Ports of Indiana’s Burns Harbor marine and industrial operators added $402 million to state and local tax coffers, contributed $5 billion to the Duneland economy and provided more than 30,000 local jobs in 2019, according to a recently released company economic impact report. “Maritime plays a large part in our state’s economy,” said Ports of Indiana CEO Vanta E. Coda […]

Elliott Babbitt seems like a typical infant. She falls asleep in mom Amy’s arms. She fusses a bit and puts her fingers in her mouth and sometimes smiles. All of it belies how much time Elliott, born May 2, has spent in hospitals from Valparaiso to Cincinnati since Aug. 8 as doctors and specialists work to determine what is causing […]

An amended salary ordinance passed by the Porter Town Council last month has solved a hiring issue for Public Works Director James Spanier. When Spanier, the former police chief, took over the role as Public Works Director in May, four positions were open in the seven-person department. Despite advertising the positions in multiple places, applications were lacking. “It was terrible,” […]

Under the cover of darkness, two Duneland area restaurants recently had containers surreptitiously drained of what has become a valuable commodity – used cooking oil. During the week of Aug. 23, Green Grease Environmental of Burnham, Illinois, reported to local police departments the thefts from Chesterton Brewery, 1050 Broadway, in Chesterton and Bibi’s Bites at U.S. 20 and Ind. 149 […]

Rising cases of COVID-19 are bringing masks back to the Town of Chesterton’s facilities and to the Duneland School Corporation. The Town Council held a special meeting Friday morning and voted unanimously for the policy to take effect as of 5 p.m. that day. Masks also are required for all indoor activities in the Duneland schools, regardless of vaccination status, […]