David and Penny Kozinski wore matching t-shirts with the motto “Live A Life Worth Their Sacrifice” to the Chesterton Cemetery on Memorial Day morning. “Doesn’t it say everything,” David Kozinski said when asked about his choice of shirt for the occasion. David Kozinski, 63, of Porter, said he served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. As he scanned […]

With ceremonial shovels of dirt, clients of and officials from Opportunity Enterprises, along with Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, marked the groundbreaking of Lakeside Respite Center, a facility that will offer respite services along Lake Eliza in Porter Township. “There’s unlimited potential. This is the type of setting that can put not only Opportunity Enterprises but Northwest Indiana on the map,” […]

A Chesterton couple is now able to proceed with their ambitious plans to develop 50 acres at Tremont Road and U.S. 20 into a recreational vehicle resort. Porter Town Council voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve a Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement with Third Coast Cottages LLC, headed by Trevin and Kimberly Fowler. The development will be known as Great Lakes […]

A man who barricaded himself inside a Chesterton apartment for hours was seized by Porter County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team members Tuesday evening. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred in the 2100 block of Kelle Drive in the Eagle Crossing apartment complex, located east of Ind. 49 on Chesterton’s south side. The standoff ended at 6 p.m. […]