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The Duneland Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce a $1,000 donation to the Duneland Garden Club, for its labors—very nearly throughout the year—to make and keep Downtown Chesterton beautiful. In spring, the Duneland Garden Club landscapes...

City Hall and the offices at Central Services will be closed to the public on Monday, Oct. 14 in observation of the federal holiday. However, there will be no disruption to regularly-scheduled trash/compost pickup next week, so continue to set out...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 9, Larson-Danielson Construction Company helped celebrate the ribbon cutting for the Chesterton Police Department’s newly built station. Larson-Danielson was the general contractor for the project’s 15-month...

Franklin Street between Green Street / Detroit Street and 9th Street will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning Friday, Oct. 4, with a detour rerouting traffic to the west via Washington Street.  The closure will allow for the...

The City of Michigan City has launched a capital campaign for the new Fedder’s Alley All-Inclusive Playground and Fitness Park to raise the remaining $2 million in funds needed to successfully complete the $5 million project.   The park...

The Duneland YMCA Healthy Living Campus—in the former Chesterton Middle School, 651 W. Morgan Ave., Chesterton—will be hosting Early Voting this fall. Use DOOR 11 or—as it’s more commonly known—the POOL ENTRANCE, on the SOUTH side of the...

The City of Valparaiso is highlighting National Pedestrian Safety Month by reminding drivers and pedestrians to follow the rules of the road, slow down and avoid distractions. “As a city committed to being pedestrian friendly, we make safety our...

The Michigan City Refuse Department will begin its  Annual Fall Clean-Up on Monday, October 7, 2024. This five-week clean-up will follow the  City’s regular trash collection schedule, with a different area targeted each week. ...

Nominate a Rising Star by November 1! The Rising Star Recognition program celebrates the abundance of responsible, intelligent and hardworking youth that contribute to the success of Valparaiso every day. Volunteer work inside and outside...

When they’re completed, the two new public parking lots on Grant Ave. and East Indiana Ave. will provide approximately 100 new spaces in Downtown Chesterton. Assistant Town Engineer Matt Gavelek took the Town Council on a virtual tour of those two...