Valparaiso to revisit wheel tax in 2018
Valparaiso's City Council won't consider repealing or reducing the wheel tax it passed last year until about February, based on discussion at Monday's Council meeting. The city will have an...
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Upgrade set for Calumet Avenue in Valparaiso
Although the construction and beautification work on Valparaiso's North Calumet Avenue will last into September, the work in front of Flint Lake Elementary School will be done before school starts,...
Civil War part of Porter County remembrance
An annual commemoration of Porter County's role in the Civil War framed the remembrance of how Memorial Day's predecessor Decoration Day came to be Monday at the Porter County Memorial...
School plan expected to ease Beauty Creek water woes
By September, the rushing waters that have eaten away at Beauty Creek's banks, destroyed a bridge, killed dozens of old growth trees and eroded backyards will be tamed a bit....
Service remembers Valparaiso’s fallen soldiers
Valparaiso Parks Superintendent John Seibert wrapped up the city's Memorial Day event Friday morning with an explanation of why the city has it early. As people gather together and have...
Valparaiso dog park construction expected to start in October
Construction for Valparaiso's dog park should start by the beginning of October and be ready for use before 2018 as a year-round park. "We should be able to get it...
Man gets 12 years for drug store robbery
The man who helped hold up two Northwest Indiana CVS drug stores was sentenced to 12 years in prison with no probation Monday for a Porter County robbery. John J....
Central students to be relocated for school construction
Although Valparaiso's Central Elementary School will receive the least amount of renovations, it will be the only one of the eight elementaries shut down during reconstruction, school representatives said Tuesday....
Location changed for Valparaiso July 4 fireworks
A forced move may be a good thing for Valparaiso's July 4 fireworks celebration, officials said. There's room for more people, more vendors and for bigger, better fireworks at the...
Grants sought to boost recycling in Valparaiso
Valparaiso has a recycling rate of 53 percent and made $3,486 from the materials it recycled in March, Public Works Director Matt Evans said. But it's applying for grants to...