Category Archives: Our Communities

The American Red Cross says it once again joined forces with PEANUTS, and in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the comic strip, those who come to give blood August 29, 2025-September 21, 2025, wo...

In Valparaiso, the city is inviting neighborhoods to submit applications for the annual Neighborhood Improvement Grant program, announced Maggie Clifton, Valparaiso's Community Engagement Director. Pr...

In Porter County, residents of the city of Valparaiso and Center Township are encouraged to call the Valparaiso Fire Department to have free smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms installed in their ho...

In Portage, Portage High School will host a special dedication ceremony to honor former longtime football coach Les Klein by officially naming the football field Les Klein Field. The event will take p...

In far southern Indiana, a swamp chestnut oak tree has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National Champion Tree Program. The tree stands 95 feet tall, has a circumfer...

  The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will host winter seasonal hiring events on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. local time, at six locations across the state,...

In Valparaiso, the Utility Field Services Division (FSD) for Valparaiso City Services (VCS) will resume the scheduled maintenance program for unidirectional flushing of water mains on Wednesday, Septe...

In Portage, the Clerk Archives Department, a local unit operated by the Porter County Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office, has received a $750 micro-grant award from Centier Bank to support the Archiv...

In Chesterton, the Duneland Family YMCA on West Morgan Avenue has unveiled the John and Laurie (Wehner) Evans Healthy Aging Center. Formerly known as the Senior Center on the first floor of the new Du...

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana has launched its annual "Return to Learn" match campaign which coincides with the start of the school year. The month-long initiative challenges e...