Post Tribune - Fri Nov 06
Porter County property owners will see that tax rates dropped when they open the 2009 tax bills which are expected to go out this month.
Class A felony charge: Cocaine arrest has Chesterton connectionChesterton Tribune - Fri Nov 06
A Michigan City man who the Porter County Drug Task Force said was dealing cocaine in Chesterton was arrested Thursday on drug charges.
State lawmakers unlikely to rescue mass transitPlanning - Fri Nov 06
Nov. 5--A day after voters trashed a proposal to create a Regional Transportation District, local train and bus boosters said they will continue to push for mass transit funding -- but probably not for an RTD.
Car crashes into home and lands in basementWBBM-AM Chicago - Thu Nov 05
WASHINGTON TWP., Ind. -- William Carpenter was at his son's funeral in northwest Indiana on Wednesday when police came to tell him a car had hit his house.
Drunken driving excuse amuses state policeIndyStar.com - Thu Nov 05
A northern Indiana driver arrested with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times Indiana's threshold today claimed his innocence with a novel defense, police said.
Commissioners select firms for countywide drainage studyChesterton Tribune - Thu Nov 05
The newly formed drainage committee made its recommendation of engineering firms to head up a long-term comprehensive drainage study to the Porter County Commissioners on Wednesday.
80 percent say no to RTD in countywide referendumChesterton Tribune - Wed Nov 04
With a sigh of relief, county officials were glad to see the public finally take a stand in Tuesday's special election for the Northwest Indiana Regional Transportation District referendum.
Porter County Plan Commission Notice of Public Hearing anChesterton Tribune - Wed Nov 04
Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the County of Porter, Indiana will hold a public hearing on the 10th day of November, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Porter County Administrative Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana for an amendment to Ordinance No.
Daytime burglaries continue in rural DunelandChesterton Tribune - Wed Nov 04
The Porter County Sheriff's Police is investigating two daytime burglaries on Tuesday, one in northeast Liberty Township, the other in northwest Jackson Township.
RTA total vote is inPost Tribune - Tue Nov 03
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