Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Community: Photo: Duneland United Churches Resale Shop burns mortgage after only four years

Business: Strong flu season boosts first quarter results of Porter hospital owner

Town of Chesterton: Town moves to create west Chesterton TIF district

Financing rate on aerial gets bumped up council to meet Friday at 12 pm

Town workers plan benefit dinner for one of their own May 31

Sports: Peterson shuts down Valparaiso as Trojans pick up DAC win

CHS Softball comes from behind to beat Valpo

Chesterton Girls Track sweeps No. 14 Merrillville and LaPorte

CHS Boys Track splits beats LaPorte falls to Merrillville

Chesterton Girls Tennis beats Portage 4-1

Boys Golf beats Merrillville

Reunion: 40 years of CHS speech and debate to be celebrated this summer with reunion

Obituaries: Estel Lee Simpson dies at 40

Carl R. Boatright dies at 65

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Town of Chesterton: Town Council settles on watered down town manager

Town buys fire truck with rainy day funds

Council enacts fine schedule for MS4 violations

Business: US Steel reports solid first quarter

Election: Clinton to make second visit to Porter County on Wednesday

Schools: CHS wind ensemble qualifies for State Finals

Obituary: John Gex 'Jack' Leath service set

Monday, April 28, 2008

Election 2008: 3 Democrats in the running for 10th District State Representative

Brown faces Bullock in Democrat primary for 3rd District State Rep

Soliday and Olson square off in 4th District State Rep primary

Poll: Schellinger and Long Thompson tied

Police: Porter police say woman fabricated story of gazebo assault

Sports: CHS Girls Track wins Andrean Invitational

CHS softball team beats Hebron 10-2

Trojan golfers split up and finish 3rd and 7th

Trojan Tennis finishes third in Merrillville

Obituary: Georgette 'Jerry' Wade dies at 80

Friday, April 25, 2008

Election 2008: Absentee voting deadline nears

Governor race splits Kernan family

Poll shows Obama and Clinton close in Indiana

Chesterton Tribune tells election deadlines

Town of Chesterton: BZA approves bulk of DQ sign variances but continues free standing sign request

BZA okays variances for Broadway engine shop

Business / Economy: USW blasts Senate GOP for blocking equal pay law

Sports: Trojans beat Slicers and hand Coach Campbell career win 600

Walk off single lifts Trojan softball team past Slicers 8-7

CHS Golfers beat Crown Point and Valpo

Obituaries: William 'Bill' Bennett, Sr. service set

Florence L. Pearson memorial set

Alan O. Rippe services set

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Election 2008: Jim Murphy and Andy Vasquez seek Republican nomination for Porter County Commissioner

Pick three out of four Democrats seeking nomination for Porter County Council

Area lawmakers endorse Long Thompson for governor

Business: BP buying Whiting electrical generating unit from NiSource; NIPSCO shut out of deal

China Internet population ties US for world's biggest

Indiana: State seeks to wean Medicaid clients from unneeded ER visits

Community: Pearl Warble to celebrate 100th birthday Saturday

Police: One injured in car versus train

Obituary: Nancy Darlene Clark Arndt dies at 58

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Election 2008: 5 Republicans vie for 3 seats on Porter County Council

Porter County: Porter County says state to blame for ongoing tax mess

Council bans overtime if working from home

Town of Porter: Porter Beach residents asked to volunteer for overlay committee

Porter lacks warming and cooling station for residents without power in an emergency

Porter TAC committee to go public with meeting dates and minutes

Earth Day grant: Replacing exotic in Hawthorne Park with native wetland species

Chesterton High School Sports: CHS Softball pounds out 19 hits in DAC win

Trojan Baseball beats Michigan City

CHS Girls Track beats Crown Point

Chesterton Boys Track falls to Crown Point in DAC meet

Trojan Girls Tennis falls to LaPorte

Obituaries: Barry L. Kahotdies at 64

Barbara May Stavropoulos dies at 79

Arrangements pending for Nancy Clark-Arndt

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Election 2008: Brewer and Wichlinski vying for GOP nomination for Porter County Treasurer

