U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jack Gebhart, center, speaks Wednesday to students of Lynn MacLean's second-grade class at St. Paul Catholic School in Valparaiso. The class sent Gebhart cards and gifts during his service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Tyler Johnson, of…

Parents: Valpo should revisit policy

VALPARAISO | Two people took advantage of the public participation segment of Monday's Valparaiso School Board meeting to voice objection to the new policy for admission of nonresident students.

No longer out of bounds?

VALPARAISO | Fairness and financially responsible are two key concerns as the Valparaiso Community Schools board nears a decision on enrolling nonresident students.

OFFBEAT: Symphony director Muspratt ready for dual duty and Monsignor Charlebois remembered

WITH A WAVE - - Kirk Muspratt wears dual "musical hats" while holding the baton. In addition to his Northwest Indiana Symphony duties, Muspratt also is music director and conductor of the New Philharmonic Orchestra at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Times F…