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 homes through the "Out To Alarm Valpo" Program. Officials say the program, launched in 2015, has already made h...

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 place during halftime of the home game against Valparaiso on Friday, October 10, 2025. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm. Pri...

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 circumference of 26 ½ feet, and a canopy spread of 118 feet. The tree is on private property in Jennings County, just outs...

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, and on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. local time at four locations in the Southeast district. Winter seaso...

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, September 10, 2025. The flushing was temporarily suspended during the summer months and will be completed this fall. The city...

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 Archive Department's digitization project. In July, the Clerk Archives team sought out grant funds to further the goals of the...

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 Duneland Family YMCA Healthy Living Campus, a news release said the multi-purpose space is meant to serve older adults thr...

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 each of the organization's nine Clubs to raise funds for nearly 8,500 Club kids across the region. A news relea...

In Crown Point, Crossroads Chamber says it recently hosted its first-ever Your Future, Your Choice 7th and 8th grade Career Exploration event. The chamber says the event held at Great Lakes Sports Hub was in response to Indiana's new high school diploma requirements and the growing need to introduce students to career ...

In Indianapolis, Governor Mike Braun says a new independent study from the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at the IU Kelley School of Business affirms the strength of the state's READI regions as an economic and workforce framework. "This report proves what we've seen on the ground: Indiana's regions are s...