USW members urged to make own choice for president

Town of Chesterton: New Dairy Queen on Chesterton BZA agenda Thursday

Police: Chesterton man withdraws plea in federal gun case

Road rage incident under investigation

History: Indiana DNR launches new historic properties database

Monday, April 21, 2008

Police: I-94 traffic stop nets $153,900

Schools: CMS is grand champ at LakePorter Math conference

Sports: Zack Novak named to Indiana All-Star team

Chesterton Softball shuts out Crown Point for DAC win

Trojan Softball sweeps CHS Invitational

Girls Track finishes fourth at West Lafayette

Boys Track finishes 10th at West Lafayette

CHS golfers finish 2nd

CHS Tennis beats Mishawaka Marian

Four run sixth lifts Bulldogs past Chesterton

Obituaries: Clem Kosmatka dies at 90

Barbara Ann MacLeod dies at 73

Infant Justin Daniel Adams dies

Friday, April 18, 2008

Illinois earthquake rudely wakes Dunelanders

Schools: Committee comments give a preview of likely Duneland School building projects

Business / Region: Sure sign of spring: First load of imported steel arrives at Port of Indiana Burns Harbor today

Stealing copper wire from NIPSCO substations can kill you and it's illegal

Bayh: Iraq should use oil profits to help pay costs of its own reconstruction

WYIN TV gets grants to go digital; analog viewers should prepare for February 2009

Town of Chesterton: Trout suggests creating new I-zoned TIF district off 149

Community: Photo: Rotary hosts visitors from Australia

Sports: Baseball picks up comeback win at East Chicago

Chesterton Softball upends Portage in DAC battle

Girls Tennis falls to No 17 Michigan City

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Porter County: County BZA grants variances for new Liberty Twp hospital

Residents against development on Meridian until drainage is fixed

Town of Chesterton: Duneland Trails hearing tonight in Chesterton

Chamber backs hiring of Chesterton town manager

Town of Porter: Porter residents call for reform of town zoning process

Plan for 8 lot subdivision on Oak Hill Road draws opposition

Police: LaPorte County Police rescue anglers from chilly waters of Hog Lake after their boat capsizes

Indiana State Police dismantled 820 meth labs in 2007 up from 2006

Sports: Chesterton Baseball blanks Merrillville 15-0

Chesterton Softball outlasts Merrillville for third DAC win

CHS Girls Tennis beats South Bend Clay

Obituaries: Marilyn Jean nee Isbey Carlson dies at 78

Dorothy Rose Higgins dies at 84

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Porter County: Commissioners endorse $67,000 toward Adult Ed

County Commissioners finalize new tower ordinance

Jail officers face discipline over alleged highjinks

US 6 rezoning withdrawn

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton struggles to pay for $750,000 fire truck

Arbor Day scheduled for April 26 here

Town of Porter: Porter residents have little to say so far about future of town parks

Porter leaders smooth rift over inter-departmental cooperation

Wonders and Weeds by Paulene Poparad: April Time to get a preview of the butterflies to come

Sports: Trojan girls split with Portage and Valparaiso

Chesterton Boys Track falls twice at Portage

Obituary: Robert Buchwalter dies at 65

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Town of Chesterton: Williams resignation may clear way for Chesterton to hire town manager

Chesterton clears the way for sidewalk link to Porter trail

Chesterton needs 24 more paid firefighters and another fire station

Hopkins Ace proposes town-friendly parking lot

Council hires Umbaugh for excess levy appeal

Indian Boundary Road and Broadway from Eighth to 19th to be paved this season

Porter County: Liberty Township hospital seeking variances

Elections: Liberty 2nd grader asks Clinton about education

Police: Inmate allegation prompts investigation at county jail

Sports: Chesterton Baseball hands Lake Central its first loss

Chesterton Girls Tennis falls at Plymouth

LC shuts out CHS Softball

Monday, April 14, 2008

Elections: Hillary Clinton brings campaign to Porter County

Once-in-a-lifetime? A Presidential Candidate speaks in Porter County

Visclosky remains undecided

Visclosky to union members: 'Vote straight Democrat'

Police: Charged with attempted robbery of liquor store

Defrauded of $4,559

Manhunt leads to arrest of Hebron man

Sports: Girls Track wins four events at Chesterton Relays

Boys Track wins three events at Chesterton Relays

Late Portage rally beats Trojan Baseball

Obituaries: Mary Ann Criswell dies at 65

Paul George Lazur dies at 83

Friday, April 11, 2008

Westchester Library: Lawmakers muddied the water on library budget, board told

Porter County Election Board: Election Board to pay disputed bill under protest

Youth invited to work the polls in Porter County

Community: Don's Hobby Place offers slotcars, skateboard customizing, model kits

Police: Credit card phone scam reported to Porter Police

Town of Burns Harbor: Property owners told work with Building Commissioner to avoid condemnation

