Chesterton police officers receive commendations for heroic responses
The Chesterton man was suicidal, intoxicated and had a loaded handgun. The information about the desperate situation was relayed the night of Dec. 5 to Chesterton police from the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Hotline. The problem for Cpl. William Scheiderer and Officer Trent Wracker was they didn’t know the identity of the suicidal man or where he was. But […]
Nora Project’s Inclusion Dance at WIS welcomes all students for fun, friendship
Music pulsed through the gym at Westchester Intermediate School on a recent afternoon while kids – and some adults – laughed their way through “Macarena,” “Cha Cha Slide” and a host of other dance worthy tunes. With all the clapping, twirling and foot stomping, the dance, held Feb. 9, looked like just another afterschool dance for a bunch of kids. […]
Porter selling popular beach parking passes only by mail and to residents first
One of the most desired items offered by the Town of Porter will go on sale March 14. Porter’s Town Council on Tuesday, Feb. 8, approved the procedure for selling passes, which entitles the holder to a prime parking space on the town’s lot next to Porter Beach on Lake Michigan. The parking permits are so popular that they usually […]
Commissioners “likely” violated Open Door Law
The state’s Public Access Counselor has determined that two of Porter County’s commissioners “in part, have likely violated the Open Door Law” in coming up with a list of projects for American Rescue Plan Act funding. The opinion, issued Feb. 9 by Luke Britt, the Public Access Counselor, came in response to a Dec. 20 complaint filed by Union Township […]
Porter-Starke Services Partners with Valparaiso University
Porter-Starke Services’ newest program will aid clients of Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana as well as VNA Meals on Wheels by providing them with check-ins and social contact. Facilitating this initiative are 18 Valparaiso University nursing students participating as part of their public health nursing course. With many Meals on Wheels clients facing increased isolation since the start of […]
Library teams up with The Caring Place on healthy relationships
Westchester Public Library is teaming up with The Caring Place to talk about healthy relationships. In February, representatives from The Caring Place will present two live, virtual programs through Zoom at WPL, one for adults and one for tweens and teens. Let’s Start Talking! How to Teach Our Kids About Healthy Relationships takes place through Zoom at 6:30 p.m. – […]
NWI Symphony celebrates 20 years with Muspratt
The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirk Muspratt present Rach & Blue, with two performances, Thursday, March 3, and Friday, March 4. Both concerts are at 7:30 p.m. at Living Hope Church, 9000 Taft St., Merrillville/ Crown Point. Pianist Wael Farouk will perform two piano masterworks: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The concert will […]
Chesterton police get 18% more calls but crime rate drops 8%
Chesterton police received 18% more calls for service in 2021, but the town’s crime rate actually declined by 8%, Police Chief Timothy Richardson said. Richardson, who took over as Chesterton’s police chief in August, briefly talked about the 2021 Year End Report for the department during Thursday’s Police Commission meeting. In his first months on the job, Richardson said he […]
Burglary suspect involved in fatal crash on I-94 in Porter County
A burglary suspect from Michigan City died in a Wednesday night crash on Interstate 94 in Porter while fleeing police. Olajuan R. Nuttall, who had five active warrants for various felonies and misdemeanors in LaPorte County, died in the crash, according to a release from Sgt. Glen Fifield, public information officer for the Indiana State Police Lowell Post. The Michigan […]
