South Haven News

A Chesterton Tribune reporter was on the receiving end of questions at a workshop on the state's tax structure Friday.

South Haven is getting more sidewalks, making it safer for children to walk to school.

With the holidays and the flu season at hand, the Visiting Nurse Association will offer a final week of seasonal flu and H1N1 flu shot clinics to help keep you and your family healthy during the holiday season and into the new year.

A Valparaiso man taken into custody on Saturday following a high-speed pursuit is believed to be responsible for the burglary of the Roadhouse Bar & Grill at 4 W. U.S. Highway 6 in Liberty Township, the Porter County Sheriff's Police said.

As families converted their home dcor from fall to winter, another metamorphosis took place.

A Valparaiso man was arrested after two separate car chases through South Haven, during which he allegedly hit speeds of more than 115 miles per hour while driving without headlights.

Toys for Tots donation site: The Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Department is an official donation site for Toys for Tots through Tuesday, Dec.

The Porter County Salvation Army dished out 75 Thanksgiving dinners even before the first guests for the annual holiday feast were seated in the dining room.

Holiday shopping at Simply Amazing: Shop for gourmet products for the holidays at Simply Amazing Market at Opportunity Enterprises, 2801 Evans Ave.

The Salvation Army has more than 100 turkeys ready to pop into the oven for the crowd of several hundred guests who will drop by for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.

Holiday crafts at the library: Children ages 4 and up are invited to the Holiday Crafts and Stories program from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

A swastika and "KKK" were spray-painted on a white 1998 Ford F-150 pickup, owned by a white man, parked in the 300 block of Greendale Drive, South Haven.

Karen Kinsey, the home school adviser at Saylor Elementary School in South Haven, thinks it's a good thing when kids get to mix it up.

Last week Herbert and Edna Harth received an automated phone message that instructed them to vote yes on the regional transportation referendum at the Porter County administration building in Valparaiso.

Singing Sands preschool in the dunes: The popular Singing Sands preschool program is offered at 11 a.m. Fridays during November at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center.

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.

Learn to knit at the library: A beginners' knitting class is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Wheatfield Branch of the Jasper County Public Library, 350 S. Bierma St.

Although police arrived at the scene of a home burglary less than a minute after Martin Security called about an alarm, the culprit was gone.

Salvation Army accepting applications: The Salvation Army of Porter County is accepting Christmas Applications from people in need through Nov.

I'd like to thank the person who brought my stolen purse back to my house in Chesterton.