Speeders beware in Burns Harbor

Sports: CHS grad Ballinger earns GLVC honor

Panthers get three late runs to beat Trojans

Obituaries: Frances Ross-Shanon Utley dies at 86

Bruce Alan Moser dies at 66

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Porter County planners endorse ban on tower strobe lights

Planners okay north county highway garage

Planners urge rejection of rezoning south of US 6

Town of Porter: Sewer woes threaten new building in Porter

Community: YMCA Healthy Kids Day Saturday

Scrapbook for a Cure this Saturday here

Police: Strong arm robbery on South Shore train

Sports: Ross home run lifts CHS baseball over Vikings

Chesterton Girls Track splits DAC opener

Rail Cats manager and mascot are a hit at Girls and Boys Club

Trojan Girls Tennis wins season opener

Obituary: Aaron Steven Mullican dies at 15

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Duneland Schools: Board hears pitch for synthetic turf at CHS football field

28 CHS students to receive academic rings

CHS and St Patrick win grants from DEF

Porter County: New state law alters funding for drug education for jail inmates

Town of Porter: Porter BZA decision can't be overturned without someone going to court

Sports: CHS Softball scores four late runs to beat Valparaiso 4-1

Boys Track team picks up pair of DAC wins

Obituary: Jennie Pearman dies at 79

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Duneland Schools: School board resumes random drug testing of CHS students

CHS chosen for International Baccalaureate program

Police: 1st Source Bank robbed again

Police seek public help in finding owner of dogs in attack on jogger

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor planners deadlock over Stone River

Science / Environment: Study: Disinfection of drinking water creates toxic byproducts

Sports: Mental focus key to Girls Tennis success

Obituaries: Stephen Costello Sr., dies at 50

George Patterson dies at 73

Carl Blair dies at 85

Arrangements pending for Jennie Pearman

Monday, April 7, 2008

Region / Porter County: South Shore extension referendum sought

Sports: CHS baseball team gets two wins at Lafayette Classic

Softball wins 2 out of 3 at Horseshoe Classic

CHS golfers finish 4th at Hall of Fame Classic

Obituaries: Gayle Dillinger dies at 63

Richard H. Whitlow dies at 67

John Sabo dies at 83

George N. Patterson dies at 73

Robert W. Gray dies at 60

Friday, April 4, 2008

Schools: Duneland school building study group turns attention to middle school needs

Police: Victims of car train crash identified

Parks: Porter County accepts demolition bids for Sunset Hill barn and house

Farmer Jim retires after years of helping children appreciate the animals at Chellberg Farm

Sports: Trojan girls run past Highland in outdoor opener

CHS Boys track team handles Highland

Trojan golfers get started Saturday at Rock Hollow

CHS baseball team wins opener with shutout of Bishop Noll

CHS Softball falls at LaPorte

Obituaries: Richard H. Whitlow dies at 67

Arrangements pending for Gayle Dillinger

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Police: Two killed when train hits car

Construction worker dies after being hit by falling beam

Sleepy driver hits hurts Indiana State Police trooper

Strangers offer kids candy in Portage

Local History: Traveling WWII photo exhibit unveiled at Westchester History Museum

Town of Burns Harbor: Outdoor art program considered for Burns Harbor park

Voice of the People: How to vote for or against South Shore expansion

Chesterton High School Sports: Boys Track under new leadership opens today

Solid core and talented newcomers lead CHS girls track team into season opener tonight

9 run sixth lifts Hanover Central over Trojans

Obituary: Martha Belle Potter dies at 94

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Town of Chesterton / Community: Baseball and softball fields in short supply in Chesterton

Recreational Impact Fee replaces park donations from developers

Schools: State ranks CHS and LES on 'watch'; four Duneland schools 'exemplary'

CHS speakers 2nd in the state

Police: Felony charges filed in Portage domestic violence case

Scam targets grieving families

Man accidentally shot in Pine Township tavern

Business / Economy: NIPSCO gas costs to increase in April

Voice of the People: Public against South Shore extensions

Sports: CHS baseball opens today at EC Central

Trojan softball wins season opener 11-4 over Michigan City

Obituary: John E. Zane dies at 44

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Local History / Community: As Chesterton Tribune begins 125th year, we look at the many Duneland anniversaries in 2008

Indiana / Porter County: New assessors law is no quick fix

Police: Sentenced to four years for sewer plant burglary

Community: Chesterton brothers' music helps save lives

Environment / Economy: Steelworkers go green join Al Gore to fight global warming

