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Gary man shot juvenile neighbor over missing PlayStations: charges

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 29, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Jason C. Kennebrew, 48, who resided in the 900 block of W. 11th Avenue, was...

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...

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
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By Post-Tribune

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

Community news from around the region.

Kevin Hagen, Chuck Harris run for open Center Township Trustee seat

By Shelley Jones

October 25, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

Center Township has two Valparaiso residents with backgrounds in service to choose from when they...

Business briefs: Economic outlook set for Oct. 30 at Ivy Tech Valparaiso

By Post-Tribune

October 25, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

News and events around the area

Geisen team members push their coffin with the YMCA Ghostbusters close behind in the final round of the inaugural Crown Point Coffin Cup on Saturday, October 24, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Geisen Funeral Home team captures Crown Point’s inaugural Coffin Cup

By Jim Masters

October 25, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Geisen Funeral Home evidently knows something about coffins, which came in handy at Saturday’s inaugural...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage team tags Texans for advice on new attractions, downtown development

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By Doug Ross

October 25, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.

Portage’s economic development team took a field trip to Texas to say howdy to advice...

Dean of Students DeJuan Eskew hands out tags as students exit their bus at Glen Park Academy on Gary, Indiana Tuesday August 9, 2022. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Bus service, extracurriculars on the chopping block if school referendums fail

By Jim Masters

October 26, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

As Senate Enrolled Act 1 significantly reduces the ability of public schools’ to rely on...

Students in Joe Blockland’s first-year seminar at Indiana University Northwest in Gary assess trees on campus following the August storms. (Indiana University Northwest/provided)

GIS students mapping trees’ health at Indiana University Northwest

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

When Joe Blockland’s students at Indiana University Northwest want to call up a tree on...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Two familiar faces seek Indiana House District 10 seat

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Assistant Police Chief Ted Uzelac, a Republican former Portage City Council member, is challenging longtime...

The new approach to the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge in Porter. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Road with new bridge in Porter to reopen after nearly 3 years

By Jim Woods

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October 24, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Nearly three years after the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge closed, a new $2.44 million...

Popeye the Sailor and his character friends, including girlfriend Olive Oil, hamburger-chomping pal Wimpy, bully Brutus and others, were first introduced in the Thimble Theater newspaper comic strip starting in 1929, created by cartoonist E.C. Segar, who was born and raised in Chester, Illinois. (King Features Syndicate/provided)

From the Farm: Delicious ‘hamburger soup’ great for celebrating Wimpy’s 95th birthday

By Philip Potempa

October 23, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

I’ve mentioned in previous columns, as well as in my original “From the Farm” cookbook...