Lease agreement dispute lingers in Porter County
Whether the Porter County Board of Commissioners and the former county prosecutor will face a lawsuit over a broken lease that was deemed invalid remains unclear long after a 10-day...
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Amtrak train hits car stuck on tracks in Chesterton
An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Grand Rapids, Mich., struck an unoccupied car on the tracks in Chesterton Sunday night after the driver of the car struck a curb...
Shutdown closes door on new programs and 2018 payments for Northwest Indiana farmers: ‘We’re just on hold’
For third-generation Porter Township farmer Keith Gustafson, a lot of things are on hold because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. This time of year, he would normally...
Visclosky talks government shutdown, immigration at Valparaiso meeting
In one in a series of town forums Friday, U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky flipped through a stack of questions focusing on the partial federal government shutdown, border security, and President...
Tourism, conservation groups push for study on Lake Michigan beach erosion
Indiana Dunes Tourism has partnered with a consultant for the National Parks Conservation Association in an attempt to shake loose state and municipal funds to combat beach erosion. During a...
Porter foundation suffers ‘blip,’ losing money in 2018
For the first time since its inception nearly three years ago, Porter County’s non-profit foundation, established with the proceeds from the 2007 sale of the county hospital, took a hit...
Kouts water tower defaced with racist graffiti
For the second time in less than a year, Kouts officials have to contend with repainting part of the water tower on the town’s north side after it was defaced...
Sheriff makes staffing changes; Manteuffel to chief deputy
Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds announced administrative changes in his office as he enters his fourth term as sheriff. Reynolds previously served two consecutive terms from 1999 to 2006, and...
Clerk pitches plan to upgrade Porter County election equipment
The Porter County Council and Board of Commissioners are again being asked to consider the purchase of $1.8 million in voting equipment as the county prepares for municipal elections this...
Voting oversight program targets Porter County election results
Officials with the Voting System Technical Oversight Program visited the Porter County Administration Building Tuesday to explain how a two-day audit of the November general election will work, and get...