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  1. Dear Santa, here's a Christmas wish list from Northwest Indiana...Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | Post Tribune

    ... Daniels) is working on it, but he can use your help. * An Olive Garden restaurant in Porter County, preferably in Portage. * A quiet table for two for Speros Batistatos, president of the president of the South Shore Convention and Visitors ...

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    Related Topix: Gary, IN, Hobart, IN, Porter County, IN

  2. Defense, free throws key another Portage road winRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post Tribune

    A little separation meant a lot in a defense-oriented Duneland Conference girls basketball game between Portage and Chesterton.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. Lawyers will query jurors in Jada killingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post Tribune

    Attorneys in the case of a Hobart woman facing a potential life sentence for murder of a Portage toddler have submitted proposed jury questionnaires.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Hobart, IN, Laporte County, IN

  4. Portage takes advantage of size in victoryRead the original story

    Yesterday | Post Tribune

    The game plan against Portage probably isn't overly complex. The Indians don't have a player on their roster taller than 6-foot-2, so it makes sense for opponents with any sort of size to get the ball inside as often as possible.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  5. Bicyclist killed in predawn collision

    Yesterday | Post Tribune

    A bicyclist died when she was hit by a car at 5 a.m. Thursday on U.S. 20 at Old Porter Road. Virginia Strauch, 46, of Portage, had been on her way to work along with her brother, John Strauch, also of Portage. She apparently died of a head wound, ...

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  6. Concerned about cuts in state school funding? Contact your representativesRead the original story

    Friday | Chesterton Tribune

    ... 46204-2785. Telephone numbers: (800) 382-9467 or (317) 232-9400. Local Senator and Reps *State Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage (District 4), represents all of Westchester, Liberty, Jackson, and Pine townships. E-mail Tallian at S4@in.gov All 100 ...

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    Related Topix: Chesterton, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Gary, IN

  7. Bicyclist hit by car, killed on US 20Read the original story

    Friday | Chesterton Tribune

    A Portage bicyclist was killed Thursday after being struck by a motorist on U.S. Highway 20, Portage Police said.

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    Related Topix: Porter County, IN, Chesterton, IN

  8. Portage man sentenced to four years in prison for fatal OWIRead the original story

    Friday | Chesterton Tribune

    A Portage man who Porter Police said was driving drunk when he turned into the path of a Michigan City man's car on U.S. Highway 20 in August 2008, in a crash which killed the Michigan City man, has been sentenced to four years in the Indiana Department of Correction , the Porter County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.

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    Related Topix: Porter, IN, Michigan City, IN, Porter County, IN

  9. Meet a teen: Breanna VillanuevaRead the original story

    Friday | Post Tribune

    At home: grandparents, John and Dolores Blalock; mother, Melissa Villanueva; sisters, Mandy, 24, and Megan, 14; brother, Andrew, 13; and a schnoodle , Jenna School and class: Portage High School, Class of 2011 What are the best parts of your life? "Coming home from school and hanging out with my boyfriend.

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    Related Topix: Fire, South Haven, IN

  10. Teen Directs Bone Marrow Donor DriveRead the original story

    Thursday | WMTV Madison

    Danielle Schuld is a Junior at Portage High School. She also happens to be a Senior Girl Scout on a mission to help those who are struggling with life-threatening diseases.

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  11. Quickly NeighborsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Post Tribune

    ... God continues to bless you. I would like to thank the honest person who turned in my mother's purse at McDonald's in Portage on Saturday, and also to the employees. You made an 88-year-old a very happy woman. May God bless you. It's obvious that the ...

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  12. Portage Township School District Turns To Unitrends For One-Stop...Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | PRWeb

    With the Unitrends solution, Portage was able to reduce operational costs and protect their entire system.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, PRWeb

  13. Burns Harbor to keep recycle binsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Chesterton Tribune

    ... keeping its recycling collection site in Boone Grove, which also could have been closed. Board member Sue Lynch of Portage did encourage Burns Harbor residents to recycle more and increase the 2 percent of county-wide 2008 recycling volume they ...

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    Related Topix: Burns Harbor, IN, Porter County, IN, Boone-Grove, IN, Chesterton, IN

  14. EPA raids Porter County slag processor CalumiteRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

    ... to the Calumite Company LLC's plant at the Port of Indiana in Burns Harbor. Others searched the company's office in Portage. Special agent in charge Randy Ashe of the criminal investigation division of EPA's Chicago office says they were executing ...

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    Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Porter County, IN, Burns Harbor, IN

  15. Around the regionRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Post Tribune

    ... Participants will receive a gift and a healthy snack. For more information or to reserve a space, call 531-8009. PORTAGE Oil painting for beginners: Susan Young will conduct an oil-painting class from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Portage Branch ...

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    Related Topix: Porter County, IN, Valparaiso, IN

  16. 'Amazing' home-schooled students compete in spelling bee

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Post Tribune

    ... marvelous." The junior division, ages 8-11, included Rachel Hewitt of Valparaiso, Noah and Angelo Lopez of Portage, Rachel Wilson of Lake Station, and Paloma Calvin and Regan Sink, both of Chesterton. They were challenged with words such as iguana, ...

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    Related Topix: Valparaiso, IN, Porter County, IN, Crown Point, IN, Chesterton, IN, Lake Station, IN

  17. Tony ServinskyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | The Sentinel

    ... of 46 Central Ave., Lewistown, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. Born Feb. 14, 1924, in Portage, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Pollak) Servinsky. He is survived by his loving wife, Wilda (Stombaugh) ...

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  18. Pop Warner historyRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Post Tribune

    The Portage Pop Warner cheer program just kept getting better all season long, and it culminated in what is thought to be the best finish by a Northwest Indiana cheer squad at nationals at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  19. Portage cabin restoration could top $471K

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Post Tribune

    A 14-by-24-foot log cabin built more than 150 years ago could become one of the most expensive houses in town if the Portage Park Department follows through with plans to restore it.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

  20. Law and OrderRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Post Tribune

    A Hobart man pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Portage home and faces up to 10 years in prison.

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    Related Topix: Hobart, IN, Chesterton, IN, Porter County, IN

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