Obituary: Arrangements pending for John E. Zane

Monday, March 31, 2008

Police: Woman dies of injuries sustained in 49 crash

Police say man tried to push woman under train

Knox man dies in crash on Ind 8 in Pleasant Twp

Region: Higher gas prices expected to boost South Shore ridership

Indiana: The coming Indiana sales tax hike draws mixed reaction

Voice of the People: Chesterton should have become a city when it had the chance

Obituaries: Ronnie E. 'Gilby' Gilbertson dies at 67

Kelli L. Thompson Mitchell dies at 41

Frances Newell dies at 83

Anna M. McWinney dies at 99

Friday, March 28, 2008

Police: Jackson Twp woman dies in crash; three children injured

Town of Chesterton: BZA balks at sign variances for new Dairy Queen

Porter County: More consulting funds sought toward Porter Countys tax work

Community: Lakeshore Bone and Joint doctors named VNA Physicians of the Year

Still time to sign up for OE Marathon Team

Region: Seminar March 31 on brownfield redevelopment

Obituary: Radio host Wally Phillips dead at 82

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Town of Chesterton: CHS economics class studying pros and cons of town manager

Town of Porter: Porter sets April 22 hearing on expanding TIF district

Community: Chamber adding new position at Chesterton office

Downtown loses power this morning

Indiana: Bookseller group protests new state law

Demo against war in Iraq Saturday in Indianapolis

Environment: Backyard birders have record count

Lights Out Energy awareness event March 29

Sports: CHS Softball set to start 2008 season

Obituaries: Larry Biggs dies at 60

Alton A. Earnhart dies at 84

Dale A. Johnson dies at 51

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Community: Chesterton's Jim Benedict winning hearts and minds in Iraq

Environment: Environmentalists say questions unanswered on draft BP air permit

Region: RDA approves funds for Whiting park

Indiana: Law requiring bookstores to register with state likely to be challenged

Town of Porter: Porter getting IDEM sewer permit for first time since 2002, faces huge expense to upgrade system

Town of Chesterton: Town seeks to buy 16 parcels of land for South Calumet project

Dairy Queen plans second restaurant on Indian Boundary

Of Wonders and Weeds by Paulene Poparad: March is crunch time for gardeners

Voice of the People: Watching Chesterton fall apart

Porter BZA wasting tax dollars by ruling against sound planning

Obituaries: William Crockett dies at 51

Wayne R. Dietz dies at 83

Dale Johnson dies at 51

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Police: Death sentence upheld in Pines bank robbery shootings

Gangs or childish cliques? Vandalism can be wakeup call for parents and police

Steelworker fatally crushed in accident at ArcelorMittal East Chicago plant

Griffith woman dies in crash on I-65

Town of Chesterton: Porter offers to solve trail linkage problem at own expense; Chesterton hesitates

Town wants new fire truck but may have trouble paying for it

Chesterton may end take home cars for town workers

Chesterton Cleanup Week set for week of April 14

Town Council amends Springdale PUD ordinance

Region / Voice of the People: Low cost flight to Greensboro from Gary is opportunity to make a difference

Obituaries: Anna Marie Alsman Elder dies at 81

Arrangements pending for Wayne R. Dietz

Arrangements pending for William Crockett

Monday, March 24, 2008

Porter County: Homeowner rebate checks coming, 17 cents and above

Budget approvals for local government to be late again

Funding approved for county study of land use along major roads

Police: Porter Quick Stop robbed at gun point

Killer of former CHS student to be released to halfway house

Westville prison inmate found dead in his housing unit

Business / Economy: Bottlenecks along border harm Great Lakes economy, report says

Indiana: New Indiana tax law full of uncertainties: An AP News Analysis

Obituaries: Wayne F. Walker dies

Bethyne Serena Emery dies at 86

Friday, March 21, 2008

Indiana taxes: Indiana's new tax law: First a tax hike, then tax savings, then a mixed bag

Porter County: County Council gets power over town budgets in new law

Pay hikes for tourism staff rejected again

Business / Community: Duneland looks for ways to cash in on popular European Market

Elections / Business: USW grills presidential candidates on positions

Town of Burns Harbor: Burns Harbor residents to be asked to help map town future

Town of Chesterton: Proposed Chesterton zoning law amendment may speed plat approvals

Obituaries: Virgil Gassoway dies at 89

V. Blanche Swink dies at 91

Stephen John Szakacs dies at 68

Florence Malackowski dies at 96

Edmund Michalak dies at 91

Bruce Gerometta dies at 57

Arrangements being completed for Bethyne Emery

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Indiana taxes: Many area homeowners won't qualify for state tax caps

