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Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. A contract between Portage Township Assessor Crystal Millsap and the Leanor Group, owned by Steele, is drawing scrutiny for its high price tag. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Porter County officials question high-dollar contract for Portage Township Assessor’s Office

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Porter County officials asked the county attorney to investigate a contract between the Portage Township...

Beatniks on Conkey hosts the Hammond Community Theatre run of the play "The Ghost in the Meadow" with concluding weekend curtain times Oct. 16-Oct. 18 at the 420 Conkey St. stage space in Hammond. (Beatniks on Conkey/provided)

Of Notoriety: Beatniks has ‘Ghost,’ Munster gets ‘Blacklisted,’ Poe in Michigan City

By Philip Potempa

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

Firefighters work a blaze Monday, April 20, 2026, at a condominium in the 5000 block of Spinnaker Lane in Lakes of the Four Seasons. Nobody was injured, officials said. (Kailey Gernenz/provided)

Fire destroys six-unit LOFS condominium; no injuries reported

By Deborah Laverty

April 21, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Alan Sneade was thanking the neighbor who pounded on his door shortly before a fire...

Campaign signs line the sidewalk outside as early voting gets underway Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Wicker Memorial Park in Highland. (Alexandra Kukulka/Post-Tribune)

Indiana student voter ID law reinstated complicating early voting
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By Vivian Richey

April 20, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

An Indiana law banning the use of university-issued IDs for voting is back in effect...

A cross and flowers left in front of barriers along Deep River near the spot where the body of Rodrigo Montes was found Thursday March 26, 2026 in Lake Station, Indiana. Rodrigo Montes, 18, a senior at River Forest High School, had been missing since early Monday.(Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake Station teen’s death in river ruled accidental

By Meredith Colias-Pete

April 20, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Rodrigo “Rico” Montes, 18, died from asphyxia, or being unable to breathe. The drowning was...

Post-Tribune nets three awards at Indiana SPJ ceremony

By Post-Tribune

April 20, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Two Post-Tribune reporters and one editor brought home awards from the Indiana Pro Chapter banquet...

Kelly Jurkowski of Wheatfield, right, and Liz Engel of Valparaiso mend used items during an Earth Day celebration at the Porter County Expo Center on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County Earth Day celebration focuses on reducing landfill waste

By Shelley Jones

April 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Porter County's Earth Day event Saturday combined the efforts of many hands to steward the...

Soured relationship led Hammond man to kill relative roommate: records

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By Meredith Colias-Pete

April 20, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

Juan Mares, 28, was charged Friday with murder in the April 15 death of Matthew...

Valparaiso University math professor Patrick Sullivan looks over an old map, part of the Henry F. Moellering Collection, during the Moellering Academic Panel on Spatial Sciences, hosted Friday, April 17, 2026, by VU’s Department of Geography, Meteorology and Environmental Science and the Christopher Center Library. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

GIS experts discuss privacy, ethics while mapping data

By Doug Ross

April 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Privacy and ethics while matching data with locations were hot topics during Friday’s panel discussion...

Valparaiso council keeping tabs on downtown protests

By Shelley Jones

April 20, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

The Valparaiso City Council is keeping tabs on the regularly occurring protests on the downtown...

Friends of Indiana Dunes hold their 30th annual Native Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Friends’ Office, 1000 W. Oak Hill Rd., in Porter. (Friends of Indiana Dunes/provided)

News briefs: Plant sale, museum program, prenatal health and more

By Post-Tribune

April 20, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Community news from around the region.

Business briefs: Franciscan launches wellness walking program

By Post-Tribune

April 19, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

News and events around the area