Kouts News

A steady stream of property owners headed to the Porter County Administration building Friday to drop off their tax bill payments.

Veterans Day observance: A Veterans Day program will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Service Memorial in Foundation Meadows Park, 3201 N. Campbell St.

William G. Carpenter was at his son's funeral in Kouts on Wednesday when police came to tell him a car had hit his house.

Bojangles works the room like a job seeker at a networking event, going from person to person and returning to those who give him the most time.

Voters in Porter and St. Joseph counties overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a four-county transportation district in a special referendum Tuesday.

A Kouts man who began molesting two younger boys when they were all juveniles, then harassed the boys through phone and text messages while he was in training at Great Lakes Naval, was sentenced Monday.

Mother and daughter Susie Thornton and Jennifer Thornton soaked their feet in once-clear water that was now clumpish and brownish-green. The Kouts duo was taking part for the first time in ionic detoxification, a process that Vickie Cox, owner of Natural Options Aromatherapy, explained used ions to pull toxins from the body through the soles of the ...

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the County of Porter, Indiana, will hold a public hearing on the 18th of November, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Porter County Administration Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana, to consider the petition of Jeffrey Cannon, 90 E. 850 S., Kouts, seeking a Variance from ...

Terry Peek, the owner of Valparaiso-based Mastertech Pest Control, cheerfully passed out an assortment of seasoned and chocolate-covered crickets to anyone who would take them.

Bond may be revoked for alleged drunk driver: A rural Porter County man accused of causing the death of a passenger on his motorcycle may have his bond revoked for continuing to drive after his license was suspended.

The trial for the last remaining suspect of a multistate motorcycle gang accused of making and dealing methamphetamine will be rescheduled.

Houseguest disappeared with hosts' car: A 51-year-old houseguest with a prior criminal record is accused of stealing his hosts' car and credit card.

Networking dinner for Indiana writers: The Indiana Writers' consortium will have its first Networking Business Dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

Nearly everything that wasn't nailed down -- and a few things that were -- were reported stolen from outside a recently vacated home east of Kouts.

Solar panels at St. Patricks were part of the 14th national solar tour. More information Learn more at www.indianarenew.org and www.nationalsolartour.org . In the news County officials advance wind ordinance: Last week the Porter County Plan Commission approved two wind ordinances for the county commissioners to consider Oct.

Nearly a thousand people are expected to spend Oct. 10 doing physical labor for free, simply to be a "blessing" to their communities.

Two southern Porter County residents have pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana said.

This was Connor Spencer's first year in the kiddie tractor pull that's part of the Popcorn Festival festivities, and his last.

Friday, September 11, 2009 Enviroment - "Porter County readies wind mill ordinance: Move spurred by firm that wants to put towers between Kouts-LaCrosse" Updating this ILB entry from August 15th headed "NW Indiana counties stop residents' wind tower ventures," and adding to this long list of earlier wind turbine stories , James D. Wolf Jr.

The proposed route of the Dunes Kankakee Trail would take it right through the heart of Downtown Chesterton from its northern terminus at Indiana Dunes State Park on its way south to Kouts and Hebron.