As part of a cooperative effort with the Valparaiso Community Schools, the Valparaiso Police Department, Porter County Sheriff's Department, and the Indiana State Police will be participating in a week-long campaign to bring awareness to stop arm...
Read MorePorter County Animal Shelter’s mascots encourage community to engage with shelter
Porter County’s Animal Shelter supports and takes in over 1,000 homeless animals every year. Working tirelessly to find forever homes for each and every one, Shelter Director Jen Schaafsma and her team are excited to welcome mascots Nacho the cat...
Read MorePorter County Community Foundation Grants $232,184 to Community Organizations
The Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF) was started in 1996 to strengthen its community through generous giving and leadership. Through its Community Fund, PCCF has recently awarded 33 grants to local groups and organizations. ...
Read MoreJeff Strack honored with Good Scout Award for embodying Scouting in community
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. As an Eagle Scout, Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, strives to live up to these 12 points of the Scout Law every...
Read MorePorter County Community Foundation Awards Over $232,000 to Community Organizations
33 Nonprofits Benefit from the Generosity of Community Members The Porter County Community Foundation approved $232,184 in grants to 33 local nonprofit organizations as part of its first of two grant cycles for 2024. Grant recipients...
Read MoreValparaiso Invites Applications for Mayor’s Youth Council
The City of Valparaiso is inviting youth to apply to join the annual Mayor’s Youth Council, designed to encourage youth to interact with City government, build leadership skills and enhance civic engagement. The Council will include 15-20 members...
Read MoreIU Northwest students shine at internationally recognized research conference
Biology professor Ming Gao, 5 students visited Washington, D.C. for The Allied Genetics Conference Dr. Ming Gao, Associate Professor of Biology at Indiana University Northwest, stood alongside five students — Abraham Fielder, Deep Govani, Evan...
Read MoreNorthwest Health Employees Give Back — Donate Jars of Peanut Butter to Local Food Pantries
To help address hunger throughout the region, the employees throughout Northwest Health collected nearly 800 jars of peanut butter during its Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive in March. All of that peanut butter was then donated to local food pantries...
Read MorePorter County’s Department of Elections and Voter Registration new location makes performing your civic duty easier than ever before
In the heart of Porter County, where democracy meets determination, Sundae Schoon, director of elections and voter registration, has been stirring up the perfect recipe for fair and accessible elections for over a decade. Schoon, who strongly...
Read MorePorter County Compost Sites Reopened for 2024
The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County has officially reopened its Boone Grove and Portage Compost sites for seasonal hours beginning Monday, March 18, 2024. Portage and Boone Grove Compost Sites are open for season with regular...
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