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Low-income housing plan dependent on grant

May 13, 2019 at 2:46 a.m.

The preliminary ideas for a two-building, 31-unit, low-income housing development in Valparaiso are expected to be discussed Tuesday at the Plan Commission meeting. The proposed 3.67-acre, $11 million project at...

Sentence modification denied for Portage man

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

The former Portage man who assisted in a murder where the killers buried the body beneath bags of hardened cement under the victim's basement stairs will not leave prison early....

Pete Lolkema, of Malden, drives his 1958 International Harvester 460 on the parade route as Malden''s 18th annual Labor Day parade winds through the small town in Porter County, IN., on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

Malden parade reaches 18th year

May 13, 2019 at 2:45 a.m.

Malden's Labor Day parade is the kind of event where someone in a gorilla suit throws bananas instead of candy, where Batman in the Batmobile shakes hands with regular admirers,...

Westville man sentenced; testified in murder trial

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 a.m.

The Westville man involved in a 2014 Portage theft that ended in the shooting death of a Portage man was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to misdemeanor attempted theft. Nathaniel...

The Porter County Career and Technical Center received help on restoration of the old Valparaiso depot with a check from ArcelorMittal for $50,000. Pictured, from left, are Jeff Clymer, board president of the Porter County Building Trades Corp., career center director Jon Groth, building trades teacher Barbara Biernat and ArcelorMittal manager of Continuous Improvements Larry Fabina.

Students continue work on old train depot

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 a.m.

In the two years since Valparaiso's train depot was moved to the Porter County Career and Technical Center campus, students have almost completed outside improvements to the building. To help...

Gary man pleads guilty in toddler’s death

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 a.m.

After pleading guilty in the death of a 21-month-old child in Portage, a Gary man now faces up to 30 years in prison at his Oct. 21 sentencing. Christopher Shaffer,...

Valpo parks get ideas for 5-year plan

May 13, 2019 at 2:43 a.m.

Valparaiso's population is aging and diversifying, and residents are interested in maintaining neighborhood parks as much as new parks, according to studies for a new five-year plan. The Valparaiso Parks...

Valparaiso officials tout shell building plan

May 13, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

Work has begun on the first business building in the Lakes of Valparaiso subdivision, which Valparaiso city leaders and the developers marked Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The 80,000-square-foot shell...

Newly tenured members of the Valparaiso University faculty are recognized on Tuesday during the opening convocation of the 2016-2017 school year.

VU welcomes new students at annual convocation

May 13, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

The Valparaiso University class of 2020 were encouraged to pursue truth and engage with people different from themselves Tuesday at the university's 88th annual Opening Convocation. University President Mark Heckler...

Transpoint Intermodal LLC of Indianapolis plans to build an intermodal site to transfer food and dry goods between trucks and trains at 54 North County Road 400 East, the southeast side of Valparaiso.

Company announces Valparaiso intermodal plan

May 13, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

Valparaiso may be getting a train and trucking intermodal transfer on the city's southeast side. Representatives from Transpoint Intermodal LLC, of Indianapolis, brought in plans the Valparaiso Site Review Committee...

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