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The newest official notices from across Porter County

  1. News release · Porter CountyCIT Training!Porter County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 12, 2026
  2. Weather alert · Porter CountySpecial Weather Statement for Porter CountyNational Weather Service, Nov. 12, 2026
  3. Alert · ValparaisoBrush & Yard Waste Pickup Update, Zone 4City of Valparaiso Alert Center, Nov. 12, 2026
  4. Agenda · ValparaisoValparaiso Board of Works Agenda, Nov. 13, 2026City of Valparaiso Agenda Center, Nov. 11, 2026
  6. Minutes · Porter CountyPorter County Regular Council Meeting minutes, April 28, 2026Porter County Agenda Center, Nov. 10, 2026
  7. Agenda · HebronHebron Plan Commission AgendaTown of Hebron Agenda Center, Nov. 10, 2026
  8. Agenda · PortagePortage Board of Public Works and Safety agendaCity of Portage Agenda Center, Nov. 10, 2026
  10. Agenda · Porter CountyPorter County Plan Commission agendaPorter County Agenda Center, Nov. 9, 2026

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On the calendar

Public meetings in the next two weeks, on each board's posted schedule

  1. Thurs., Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m.Porter Township School Corporation boardAdministration Building, 248 S. 500 West, Valparaiso · School board page
  2. Tues., Nov. 17, 7 p.m.Beverly Shores Town CouncilTown Hall Building · Town Council page
  3. Tues., Nov. 17, 7 p.m.Hebron Town CouncilCommunity Center, 611 N. Main St. · Town meeting schedule
  4. Tues., Nov. 17Porter County Board of CommissionersCommissioners meeting calendar
  5. Thurs., Nov. 19, 6 p.m.Valparaiso Community Schools boardVCS Administration Building · School Board page
  6. Mon., Nov. 23, 5 p.m.Portage Township Schools boardPTS Administration Building · Board meeting schedule
  7. Mon., Nov. 23, 6 p.m.Chesterton Town CouncilTown Council page
  8. Mon., Nov. 23, 6 p.m.Valparaiso City CouncilCity Hall Council Chambers, 166 W. Lincolnway · City Council page
  9. Tues., Nov. 24, 7 p.m.Porter Town CouncilTown Hall, 303 Franklin St. · Town Council page

Boards cancel and move meetings. Check the agenda page before you go.

Golden late-fall dunes at West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Park, sloping down to deep blue Lake Michigan under a clear sky
Photo: J. Crocker, via Wikimedia Commons

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Every city and town in Porter County, with our stories, the newest official notices and when its council meets.

  • The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso, a stone building with columns and a clock, seen from the front plaza in springValparaisoValparaiso leaf crews reach Zone 4 as curbside pickup runs through...
  • A dune blowout and pond at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Portage, with grassy dunes and trees under a cloudy skyPortageBurns Harbor port lands $11.2 million federal grant for a harbor...
  • Downtown Chesterton, with a street clock, benches and brick storefronts in the town's historic commercial districtChestertonChesterton waives home building permit fees for veterans and...
  • The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center in Porter, a brick building with an arched green roof over the entrance, a flagpole and a bison sculpture out frontPorterTown Council, Nov. 24
  • Aerial view of the Port of Indiana at Burns Harbor and the neighboring steel mill along the Lake Michigan shorelineBurns HarborTown Council, Dec. 9
  • The town clock at Memorial Plaza in downtown Hebron, decorated with corn stalks and pumpkins, with a Hebron, Indiana mural and the town water tower behind itHebronHebron Plan Commission Agenda,
  • The Kouts Branch of the Porter County Public Library System, a dark brick building behind a lawn with flowering trees in springKoutsEast Porter County schools sign 12-year lease to renovate part of...
  • The Welcome to Ogden Dunes sign at the town's entrance road, with flowers and autumn treesOgden DunesCountywide notices and meetings
  • The Beverly Shores South Shore Line station, a pink stucco depot with a red tile roof, under a blue skyBeverly ShoresTown Council, Nov. 17
  • The Dune Acres clubhouse, a dark wood building with white trim and a stone retaining wallDune AcresCountywide notices and meetings
  • U.S. 12 heading west through the Town of Pines near the State Road 520 junction, lined with trees under a blue skyTown of PinesTown Council, Dec. 2
  • Wooden stairs of the Dune Succession Trail climbing a sand dune at West Beach in Indiana Dunes National Park, with green trees abovePorter CountyPorter County opens its zoning rules to a Nov. 19 hearing under the...

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