Chesterton receives federal grant for Coffee Creek Park
Chesterton recently received a $200,000 grant toward replacing deteriorated boardwalk and building a new staircase at Coffee Creek Park.
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Porter paying higher price for U.S. 20 lot for trail extension
The town of Porter is paying a higher price for a U.S. 20 property that one day could be a key to extending its Waverly Road trail northward.
Duneland Board says farewell to Chip Pettit as he heads to Hinsdale
Duneland School Board members showered their departing Superintendent Chip Pettit with praise at his final board meeting Monday. Pettit's last duty of his seven-year tenure will be to preside over...
Town of Porter intends to close joint police dispatch by Oct. 1
The town of Porter has approved its side of an agreement to close the joint police dispatch center with Chesterton by Oct. 1 and consolidate with the Porter County E-911...
Documents: LaPorte County deputy paralyzed in shooting; suspect took car from mom at gunpoint
A nurse credits LaPorte County Sheriff's Deputy Jon Samuelson for saving his life by pushing a suspect's hand pointing a gun away from him.
A past sacrifice by Chesterton’s son resonates in today’s world
That horrible day from almost 43 years ago has suddenly become relevant in helping to explain today's current events. The Thorstad family has never forgotten Oct. 23, 1983, and has...
Large number of Porter County residents joined Union ranks during the Civil War
At the cusp of the Civil War in 1860, Porter County had only 10,313 residents but participated in a large way, sending 1,200 of its sons to fight for the...
Two Chesterton High students made their mark on Porter’s Environmental Commission
They may be only 18, but two graduating Chesterton High School seniors played a valuable role in serving on the town of Porter's Environmental Sustainability Commission. Isabel Durkin and Devin...
LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy shot in Michigan City emergency room
A stranded motorist assisted by a sheriff's deputy with a ride to a Michigan City hospital is accused of shooting that deputy three times at the hospital's emergency room.
Man changes plea to guilty to murder in Valparaiso shooting
A man has changed his plea to guilty to a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of Trayveon Triplett at a Chicago Street apartment in Valparaiso in June....