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Director John Glover, standing, addresses the rehearsing cast of Marian Theatre Guild’s new production run of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” with weekend performances Nov. 7 to 22. (Marian Theatre Guild/provided)

Of Notoriety: Spooky pubs, Stevie Nicks tribute and ‘Company’

By Philip Potempa

October 29, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

The Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., in Valparaiso.

Transport of data center transformers through Porter County raises alarms

By Shelley Jones

October 29, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

The proposal calls for 350 tons of transformers to be hauled from NIPSCO yards along...

Local residents come for a last look at the State Line Bridge during the opening ceremony of the State Line Bridge project The event was hosted by members of the Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Requiem for a bridge: State Line Bridge, a contributor to Kankakee River floods, is being dismantled

By Doug Ross

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October 29, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.

State Line Bridge, which has attracted snags and mosquitoes but not traffic since 1999, is...

Chesterton Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Chesterton Town Council approves annexing 5.3 acres east of Ind. 49

By Jim Woods

October 27, 2026 at 1:51 p.m.

Jeff Stricker, who owns the land, wants to build two townhouses on a vacant lot...

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

Brian Gulley, Spencer Lemmons vie for open District 2 seat on Porter County Council

By Shelley Jones

October 27, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

The impact of Senate Enrolled Act 1 and a tax if the Bears move to...

Neil Samahon speaks during the official groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed HealthLinc Opportunity Enterprises facility in Valparaiso, Indiana, Monday, October 26, 2026. Samahon is the president and CEO of Opportunity Enterprises. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

HealthLinc, Opportunity Enterprises building unique, accessible clinic

By Doug Ross

October 27, 2026 at 10:42 a.m.

HealthLinc and Opportunity Enterprises broke ground Monday for a new community clinic that will be...

Gary man accused of fatally shooting 59-year-old man in botched robbery

By Post-Tribune

October 26, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Keiont Larmar Martin, 20, also known as Keionta Lamar Martin, is charged with two counts...

This November 2021 file photo shows the Cleveland-Cliffs mill in Burns Harbor. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Cleveland-Cliffs delays Burns Harbor blast furnace reline for third time

By Maya Wilkins

October 26, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Cleveland-Cliffs announced a third delay of a reline of its Burns Harbor Blast Furnace C...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Barbara Domer, Jackie Haney vie for open Porter County Clerk’s seat

By Shelley Jones

October 26, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

The Porter County Clerk's race features Valparaiso City Council member Barbara Domer, a Democrat, running...

Messler, Pimentel seeking fresh approach in the Lake County Auditor’s office

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 26, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Lake County Recorder Regina “Gina” Pimentel, of Crown Point; and Charles “Chuck” Messler, of Lowell,...

Hobart’s Bryce Tolliver (18) hauls in a long pass to score against Hanover Central during a Northwest Crossroads Conference game in Hobart on Oct. 2, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Bradshaw: The scoreboard does not need artificial intelligence

By Gerald Bradshaw

October 26, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

AI can calculate an average, summarize a survey or produce a graph, but students still...

Dr. David Fajgenbaum signs a copy of his book, “Chasing My Cure,” for Joy Blakely, of Portage, and Suzette Bodnar, of Highland, following Fajgenbaum’s lecture Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, as part of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum lecture series at PNW’s Westville campus.

(Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Near-death experience prompts search for treatments for rare diseases
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By Doug Ross

October 26, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

Even as a medical student, Dr. David Fajgenbaum took the “physician, heal thyself” adage literally....

Porter County Museum Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour, with the assistance of Civil War historian Steve Mockler, will host a tour of Valparaiso’s Old City Cemetery (also called Union Street Cemetery) at 3 p.m. Saturday. The museum is located at 403 Union St. (Porter County Museum/provided)

News briefs: Cemetery tour, library programs, gala and more

By Post-Tribune

October 26, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Community news from around the region.