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Mayor Olga G. Valzquez presents the Public Safety Summit 2010, to be held Tuesday, September 21 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Portage High School West Auditorium.  Featured speakers include Mayor Olga G. Velazquez, Portage Police Chief Mark Becker,...

Has it happened to your friends? Your family? DON'T let it happen to you, learn how to safeguard your financial identity! "Preventing Identity Theft and Protecting Your Assets" is an educational series sponsored by Western & Southern Financial...

The City of Portage is hosting a public informational meeting on the Central Avenue Reconstruction project, from Hamstrom Road to Scott Street. The meeting will be held Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 5:30 pm at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, located...

The start of every school year is marked with back-to-school sales and dentist and doctor appointments, but what is often overlooked is not what takes place during school, but when the bell rings at the end of the day. Once children’s homework is...

In Indiana, over 19,000 people with physical and developmental disabilities rely on Direct Support Professionals for essential support with employment, connections within their community, and basic health and safety needs. As the teachers,...

Well, I'm finally tying the knot this weekend. It's been a long, interesting six months or so since our engagement. Between moving the wedding up a year, helping coordinate all the major details, and testing how many I don't really care's I can get...

I woke up this morning with a bit of pep in my step. I was wide awake, and ready to attack the world. I guess “attack” is a rather poignant word. You see, I was up all night indulging in some of the finest zombie movies ever created. My guilty...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County will host Purdue University’s Robbie Hummel of the Purdue Boilermaker Basketball team at this year’s 11th Annual Steak & Burger Dinner on September 30 at the Porter County Expo Center. Silent...

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, & life skills and now is a great time to get your Kindergarten through 12th grade students involved in the Porter County 4-H Program! Here are some quick...

All branches of the Porter County Public Library System including, Valparaiso, Portage, South Haven, Hebron and Kouts, will be closed for a Staff In-Service Day on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. We will reopen for regular hours on Wednesday, September...