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Sundae Schoon, Porter County Director of Elections and Registration, explains the testing of ballots at the election test Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in preparation for the general election. Early voting starts Tuesday. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Officials test Porter County election equipment ahead of early voting

October 2, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Porter County voters can expect to move through the voting process faster than ever this general election, Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey said.

Toni Rosenthal-Claus walks the hay fields on her property, which s was handed down through her family. The Rosenthal Homestead in Crown Point is a sesquicentennial awardee in this year's Hoosier Homestead awards, which recognize generationally owned Hoosier family farms. The property tour took place on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

‘I’ve always wanted to be a farmer’: Indiana recognizes longstanding generational farms

October 2, 2026 at 11:20 a.m.

The Rosenthal Homestead in Crown Point may be down to 20 acres, but it’s still the heart of the extended family that has grown from it for six generations.

Porter County's Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce, or MUST, listens to a presentation by Amber Nielsen of Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, regarding the county's options for managing its local income tax under Senate Bill 1. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County, municipal leaders consider future of local income tax

October 1, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Porter County and city and town leaders plan to explore scenarios dealing with a new local income tax law that has all municipalities opting in.

Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, and Valparaiso staff and administrators break ground on the Weston Street Storm Sewer Project in downtown Valparaiso Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

‘An important milestone’: Valparaiso’s sewer, stormwater separation is 90% complete

September 30, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

The city of Valparaiso broke ground on 1,200 feet of new sewer that will separate storm and sanitary water west of the courthouse square.

Volunteer Kathy Micka hands a box of crackers to a visitor during the Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana storm relief meal distribution event at Porter County Aging & Community Services in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Micka, of Valparaiso, said she enjoys volunteering since recently retiring in July. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A lot of heartbreak’: Porter County residents get post-storm food assistance

September 23, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Valparaiso resident Teresa Smith changed the way she shops for food in the aftermath of the Aug. 11 derecho that smashed through the region.

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

Valparaiso council carries ordinances for Pratt Industries expansion

September 16, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

Plans by Pratt Industries to expand on land annexed by Valparaiso for a converting plant, along with a zoning change, will have to wait.

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County commissioners support locked out BP workers with resolution

September 15, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

The Porter County Board of Commissioners made a public declaration of support for the 800 families still being affected by the ongoing BP lockout.

Ryan Moore selected to replace Peter Anderson on Valparaiso council

September 16, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

A caucus of Republican precinct committee members selected Ryan Moore to finish the Valparaiso City Council term of Peter Anderson.

Freida Graves, of Faith Farms and Orchard in Gary, right, talks about her farm's inability to access all its self-generated solar power during recent storms at an Agricultural Advisory Council meeting with U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, at the Porter County Administration Building Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Farmers share needs, concerns with U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan: ‘It’s just not fun anymore’

September 13, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Area farmers gave U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan the lay of their land Friday afternoon and the reports were discouraging to say the least.

The Valparaiso Police Department. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso board approves expanded policy on license plate readers

September 12, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

The Valparaiso Board of Works and Safety approved an amendment to the police department’s automatic license plate reader policy Friday.

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