A field day will be sponsored by Porter County SWCD and Purdue Extension – Porter County on Monday, March 25, to share information and demonstrate the benefits of using cover crops in cropping systems. The field day will start at 9:30 a.m. CDT at...
Valparaiso Events
Porter County District, Hobart Renew Paint Pact
Recycled paint continues to be available for Porter County residents and businesses to purchase at the City of Hobart, thanks to the renewal of the intergovernmental agreement between the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County and...
Report: Indiana Ranks Near Top as Best State for Business
Indiana was ranked as the best place to do business in the Midwest and the fifth best nationwide in a survey of more than 500 chief executives by Chief Executive magazine. This is the third ranking in less than eight months in which the Hoosier...
Go Paperless with Direct e-Bill from NIPSCO
Make an Earth Day resolution to go paperless. In a few simple steps, you can sign up for e-Bill and help protect Indiana’s environment. Enrollment in Direct e-Bill is easy -- and immediate. Just log on to your account and follow the easy,...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Marko Pekovic
Portage High School senior Marko Pekovic was in disbelief when his name was called as the winner of the 2012 PHS Outstanding Young Man Scholarship program. Pekovic’s success in the event attests to his commitment, intelligence, stage presence and...
Afternoons ROCK at the YMCA
Afternoons R.O.C.K. in Indiana will gladly be hosting Crisman Elementary School and Jones Elementary School fifth grade students beginning January 17, 2012. Welcome 5th graders! Get ready to ROCK! ROCK is a state-funded program that educates students...
Winter Camp Coming to Sunset Hill Farm County Park
Kids throughout Northwest Indiana will get out of school at the end of this month, eager for the holidays and ready for a break. But after the gifts are opened and the excitement has subsided, kids can get a little bored. Those new toys aren’t so...
Growing Green
From the Fall 2011 StayHealthy publication Recycling, conserving and preserving . . . it’s happening every day at Porter’s new hospital, going up at US 6 and IN 49. Since construction began in June 2010, nearly 2,100 tons of waste has been...
National Park Service to Conduct Prescribed Burns
The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct six prescribed burns this fall at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Carefully planned and closely monitored burns remove accumulated dead plant material under controlled conditions, significantly reducing...
New Preschool Class at the YMCA
Visit the Portage Township YMCA on Facebook Visit the Portage Township YMCA Website 3100 Willowcreek Rd Portage, IN 46368 Phone: 219-762-9622 Due to the high demand of early childhood education, the Portage Township YMCA has added another preschool...