Chesterton

Chesterton Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg believes strongly in giving credit where credit is due. In this case, the credit goes to Assistant Town Engineer Matt Gavelek, who assumed the responsibility last summer for preparing the notoriously...

It’s a truism that $951,698 doesn’t go as far as it used to. That’s what the Chesterton Engineering Department had to work with, when the dust had settled from a stormwater bond issued late in 2021. It sounds like a lot of money—it genuinely...

The scent of sizzling lake perch, ice cold homemade root beer, the countless family dinners -- every Regioner has special memories tied in with the restaurants of yesteryear. We asked you to take a trip down nostalgia lane to revisit the beloved...

Joe Wagner. In a room of 100 people, you couldn’t miss him. A big burly guy, grizzled, gravelly, and tattooed, with hands the size of pot roasts. What you can’t see—but spend just 10 minutes with Joe and you’ll surely get an inkling of...

What’s recently happened? On October 19, the Chesterton High School (CHS) Co-ed Cheer Team competed and earned a State Title at the Hoosier Cheer Coach Association (HCCA) Championship. The team made its journey to Greenfield-Central High School to...

Costumes, candy, and Halloween spirit were in the air in Downtown Chesterton on the evening of Friday, October 25. The Duneland Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual trick-or-treat event, blocking off a couple of streets to make the event even...

Late this summer, Local 4600 of the Indiana Association of Fire Fighters, representing the career members of the Chesterton Fire Department, became the 100th chapter of Project Fire Buddies, a nonprofit whose mission is to “adopt” critically or...