Wanatah News

Pictured from left to right are buyer Jim Chaplin, 4-H members Christopher and Stephanie Chaplin and the children's mother Beth Chaplin.

“I just got a card three weeks ago saying I've got such a wonderful son”

The state fire marshal continues to investigate the cause of a fire that killed a 73-year-old woman early Monday. via Post Tribune

“The family tried to get her to quit smoking through the years without much success”

A lighted cigarette apparently started a fire in Nellie Lerch's bedroom, resulting in her death. via Post Tribune

An early Monday morning fire killed a Michiana woman. LaPorte County fire officials say 73 year old Nellie Lerch died in a fire on Highway 421 in Wanatah around five o'clock Monday morning. via WSJV-TV South Bend

“We have a lot to offer, even for a small library.”

What a difference one block makes. The Wanatah Public Library moved one block south, from the Town Hall to 114 S. Main St., in December, more than doubling the amount of space for books, magazines, movies and ... via Post Tribune

Teen attacked on way home from bus A 16-year-old reported being battered around 3 p.m. Friday as he walked home from his school bus stop, at Lahonda Drive and Heritage Road. via Post Tribune

“For people to care about conserving our natural resources, they first need to be involved. That's why youth involvement will be a main focus of our chapter”

Conservationists in Indiana's Lake and Porter Counties have formed the state's newest Pheasants Forever chapter, the Kankakee River Chapter of PF. via Pheasants Forever

“You nearly took my daughter from me”

Wanatah resident Stephanie Pochron is to report to Porter County Jail on Monday to complete a six-month sentence stemming from a drunk driving crash this past summer. via NWI Times

“We're in this new space, and I wanted to do something special for my clerks”

Nobody was hushed at the Wanatah Library on Thursday afternoon. All the employees were too busy listening to a singing Valentine, delivered -- complete with a red rose and card -- by the Great Lake Sound Chorus ... via Post Tribune

Man reports 3 dogs worth $1,350 stolen CHESTERTON A Chesterton man told police his beagle and his son's two Walker hounds, which look like large beagles, were stolen Wednesday from the son's property on Crocker ... via NWI Times

Everywhere you looked on Monday, it was white. There was snow from weekend storms on the ground and fog shrouding buildings and cars only a few feet away. via Post Tribune

“Verizon is the way to go for Hoosiers who are looking for a better alternative to high-priced cable broadband”

Consumers in 21 Indiana cities now have a new broadband option from Verizon, as the company introduces an ultra-fast Verizon High Speed Internet service that more than doubles the download speed of its current ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“Back Home Again in Indiana"? A. Rushville B. Rensselaer C. Radioville Where did the Cincinnati Reds discover the slugger known as "Big Klu?”

Dec. 11 is not a day that is circled on many calendars - unless it's your wife's birthday, a doctor's appointment or you're a fourth-grade teacher. via Pharos-Tribune

“We're seeing a lot of new customers, first timers, the past couple years, who've had plastic trees or no trees, that are starting to get back into the real trees”

The Lawhead family went for their first fresh Christmas tree Sunday at Guse Christmas Trees. via Post Tribune

With a sweatshirt that read "Happy Turkey Day," Gretchen Brown was looking forward Wednesday afternoon to spending Thanksgiving with her three sons in Wanatah. via LaPorte Herald Argus

“This just doesn't happen here.”

For a frightful few minutes, Westville resident and school board member John Coulter feared for his family's lives. via LaPorte Herald Argus

“I'd put our students up against the best in the country”

BY BRIAN WILLIAMS bwilliams@nwitimes.com 219.548.4348 VALPARAISO Two months ago, 85 new Valparaiso University students were thrown together and tasked to create, script, compose music for and stage a 90-minute ... via NWI Times

A dump truck stolen from Lake County was discovered partially submerged in a water-filled ditch near Wanatah Friday afternoon. via LaPorte Herald Argus

A reminder to voters: Municipal elections for La Porte, Michigan City, Wanatah, Michiana Shores, LaCrosse, Westville, Kingsbury, and Long Beach take place Tuesday. via LaPorte Herald Argus