Sales tax hike, property tax changes signed into law

Indiana sergeant dies in Iraq

Northwest Indiana: Toll Road rates to increase for those paying cash

Skybus Airlines cuts back new flights to Gary

Community: New York HGTV team visits house in Porter

Town of Porter: 3-2 vote grants Porter Beach garage variance

Drainage a concern as Hunter's Glen seeks to expand

Elections: Indiana likely to see much of Clinton and Obama before May primary

Sports: Valparaiso University wins postseason thriller over Washington

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Porter County: Old Jail Museum Board will have countywide appointees

Commissioners appoint new Animal Shelter director

Commissioners seek to restrict lighting at communication towers

Duneland Community: Churches tell Easter Services

Business: CVS pays state to settle Medicaid allegations

Schools: Updated Duneland School Summer School information announced

Voice of the People: We are destroying our town

Obituaries: Helen Masterson dies at 82

Donald Deatherage dies at 68

Arrangements pending for Blanche Swink

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Community: United Way exceeds campaign goal, raises over $2 million

Town of Chesterton: Chesterton Utility to study rate hike prospects

Town rejects homeowner plea to fix dainage problem

Education: Debater Kathleen O'Keefe qualifies for Nationals

Voice of the People: Mob mentality fuels region pollution

Sports: Bishel breaks BSU school record in the 5K, Ballinger earns All-America honors at USI

Obituaries: Levi Parry dies at 20

Arrangements pending for Helen D. Masterson

Arrangements pending for Edmund J. Michalak

Arrangements pending for Donald D. Deatherage

Arrangements pending for Anna Elder

Monday, March 17, 2008

Police: Victim of US 6 crash dies

Home invasion and sexual assault reported

Indiana: Southern and western Indiana counties next up for privatized welfare

Business: Soaring wheat prices mean more expensive food in every aisle

BBB says beware of new 809 area code scam

Sports: Chesterton Gymnasts finish fifth at IHSAA State Finals

Obituaries: Sharon Whalen dies at 52

JoAnn Ruppenkamp dies at 72

James William Howard dies at 61

Harriet Martin dies at 88

Friday, March 14, 2008

Schools: Duneland school buildings hitting capacity consultant says

Judging error cost Erika Mihalek a shot at the finals in state debate

Police: Valpo man critically injured in US 6 crash

Community: Saturday summer and fall events proposed for Chesterton

Porter and Burns Harbor both facing lawsuits

Legislature: Legislature approves property tax caps

Township Library: Library staff praised for vigilance in pipe bomb incident

Region: Donnelly votes against his party's budget

Voice of the People: Park Board killing community festival

Obituaries: Bernard Francis Misch dies at 84

Allen Sundwall dies at 79

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Porter County: County planners urge against commercial rezone on US 6

Liberty Landowners file suit over hospital rezoning at Ind 49 US 6

Police: Teens headed to juvenile prison for their part in elaborate burglary ring

Stop light problem backs up traffic here

Porter County report shows less crime and fewer arrests in 2007

Environment: EPA toughens smog rules

CDC Great Lakes pollution report cites health problems

Obituary: Marianne Phillips dies at 66

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Police: Aaron Phelps gets 15 years in prison

Town of Porter: Porter to study selling sewer system; advisory committee planned

Community: Duneland Education Foundation sets Larry James 5K cross country race

Railcats fundraiser set for Adult Ed

Town of Chesterton: Town moves to buy land for South Calumet project

Chesterton earmarks $1 million CEDIT funds for 2008

Business / Economy: Winter utility shutoff moratorium ends Saturday

United Steelworkers welcomes duties set on Chinese thermal paper imports

Gary Airport to begin shuttle service as Skybus Airlines begin

Obituaries: Robert Lee Crk dies at 63

Harold Miles dies at 90

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Police: Teen found with pipe bomb in Thomas Library, police say

Haughee turns self in to serve jail time

Gary police chief retires two top aides reassigned

Town of Chesterton: Town to estimate costs of sewers to hospital at 6 and 49

Environment: IDEM hearing on BP refinery air permit Friday

Legislature: Tallian releases results of survey on South Shore and taxes

Bill would allow one county exec instead of three commissioners

Region: Donnelly prompts Defense Department to alter childcare fees assistance policy

Education: Four more qualify for speech and debate nationals

Local History: Museum exhibit celebrates St Patrick Church

Voice of the People: Senator Tallian wrong on the South Shore

Obituaries: Homer Alton Mullet dies at 84