Stormwater fee increase debated in Valparaiso
Valparaiso is considering raising stormwater fee rates by 50 cents a month this year and again the next two years until it reaches $12.50 a month for houses in 2019....
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Box of memories gives glimpse of Valparaiso in 1918
It's not quite a time capsule and not quite a treasure chest, but the galvanized metal box that looks like a section of HVAC conduit contained the wealth of information...
Firm proposes assisted living duplexes
A southern Indiana firm is looking at Valparaiso as the site of an assisted living facility made of 14 duplexes in seven buildings and a community building. A representative of...
Grant to pay for Valparaiso road safety study
Valparaiso will use a $275,000 grant to study 10 major corridors. The Board of Works approved entering into an agreement Feb. 10 with the Indiana Department of Transportation to put...
Chicago Dash parking expansion eyed
To create the new Chicago Dash parking lot and an overall transportation-oriented district, Valparaiso wants to buy the old Anco plant where the west end of Brown Street meets the...
Flu season picking up; more people getting flu shots
There's been a slight increase this last week of people getting flu shots from the Porter and Lake counties health departments, thanks to media coverage of flu cases increasing, county...
Man faces 20 years in plea to burglary charge
A Jasper County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Sept. 6 armed burglary near Kouts where the resident was beaten and shot in the leg. However, during the plea hearing's...
Properties eyed for Valparaiso bus station
Although Valparaiso officials are tight-lipped about exactly where the new Chicago Dash station will be, they plan to begin making offers on downtown properties needed for the project. At a...
Spring opening expected for dog park
The proposed dog park at the former Clifford Stone at 2900 N. Campbell St. should be started and completed in the spring, and most of the improvements at Tower Park...
Project designed to aid in Valparaiso flood relief
Two Valparaiso neighborhoods should get flood relief with the first storm sewer project planned for 2017. The area around Burlington Beach Road and Brentwood Drive will receive a new storm...