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Anti-Super Bowl party attracts customers to Chinese restaurant
VALPARAISO — For years, the owners of The China House on Lincolnway have talked about doing something during the Super Bowl. “Every Super Bowl, we’re kind of slow,” co-owner Frances Lee said. People usually don’t have Chinese food during the Super Bowl, so early this …
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GOP’s Santorum, Wallace set for Indiana ballot
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum and Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Wallace are set to make it on the state ballot unless they …Read More
Bronzed Orville to pop up in Valpo park
VALPARAISO — By Popcorn Fest in September, people will be able to share a downtown park bench with Orville Redenbacher — or at least his likeness. The public art committee hasn’t decided which of three possible bronze Redenbacher statues will take up residence in Central …
Porter County courts roundup
Porter County Old child molesting case charged A Porter County man is back in custody on child molesting charges from the 1990s after being released from prison Jan. 31 for a child molesting conviction. Porter County Superior Court Judge William Alexa gave Duane Rogers, 48, …
New OWI charge for Chesterton woman with prior case involving child
The death of her daughter in an impaired driving crash may have kept Christine Timm from driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol for a while, but it did not deter her forever. Timm, 41, of Chesterton, was arrested just before midnight Thursday and …
Porter County filmed for role in movie
VALPARAISO — Coming soon to the big, big screen: U.S. 12, Lakefront Drive in Beverly Shores, and Lincolnway, part of the historic Lincoln Highway, as it goes through downtown Valparaiso. A film crew spent part of Friday filming in Valparaiso and, in addition to shots …
Filing ends for Porter County primary races
VALPARAISO — Richard Hudson said Friday he wasn’t trying to make a statement by being the last Porter County candidate to file for the May primary — it was just how things worked out. “As the 11th hour gets closer, you start to think about …
Law and Order Porter County
PINES GMC Yukon stolen from sales lot A 1997 GMC Yukon worth $6,500 was reported stolen overnight Wednesday from Burtons Auto Sales, at 2872 Dunes Highway. The business owner told police the lock was cut off the sales lot’s gate. There are no suspects, but …
Drug raid in Portage nets eight arrests
Eight people were arrested following a drug raid Wednesday afternoon at a Portage residence. Around 3:08 p.m., the Portage Police SWAT team executed an arrest warrant on Durrand M. James at 6675 Palm St. James, who is on parole, was wanted on a warrant for …
Porter County History Museum to grow
VALPARAISO — The Porter County Museum of History has gotten bigger and world-class, at least on paper. The paper making it so is a 25-year lease for the old police station on Indiana Avenue, which the Valparaiso Board of Works and Safety signed on Thursday. …
Check cashing scheme nets charges for three
VALPARAISO — Three Northwest Indiana residents have been charged for what appears to be tax and personal checks stolen from a Porter County home and cashed in Valparaiso locations in 2011. Caitlin Stephanie Nicholson, 24, of Crown Point is charged with Class C felony forgery …
Porter County Law and Order
SOUTH HAVEN Mail carrier reports overexposure A female mail carrier complained to police on Wednesday that twice in the past year, including Wednesday, a male resident of the 700 block of Heritage Road exposed his genitals to her from the other side of his glass …
Valparaiso makes offer on building it aims to demolish
VALPARAISO — The extension of the downtown Central Park Plaza advanced Wednesday as the Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission took steps to buy the old family service building and demolish it. The city has offered $885,000 for the building, but there are still steps to go until …
Foreclosures down in 2011
A national foreclosure report released Wednesday said foreclosures were down in 2011 compared to 2010, and those involved with the real estate market here agree things are improving. Indiana ranked 11th in the nation when it came to its inventory of foreclosed homes and its …
Women more likely than men to own a home by themselves
Carrie Adelman-Ledyard is no stranger to owning a home on her own. The Hobart real estate agent bought her first house at the age of 20. After she got divorced, she bought another home on her own a few years ago. “My mom was very …
Porter County Courts Report
Portage Man charged for home break-in A Portage man faces up to 20 years in jail for allegedly breaking into a home with a juvenile. The victims said they’d seen Charles K. Nafus, 18, and the juvenile near the Camelot Manor home on bikes, watching …
Portage council, mayor grapple with budget issues
At Tuesday’s Porter County Council meeting, Councilman Mark Oprisko requested a meeting with Mayor Jim Snyder, Clerk-Treasurer Christopher D. Stidham, council president Sue Lynch and department heads to initiated a strategic planning effort. Snyder said the city faces grave, pressing issues that need immediate attention …
