Parks confident that beaches are ready for waves of visitors
With the Memorial Day weekend, also comes the traditional start of the summer season on the shores of Lake Michigan. If school's not out, it's just days away and thousands...
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Portage High School robotics teams make success automatic
Big stages, bright lights and cheering crowds. That's what the five Portage High School robotics teams took with them to major competitions last month, winning a national title and competing...
Police investigating Portage bank robbery
Portage police are asking the public's help in finding a man who robbed the Chase Bank branch at 6200 Central Ave. Thursday morning. Detectives canvassed businesses near the site, interviewing...
Man charged, but Portage police continue theft investigation
An Illinois man's recent arrest for identity theft may be common, but it's a sign of a much larger problem, a Portage police official said Tuesday. ID theft has exploded...
Officials eye parking predicament solution at middle school
As the school year winds down, a temporary fix to the problem of traffic congestion around Willowcreek Middle School, on the corner of Willowcreek Road and Central Avenue in Portage,...
Businesses pick up what’s left after Portage fire
As he surveyed what once was his dental practice, Keary Bewick tried to think about his next steps. "We're pretty much trying to develop a plan of attack and being...
Math, social studies programs considered in Portage
The Portage Township School Board is expected to vote to adopt elementary and middle school math and high school social studies programs and resources when the group meets Thursday. The...
Portage mayor defends search of county email
Portage Mayor James Snyder defended hiring a law firm to dig up emails and correspondence between Porter County Council members and commissioners preceding an statement they signed last month criticizing...
Portage salutes police at annual service
No Portage police officers have been killed in the line of duty, an extraordinary accomplishment considering the number of police officers falling to violence nationwide and how attitudes toward police...
Portage projects change face of city
Two projects -- one a glamorous development of homes and retail shops and the other a necessary infrastructure improvement important to the city's growth -- had Portage officials talking about...