President and CEO of SSCVA to update on projects, tourism Speros A. Batistatos, president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso meeting on Wednesday, Sept....
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence visited Purdue University North Central today as part of a list of events he attended in Northwest Indiana. Upon arriving at PNC, Governor Pence was given a demonstration of laboratory equipment in the Fluid Mechanics Lab...
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U.S. Congressman Peter J. Visclosky announced today that Portage native Craig Kaminski completed a summer internship at his Washington, D.C. office. Kaminski is a senior at Indiana University with a double major in Political Science and History, and...
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Schools in Porter County are invited to participate in an art competition that will help the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County mark America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, and call attention to the availability of recycled latex paint....
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Meet some of the great faces that make up Blackbird Cafe's regulars and longtime employees! This week's feature is Emily! Emily is an essential and much-loved member of Blackbird Café’s staff. Blackbird inherited her in 2009 from Annalesje’s...
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The Portage MCJROTC Booster Club is hosting a Parents Meet & Greet Open House. At the Portage Library Aug 28th, 2013 at 7 PM. All parents of MCJROTC Cadets are encouraged to join us for information on what we do for the cadets, as well as meet...
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Porter County Master Gardeners will gather to prepare seeds for the Seed & Bulb Exchange portion of their 11th Annual Gardening Show. You’re invited to join them and learn how to clean and preserve seeds. Tools and packaging materials provided,...
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The Portage Exchange Club welcomed PHS grad Brandon Vickrey as its guest speaker at the August 7 meeting. Vickrey had been at guest at Exchange on two other occasions: once four years ago as one of four outstanding freshmen and last November as one...
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The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, will be closed to the public Saturday through Monday, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, for the Labor Day weekend holiday. The Valparaiso site will reopen at 9...
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Meet some of the great faces that make up Blackbird Cafe's regulars and longtime employees! This week's feature is Paula Strietelmeier! Paula is one of our favorite regulars. She owns Sheep's Clothing Knitting Supply Shop in downtown Valpo and has...
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