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Fellowship helping Portage’s food service director stir up program

May 31, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Portage Township Schools Food Service Director Dawn Kelley had homework due on Friday. She’s one of 23 school food service professionals nationwide to have been granted a 2026 Healthy School...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County Election Board debates how much help to give candidates

May 30, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

The Porter County Election Board pondered Thursday how much to help candidates beyond what’s legally required. Consultant Kenard Taylor, who has been treasurer for hundreds of campaigns, walked the board...

Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals members Scott McClure and Bob Gilliana listen to NextEra Energy Transmission Mid-Atlantic’s plans to build a warehouse with outdoor storage in Liberty Township during a Porter County BZA meeting Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County BZA puts conditions on NextEra warehouse plan

May 29, 2026 at 10:42 a.m.

NextEra Energy’s failed attempt to build a solar farm in Morgan Township cast a shadow over NextEra Energy Transmission Mid-Atlantic’s plan to build a 6,000-square-foot warehouse on the northwest corner...

An artist’s rendering shows the refurbished Brown Mansion in Chesterton and the adjacent Westchester Township History Center archives and office designed to resemble the barn that once stood at the site. (Rendering provided by Westchester Township Public Library)

Porter County Council OKs Westchester Township museum project

May 28, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Westchester Township Public Library received the Porter County Council’s blessing for a $6.2 million project to refurbish the Brown Mansion in Chesterton and recreate the barn that once stood there...

Valparaiso City Hall is pictured. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso to drill 3 new water wells, negotiate with water utility on long-term solution

May 28, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

The Valparaiso City Council is considering a $10 million bond issue for three new water wells on the city’s east side. The project would also use up to $4 million...

A new Sunset Hill Farm Nature and Event Center – the naming rights are up for sale – is planned by the Porter County Park Board. Fundraising efforts for the more than 5,000-square-foot building and a new south county park began last month. (Bob DeRuntz/provided)

Porter County raising funds for new park, Sunset Hill events center

May 27, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

The Porter County Park Board and foundation are raising funds for two key capital projects – a major events/nature center facility at Sunset Hill Farm County Park and a new...

Portage High School stands at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Airport Road.

Jeff Smith named Portage athletic director

May 27, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Portage Township School Board member Jeff Smith resigned from the board Monday to become the new Portage High School athletic director. Smith, who replaced Troy Williams on the board a...

Two bridges closed on U.S. 6 in Porter County

May 27, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

Drivers have gotten accustomed to creative routes to avoid a closed section of U.S. 6 near South Haven. Now they’re going to have to adjust to another bridge construction project...

South Shore Line President and General Manager Michael Noland speaks during the grand opening of the 11th Street train station and parking garage in Michigan City on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. He is now reflecting on the many years he lead the agency. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Mike Noland reflects on expanding, improving South Shore Line service

May 25, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

On his second day on the job, Mike Noland was at a public meeting in Munster, working on extending South Shore Line service from Hammond to Dyer. “My second day...

Vehicles travel on the westbound Borman Expressway near the intersection with northbound Interstate 65 on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Over 90 days, 283 undocumented immigrants driving trucks were stopped in Northwest Indiana, an aid to Gov. Mike Braun said Thursday. (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Indiana nabs 283 immigrants with CDL issued elsewhere over 90 days

May 24, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

Over 90 days, 283 undocumented immigrants driving trucks were stopped in Northwest Indiana, Tony Ferraro told the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission executive board Thursday. “That’s over three a day...

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