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We are coming to Woodland Park for the Portage Holiday Craft Show November 26 and 27! Portions of the Lydia’s Heart 2011 Christmas show proceeds will be donated Hilltop Neighborhood House (www.hilltophouse.org) located in Valparaiso and serving...

You're invited to join the conversation What questions do you have about state government, changes in state laws or the legislative process? Now is your chance to ask those questions, learn what other Hoosiers want to know, and receive a public...

Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas and Portage Mayor Olga Velazquez made proclamations this week in each of their respective cities in recognition of the Porter County Community Foundation’s 15th Anniversary and Community Foundation Week, November 12 -...

The Portage Fire Department has recently received its first Stryker Power Pro Cot. The funds to purchase it from Stryker Medical were donated by NLMK in the Port of Indiana. The amount donated was $12,200. The new cot works on a Dewalt rechargeable...

The Sierra Club will be launching the Clean Energy Future Coalition at their event on Wednesday, November 16 at 5:00 PM at Long Beach Old School Community Center in Long Beach, IN. The coalition is made up of more than 40 businesses and organizations...

South Shore Clean Cities would like to wish all of our service men and women, past and present, a Happy Veterans Day! Thank you for your service and dedication to our Nation.

Join 11 other representatives in writing letter to the Department of Defense Late last week, Congressmen Joe Donnelly and Pete Visclosky joined 11 other U.S. Representatives in writing a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) requesting that they...

I am just going through my emails after a short vacation and came upon an email from the wife of a Portage Firefighter who was kind enough to bring a rather important matter to my attention. It seems that a Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert...

Learn to make a lidded basket with ceramic knob. Basket includes a shelf to hold the basket and has a wooden base. Fee is $25; pre-registration and a non-refundable $10.00 deposit is required. Class limited to 12 persons, beginners are welcome. Call...

All City of Portage offices will be closed Friday, November 11, 2011 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. All Friday recycling and garbage routes will be collected on Saturday.