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A white-tailed deer lies down in a North Side cemetery on Sept. 27, 2023, in Chicago. A disease is killing deer, particularly in Porter County.

Disease killing deer, particularly in Porter County; first frost should stop the deaths

September 8, 2024 at 10:49 a.m.

Porter County hunters may face fewer prey this deer season as a hemorrhagic disease has been striking the animals here in elevated numbers that have been a long time coming.

Derek Hartz
- Original Credit: Porter County Sheriff's Dept.

One of two defendants sentenced in murder of Hobart man by Portage Township pond

September 6, 2024 at 4:34 p.m.

Domonic Brothers, the Gary co-defendant found guilty of brutally murdering 35-year-old Hobart resident Derek Hartz, was sentenced Friday morning by Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer to 82 ½ years...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Porter County council moves forward with plans for a second $25 million bond issue

August 29, 2024 at 5:19 p.m.

The Porter County Council by a 6-to1 vote set the process in motion for the county to take out a second $25 million bond to complete renovations to the Porter...

Scott Cherry of The Skillman Corporation debriefs county officials and design and construction professionals at the new Porter County Highway Garage site on Wednesday along Indiana 2 in Valparaiso. (Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune)

Porter County breaks ground on $17 million highway garage

August 28, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Porter County officials broke ground on the new central highway garage Wednesday morning touting $1 million in savings over original cost projections.

Fire and police personnel listen during a public safety forum with Porter County candidates to talk about the adoption of a public safety tax on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County commissioners ask municipalities to take a stand on public safety tax

August 27, 2024 at 3:50 p.m.

At the start of its meeting Tuesday morning the Porter County Board of Commissioners announced its intention to send out a letter to all county municipalities requesting them to take...

Mitch Peters, of Respite House, talks about Daybreak, the shelter for unhoused men he organized in Valparaiso, on Friday, Aug. (Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune)

Daybreak, new shelter in Valparaiso, will fill gap in need for unhoused men

August 25, 2024 at 1:09 p.m.

Just as daybreak brings fresh hope with the rising sun, a new homeless shelter for men in Valparaiso by the same name celebrated Friday morning the half-finished building that will...

Portage Firefighters recite the pledge before a public safety forum with Porter County candidates at Woodland Park in Portage on Thursday. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County candidates questioned over support for possible public safety tax

August 23, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

An audience of about 100 first responders lost patience with non-committal Porter County Council at-large candidates Thursday night on whether they support a public safety tax.

Octavia Wilkinson, 3, of Portage, gets help from (l to r) Karen Carradine, vice president of early childhood services for Geminus Head Start, Kimberly Vlcek, site director for Geminus Head Start in Portage, and her mom Alyssa Wilkinson, at a ribbon cutting on Thursday. (Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune)

New — and needed — childcare facility opens in Portage Township to serve surrounding community

August 22, 2024 at 2:01 p.m.

A ribbon cutting Thursday morning celebrated the new Geminus Head Start building in Portage Township while little ones were already being cared for on their first day inside the 15,000-square-foot...

Porter County first responders organize candidate night to talk about public safety tax

August 21, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

Porter County first responders are pushing candidates in November’s race for county government on their stance on the adoption of a public safety tax.

A man walks along Indiana Avenue, in front of the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso Friday July 17, 2020. Andy Lavalley/Post-Tribune

Porter County, Valpo agree to transfer management of opera house to the city

August 20, 2024 at 1:58 p.m.

The Porter County Board of Commissioners plans to sign off at its monthly meeting Tuesday morning on a memorandum of understanding that would transfer management of the Memorial Opera House...

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