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In Valparaiso, the Porter County Health Department will host its Inaugural Community Baby Shower. The department says the first-of-its-kind event will provide expecting parents and families with valua...

In Jasper County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says part of State Road 10 will be closed for about five weeks east of Interstate 65 starting Monday September 22, 2025. INDOT says S...

In Porter County, a landmark along the South Shore Line - the pink depot at Beverly Shores with its script-style lighted sign - is set to be preserved into the next century. Through a 100-year lease b...

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...