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The Valparaiso compost site will open for the season April 9 to give Porter County residents the opportunity to drop off yard waste resulting from their spring cleanups Regular hours for the site, located at 2150 W. Lincolnway, will be 9 a.m. to 5...

Portage High School Health Occupations Students of America, Portage Chapter, assembled Comfort Kits for the American Red Cross of Porter County, Indiana. The students collected personal hygiene items for families that encounter hardships due to...

Today, State Representatives Vernon Smith and Charlie Brown presented a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson on becoming the first African American female mayor in the State of Indiana. “I am humbled...

On Wedesnday, ValpoLife & PortageLife Publisher Chris Mahlmann joined Tavis Buchan on The Lakeshore 89.1 FM's Lakeshore Drive program to talk social media and all the happenings in Northwest Indiana this week. The program, Lakeshore Drive runs...

State Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) recently welcomed local students to the Statehouse where they served as Senate pages: Troy Borlick, son of Valparaiso residents Jason Borlick and Christa Emerson. He is a sophomore at Valparaiso High School....

On Wedesnday, ValpoLife & PortageLife Publisher Chris Mahlmann joined Dan Bindert, subbing in for Tavis Buchan, on The Lakeshore 89.1 FM's Lakeshore Drive program to talk social media and all the happenings in Northwest Indiana this week. The...

Often times in the news today, there is nothing but stories that highlight the negative aspects of life. The truly good news goes unnoticed, unreported, and sadly, the community is more often than not painted in a very poor light. Many don’t...

Lake County Public Library, 1919 West 81st Ave. (US 30), Merrillville, is offering a new phone service called Telephony whereby patrons can call to log in and hear their library card account summary. With their library card number and password handy,...

Imagine it’s the middle of the night and everyone in your house is asleep. Somehow a fire starts. The fire is initially flameless, but smoldering and producing think toxic smoke. The flames and heat are doubling approximately every minute. A few...

Porter County Career Center students from Mark Fischer’s printing class got some hands-on experience in a recent collaboration with the Portage Fire Department. Due to a grant from FEMA, the Fire Department was able to acquire a new dive and rescue...