Former Valpo mayoral candidate faces $2,100 campaign finance fine
A good Samaritan is hoping to start a GoFundMe page to recoup $2,100 in fines a low-income Valparaiso woman paid recently after failing to file campaign finance reports in a...
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Former Porter County deputy’s name added to law enforcement memorial posthumously
Former Porter County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ross John Krieger has had his name added onto the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. nearly 80 years after his...
Cost of Porter County’s highway garage, capped at $18M, generates questions
The planned new Porter County Highway Garage as well as significant renovations to the Porter County Jail are halfway through the design phase with cost estimates coming in. The Porter...
Porter County pause on opioid settlement funding leaves coroner’s office in lurch over van
The Porter County Council is slowing its spending of Opioid Settlement Funds as it waits for a newly formed committee that will oversee applications for the money’s use to set...
Valpo U students helping modify motorized cars for kids with disabilities
Wednesday morning Nolan and Sean Carroll, ages 4 1/2 and 3, respectively, giggled joyously as they cruised around in kiddie cars in the sunshine on the big black rubber mat...
Porter County sergeant honored for 48 years with the county
Sgt. John Kuehl was honored by the Porter County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning for 48 total years of service as a county employee, mostly in law enforcement. Porter County...
Sandy the sandhill crane settling into new digs at Smithsonian National Zoo
Sandy, the 6-year-old sandhill crane who left Porter County last month for a new home at the Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., emerged from quarantine...
Mental health professional to weigh competency of Valpo man who wants to represent himself in murder case
A mental health professional from Porter Starke Services will weigh in professionally on the competency of 19-year-old Valparaiso resident Conner Kobold to represent himself in his murder trial for the...
New Porter County tip line already having impact on road safety
In its first weekend with a rebranded effort to allow Porter County residents to report traffic problems on the more than 800 miles of unincorporated county roads, the Porter County...
Valparaiso man charged with murder in mother’s death will represent himself
In a brief status hearing Monday morning Conner Kobold, the 19-year-old Valparaiso man accused of strangling his mother, told Porter Superior Court Judge Michael Fish he intends to act as...