Chesterton

Korean War veteran Andy Michel recalls his service after Honor Flight to Washington DC

Korean War veteran Andy Michel recalls his service after Honor Flight to Washington DC The U.S. military calls it the “tooth-to-tail” ratio: The number of rear-echelon troops (or tail) it takes to support a combat soldier (or tooth). In World War II, only 19 percent of soldiers (or Marines or sailors or airmen) ever saw the front...

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THIRD FRIDAYS series continues in Downtown Chesterton TOMORROW Friday Sept 20

THIRD FRIDAYS series continues in Downtown Chesterton TOMORROW Friday Sept 20 If you were to make a list of all the creatives in Chesterton—the artists and artisans, the musicians and restaurateurs, the performers and poets and raconteurs—you’d be impressed by how many actually live, work, edify, and entertain in this...

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Chesterton Fire Department’s C Crew successfully completes annual agility test

Chesterton Fire Department’s C Crew successfully completes annual agility test Firefighters must not only be light on their feet but sure of foot Ladders, staircases, and roofs. Attics, basements, and crawlspaces. Every scene is potentially an obstacle course which firefighters must navigate and negotiate, all the while wearing...

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Chesterton High School 2025 National Merit Commended Students

Chesterton High School 2025 National Merit Commended Students Chesterton High School is proud to announce that seven outstanding students have earned the prestigious recognition of being named 2025 National Merit Commended Students. The students who have achieved this honor are: Emmalise Adcock Nicholas...

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South Shore Line to promote education and spread awareness during Rail Safety Week 2024

South Shore Line to promote education and spread awareness during Rail Safety Week 2024 In partnership with Indiana Operation Lifesaver, the South Shore Line will once again be participating in National Rail Safety Week, Sept. 23-29, 2024, in which our teams will continue to spread awareness of rail safety to the surrounding communities...

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Demo of the old Chesterton Police Department station house underway as old-timers reminisce  

Demo of the old Chesterton Police Department station house underway as old-timers reminisce   The Chesterton Police Commission’s meeting on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 12, hadn’t yet been called to order and its members were hobnobbing about the CPD’s shiny new station house—in whose spacious training room they were now sitting—when...

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Chesterton Police Department officers making themselves at home in their new station house 

Chesterton Police Department officers making themselves at home in their new station house  It must’ve seemed to the officers of the Chesterton Police Department like moving from a dilapidated shack at the edge of town into a cozy bungalow in the suburbs. The old CPD station house was—and had been for many years—cramped, dingy, drab,...

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Duneland Family YMCA breaks ground on Healthy Living Campus at the former Chesterton High and Middle schools

Duneland Family YMCA breaks ground on Healthy Living Campus at the former Chesterton High and Middle schools On Tuesday, Sept. 10th, the bleachers at the old Chesterton High School’s Troy Field were filled for one final event: The ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Duneland Family YMCA Healthy Living Campus, 651 W. Morgan Ave., Chesterton. This...

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