After several years bouncing around Valpo locations, local pasta legend Nick Albano is re-opening a restaurant in Chesterton.
Porter and Chesterton fire departments responded at 6:50 a.m. after they received a report of a possible body just north of the pavilion in Chesterton.
Beginning next school year, the virtual school will be known as the Northwest Indiana Online School.
The Duneland Family YMCA declined to specify the exact dollar value of the donation by John and Linnea Forchetti. But it called the new funding an "extraordinary gift."
The job fairs will take place from 7 to 10 a.m. on April 13 at the district's transportation center, and April 18 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Chesterton High School.
Aimee Gilbert was appointed to the role in January. She focuses on community risk reduction, a process designed to identify and mitigate local hazards.
In celebration of the Easter season, the Chesterton Firefighter's Union 4600 hosted their first-ever Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning at Dogwood Park.
The Duneland Chamber of Commerce plans to roll out new town banners in downtown Chesterton before people flock back for the popular Chesterton European Market.
The purchase includes six passenger buses, three special needs buses with wheelchair lifts and an activity bus, with the total cost just over $1.57 million.
Work is expected to begin in June.
The Duneland School Board approved over $4.5 million for work at Chesterton High School Stadium and new athletic facilities at both intermediate/middle schools.
The Duneland School Board approved new class times for students starting next school year on Monday, despite several parents speaking out against them.
The Dunes Learning Center has launched "Nat's Nature Club," a new initiative that hopes to get Region families outside.
Earlier this month the Duneland School Board was presented with proposed new school start times and bus schedules. However, some parents are not happy with them.
Tate Wilcox will continue her cheer career in college after signing with Morehead State University, the most decorated collegiate cheer program in the U.S.
The recommendations come after a committee met in November to review different options for reducing student commute times before and after school.
North Mineral Springs Road between Planet Court and U.S. Highway 20 in Chesterton will close indefinitely on Friday, the Town of Porter said.
High levels of carbon monoxide were detected at Electro Seal Corporation on Monday after an employee reported feeling sick, the Chesterton Fire Department said.
Kristen Peterson, the assistant principal for Chesterton High School, was recognized at the 2023 State Assistant Principal of the Year last Sunday.
Approximately six and a half acres were burned in a brush fire on Wednesday near 700 North and 50 West in Liberty Township.
Douglas Poole was arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured in the parking lot of Jewel in Chesterton on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A 42-year-old woman was struck by a hit and run driver in Jewel's parking lot on Wednesday afternoon in Chesterton, police said in a news release.
Concerns over electioneering at a high school football game and endorsements from Duneland School Board members were raised during Monday night's meeting.
Current teachers will receive a $2,250 raise plus a $1,500 one-time stipend for the 2023-24 year, then a $1,500 raise plus $2,250 stipend for the 2024-25 year.
A man was not injured after he got into a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Chesterton late Thursday night, according to the Town of Pines Fire Department.
Three people were injured in the collision, but further details on the severity of those injuries was not immediately available.
The exact timing of these fires will depend on weather conditions, Micah Bell, a fire prevention and education technician for the national park, said.
The woman was flown to a hospital in South Bend, where she remains in stable condition.
A car ended up under a semi-truck after a collision on U.S. Highway 20, according to the Town of Pines Fire Department. Neither driver was injured in the crash.
Chesterton Police arrested a Lake Station man on Thursday who was wanted for drunk driving, according to a Facebook post from the Chesterton Police Department.