Portage planners OK projects
With a few more steps, four projects received the green light from the city's Plan Commission to begin putting shovels in the ground. If it gets blessings from the city's...
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Valpo runners espouse long distance technique
Heather Henderlong ran 16 marathons, including a disappointing effort at the Chicago Marathon in 2011, before deciding to try a new training program. She turned to the Hansons marathon method,...
Officials get a charge from electric initiative
The pricey Tesla Model S and BMW i8 were lined up with Chevy Volts, but the idea was to show how local partners continue to team up to make the...
School board member resigns for new teaching position
Two-term Portage Township School Board member Deb Ekdahl officially resigned her board post Monday to take a position with the Portage schools. An English teacher for 17 years in the...
Miller’s Izaac Walton plans new building after devastating fire
The morning after a two-alarm fire ravaged the Izaak Walton League-Miller Chapter building in Portage last month, Leon Lach moved through the rubble, partly in shock, promising the group would...
Police department’s educated makeover nearly complete
Portage officials are weeks away from opening the new police facility, which will be a "game-changer," according to Police Chief Troy Williams. "I don't think this is your typical police...
Portage parade draws thousands; becomes family event
Three generations of Millner women converged with dozens of family members on Willowcreek Road for the Portage Independence Day parade Monday. Like the rest of their 30-member party, double last...
Portage man fights new bid for Illinois murder trial
A Portage man has made another attempt to avoid a trial in the death four decades ago of a toddler in Illinois, taking his claims to the Illinois Supreme Court....
Senate misfires on gun control vote: Lake, Porter sheriffs
The U.S. Senate voted almost entirely along party lines Monday to make sure four gun control amendments fell short of passage. But most of those elected officials fell short of...
Assault weapons ban debate lingers as death count grows
The mass shooting in the early morning hours of June 12 that left 49 people dead in Orlando has reignited the debate over the appropriateness of owning assault rifles, and...