Valparaiso News

Pint-sized cowboys and cowgirls recently rode into Discovery Cottage in Valparaiso to learn about the Wild West during the program "Home on the Range." This and other weekly themed classes give preschoolers a chance to make friends while preparing for future academic success.

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The City of Valparaiso, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety, will receive sealed bids for the demolition of the single family residence and shed located at 851 Cyrus Street, Valparaiso, Indiana, until 9:30 a.m., December 10, 2009.

A Chesterton man accused of using heroin in a car with two children present is set for a March 15 trial.

T he Rev. Freda Scales of Valparaiso has chosen many paths. She was dean of the College of Nursing at Valparaiso University for 18 years.

Pet lovers -- some with furry friends in tow -- got the chance Saturday to peruse a wide assortment of pet products and get information on animal rescue groups Saturday during the annual All Breed Holiday Pet Expo, held at the National Guard Armory.

A jury heard testimony Friday from a man who shared a holding cell with the defendant accused of shooting Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn in the head during a foot chase.

The trial in the shooting of Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn turned today to the crime scene investigation and what happened just after Fishburn was shot during a foot chase.

Shortly after hearing the verdict he had hoped for, Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn embraced several jurors outside the courthouse in Valparaiso.

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.

Defendant Brian Reese was called to testify at his trial this afternoon and denied aiming at Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn before firing his gun.

November 9, 2009 Hey, Quickly, what happened to the commodity prices that used to be on the page with the stock quotes? Do you have them anywhere else in the paper? Pigs get swine flue from an infected human handler.

Valparaiso police arrested a 21-year-old man after a fatal shooting at a home on Morgan Boulevard late Friday.

WASHINGTON TWP., Ind. -- William Carpenter was at his son's funeral in northwest Indiana on Wednesday when police came to tell him a car had hit his house.

An Illinois woman who gave birth in September while a prisoner in custody of the Porter County Jail pleaded guilty Tuesday to a string of grocery store thefts.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education of Valparaiso Community Schools at the Valparaiso Community Schools Administration Center, 3801 North Campbell Street, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383, up to 10:00 AM on December 4, 2009, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud.

Architects gave the Valparaiso School Board a preliminary report on the status of its older elementary schools Wednesday night in preparation for decisions the board must make to accommodate growth.

The election will occur at the annual meeting of the District on February 16, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the office of the Valparaiso Public Library located at 103 East Jefferson, Valparaiso, Indiana.

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

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 ...