Porter News

A Valparaiso resident was arrested Saturday on a charge of theft after Chesterton Police said that he used counterfeit $20 bills to purchase food at several restaurants on Indian Boundary Road.

Leigh Morris wanted to set the record straight about the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, disputing what he calls 10 misconceptions and misinterpretations about the agency, mostly lodged by Porter County officials.

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

A Porter resident and a Portage resident were arrested Thursday on a charge of theft after Chesterton Police said that they stole scrap from Doler Heating and Cooling at 1575 S. Calumet Road.

Why didn't the Porter Redevelopment Commission publicly discuss buying 31 acres in the heart of town for $350,000 before it approved the purchase Oct.

Two large barn fires burning simultaneously in Duneland on Friday forced local fire departments to scramble for help.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved more than $1.8 million for the town of Porter's lakeshore gateway project, despite the Porter County Council's efforts to break from the regional group.

The towns of Chesterton and Porter will hold a joint stormwater education program for fifth graders at Westchester Intermediate School on Dec.

The opposition to the Northern Indiana Regional Transportation District gained a sizable chunk in the official results of the Nov.

Circulation at Porter's Hageman Library is up dramatically, and Westchester Public Library Board members said it's easy to see why.

Local veterans and guests joined the Chesterton-Porter Rotary Club Tuesday at the Club's third annual Veteran's Day celebration held in the Westchester Public Library Service Center.

Roads were a topic of discussion Wednesday for both the Burns Harbor Redevelopment Commission and the Town Council.

An Aurora, Ill., woman who Chesterton Police say shoplifted nearly $2,000 in liquid baby formula on four separate occasions from the WiseWay Foods at 1600 Pioneer Trail last spring is facing a sentence of more than four years in the Indiana Department of Correction after pleading guilty to three felony charges.

The Porter Town Council has big plans for its future CEDIT money including street/fire vehicle purchases, sidewalk replacement, park improvements, hiring a grant writer and renovations to the town hall.

A Chesterton resident was arrested Thursday on charges of neglect of a dependent, possession of a controlled substance, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia, and taking a child into a common nuisance, Porter Police said.

Nothing else was touched in the rented house, in the 800 N. block of County Road 200E.

The Porter County Community Foundation has awarded a total of $251,053 from its 2009 community funds to not-for-profit organizations throughout the county.

With a sigh of relief, county officials were glad to see the public finally take a stand in Tuesday's special election for the Northwest Indiana Regional Transportation District referendum.

Voters in two northern Indiana counties overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to create a regional transportation district.

Valparaiso's first homicide in more than a year reportedly was a reaction to a dirty look.