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Duneland School Board to decide tax referendum Monday
The Duneland School Board will decide Monday whether to ask local property taxpayers to offset years of state education cuts by adding up to 22 cents on the local property tax rate in each of the next seven years.
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Dunes Kankakee Trail consensus: Run it through Downtown Chesterton
What route through the Town of Chesterton should the Dunes-Kankakee Trail take on its way from Indiana Dunes State Park to the Kankakee River near Hebron? At a visioning workshop Thursday night, the 25 or so folks in attendance reached something like a consensus, first on the benefits which they would like the D-K Trail to confer on Chesterton, and ... (more)
County planners advance new rules on property maintenance, compost sites
The county could be getting new regulations on stormwater standards, property maintenance, LED signage and commercial composting sites as all four subjects met favorable review by the plan commission on Wednesday.
Porter County historic roads to be featured in IMAX movie
A crew filming an IMAX movie about Indiana's historic roads and the fascinating stories to be told along those roads is filming in Porter County today and Friday.
a G.K. Chestertonian Reading of This Pontificate
ROME, FEB. 7, 2012 .- G.K. Chesterton and Benedict XVI have plenty in common, according to a professor of literature and Catholicism from the Pontifical Lateran University.
Porter County Council examines health coverage for employees
The county self-insures when it comes to employee medical coverage, and has for decades, using Anton Insurance of Chesterton and Valparaiso to handle claims and logistics.
Duneland School funding crisis, possible tax referendum outlined at meeting
An underlying tension filled the Chesterton High School auditorium on Monday night when more than 230 community members turned out to hear details of a possible referendum to raise funds for Duneland Schools.
Loose Horse Trailer Kills Semi Driver
Porter County, Ind. - A semi-trailer truck driver was killed early Saturday when he hit a horse trailer that had broken free from an SUV on the Indiana Toll Road near Chesterton.
Porter County groups release 10 year plan for to fight homelessness
Organizations addressing housing issues in Porter County banded together on Monday to announce the No Place Like Home initiative, a ten-year plan to end homelessness throughout the county.
Bonnie Shoaf: Weather conditions worsen on drive north
The sun was shining on that March day in 2007. It was 38 degrees when I left Lafayette to drive to Chesterton, Ind.
Chesterton BZA approves sign variances for auto dealership
Members of the Connors family told the Chesterton Board of Zoning Appeals why they need to revise signage at their East Porter Avenue auto dealership, but it was matriarch Phyllis Connors who cut to the chase.
CFD douses third house fire in three days, this one in a kitchen
Chesterton firefighters responded to their third house fire in as many days on Tuesday, this one a kitchen fire in a residence in the 800 block of South Jackson Blvd.
Indiana December jobless rate holds steady, increases locally
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported the state's preliminary seasonally adjusted jobless rate held steady at 9.0 percent in December, the same as November and October .
N. Ind. man collapses, dies while jogging at park
CHESTERTON, Ind. - State parks officials say a 65-year-old northern Indiana man collapsed and died while jogging with friends at Indiana Dunes State Park.
Final variances approved for 109 acre St. Andrews medical campus
Developers of the mixed-use 109-acre medical campus adjoining the new Porter hospital are taking a breath as the Porter County Board of Appeals unanimously voted to approve the last of 36 variances petitioned since October.
Utility says Post Office having trouble getting bills to residents on time
And if you haven't received your bill by early next week, say, you would do well to call Utility Billing Clerk Donna Simmers at 926-1572. Because-it turns out-the U.S. Postal Service has been having some problems getting the bills to customers on a timely basis.