Burns Harbor News

The Town Council received without comment Wednesday night a copy of a state letter to ArcelorMittal and notice to local officials concerning the steelmaker's application for a permit to operate "an existing solid waste land disposal facility" at its plant in the town.

Stricter laws regulating sexually oriented businesses are headed to the Town Council for final action to put more teeth in the new Burns Harbor zoning ordinance adopted last month.

For years, ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor has been stockpiling a massive 700,000 tons of dark gray, acidic, steel-making waste directly on the soil on the company's property -- less than 500 feet from Lake Michigan.

If any more evidence were needed of the impact of the recession on Duneland, it could be found in the 2008 population estimates released on Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The sole adult in a series of burglaries of downtown Chesterton businesses pleaded to one burglary charge Monday.

A semi trailer hauling Corona beer sustained significant damage on Friday after its rear tires caught fire, the Porter Fire Department said.

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor received 94 giant wind turbine blades bound for one of the world's largest wind farms under construction in northwestern Indiana.

A security guard who is accusing a Burns Harbor police officer of assaulting him has filed a civil rights complaint with the FBI and asked the Porter County Sheriff's Police to pursue a charge of battery against the officer.

In a surprise move Tuesday night, the town Board of Zoning Appeals denied ArcelorMittal's request to add more waste to a proposed new landfill on site.

A public hearing will be held today on ArcelorMittal's request to increase the amount of waste it can put in its 75.7 acre landfill in Burns Harbor.

Nearly all the hotels and motels in Porter County are in the cities and towns, but county leaders appoint almost half of the board that oversees the county's tourism agency.

The Burns Harbor Advisory Plan Commission has not yet finished its work with the draft of the new Zoning Ordinance.

In early June, the Port of Indiana received its first shipment for what is expected to be one of world's largest wind farms.

Burns Harbor Town Marshal Jerry Price was scheduled to meet today with the firm which provides security at the Burns Harbor facility of ArcelorMittal USA following an incident on June 3 at the East Gate.

Nearly 200 walkers participated in Sojourner Truth House's 10th annual walk-a-thon Saturday, raising thousands of dollars that will benefit the agency's mission of caring for homeless women and children.

MONTREAL, June 2 /CNW Telbec/ - The Bickerdike Basin at the Port of Montreal was the theatre for a spectacular operation at the start of the afternoon.

Duneland's upcoming fireworks show at the Indiana Dunes State Park is getting a boost of support from the county.

PORTAGE The last of a shipment of giant wind turbine parts was unloaded Tuesday at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan.

Local officials from throughout Porter County have begun brainstorming for a once-in-a-decade event that will profoundly impact local government: The 2010 Census.

This summer Chesterton residents and business owners will get the opportunity to express their likes and dislikes when it comes to design standards that unite the community visually.