Community

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County (BGCPC) were visited by former Notre Dame University president Rev. Edward A. “Monk” Malloy. Father Malloy, who sits on the Board of Trustees for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America was asked to visit...

All across Portage Township Schools, students are engaged in Accelerated Reader, which is a program that targets students’ reading level and provides them with short assessments to gauge their comprehension. At Aylesworth Elementary School, each...

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Local #104 awarded State Senator Karen Tallian (D-Portage) today with the Tommie Blaylock Award for Outstanding Leadership. The award is given each year to those who help promote and support the rights of...

Purdue University North Central will present a Social Sciences Colloquium with Dr. Kenneth Kincaid, assistant professor of History, speaking on "Invasive Species, Native Traditions and Resistance: Not Avatar! Ecuador in the Early Twentieth Century!"...

Register NOW for the Portage Township YMCA’s Preschool Academy 2010-2011 school year. To enroll in Pre-K Academy, child must be four by August 1, 2010.  Class meets Mon., Wed. and Fri. either 9:30 am – noon or 12:30-3:00 pm.   Monthly fees are...

The Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) has awarded a $107,776.00 grant to assist local nonprofit charities to expand crisis shelter and food programs that help the poor and homeless in Porter County. The state set-aside committee has selected this...

Two 5th grade students at Saylor Elementary, Tyler Goodman and Savannah Harmon, recently received the Young Citizenship Award. This award is given by the Portage Exchange Club. Two 5th grade students are selected twice a year, by all of the 5th grade...

In conjunction with the Park Department, the City of Portage is sponsoring a Clean Up Portage Kick Off day on Saturday, April 17, 2010. We are seeking volunteers and equipment to help beautify every corner of our city including our Parks and Trails....

Purdue University North Central students in the Religions of the East, Women and Religion classes will present "Building Bridges: The Challenge of Interfaith Issues" a series of presentations co-sponsored by Purdue North Central and the Valparaiso...

Last week was the State DECA Conference. The following is a list of winning students from the Porter County Career Center. Ryan Hough and Kayla Wallace won medallions which are given for achieving a 85% or better in one or more areas of the student's...