County Council approves final 2021 budget and adds another IT job
Archived reporting on county spending, staffing and the public budget process.
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Porter County news archive
A subject-led index of preserved reporting about county government, public finance, parks, infrastructure, elections and public services.
Archive note: These reports document earlier events. Dates, officeholders, health guidance, project status and financial figures may no longer be current.
Selected county reporting
Highlights from the archiveIDEM invites public input on Brummitt Bridge project
A record of the public-comment process surrounding a local infrastructure project.
Brincka-Cross County Park will double in size with new acquisition
Coverage of park expansion and the county’s preserved natural spaces.
County report index
- Administration
Auditor named president of Indiana County Auditors' Association
- Environment
IDEM invites public input on Brummitt Bridge project
- Budget
Porter County Council approves final 2021 budget and adds another IT job
- Public health
County Health Board reports rising virus numbers
- County parks
Park Board hears funding is available for Zona Sanctuary maintenance
- Emergency services
Porter County will share communities' 911 dispatch system costs
- Public health
Juvenile Detention Center confirms virus case in detainee
- Public meetings
Public speaks at Porter County Commissioners meeting
- County parks
Family describes disrepair at Zona Wildlife Sanctuary
- Finance
County Council debates use of prosecutor grant funds
- Public health
Health Department offers event guidance and works with schools
- Public safety
Local law enforcement to help patrol state and national parks
- Government
Commissioners report insurance savings and approve polling places
- Property tax
2020 property tax rates rose in most districts
- County parks
Brincka-Cross County Park to double in size through acquisition
- Elections
County Clerk mobile voting plan meets resistance
- County parks
County Parks works on Zona Sanctuary partnership details
- Courts
Commissioners name courtroom after Mary Harper
- Public record
Prosecutor reviews first year in office
- Appointments
Appointment made to Porter County Park Board
- Shoreline
Commissioners renew Lake Michigan shoreline emergency declaration
- Appointments
County Council makes board appointments
- Trails
Commissioners select Calumet Trail consultant and seek board applicants
- Shoreline
Commissioners declare emergency over Lake Michigan shoreline erosion
- Public property
Commissioners approve policy for courthouse grounds requests
- Elections
County Council questions mobile voting proposal
- Courts
Circuit Court judicial succession announced
- National park
Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center lease remained unresolved
- Property tax
County delinquent property tax sale nets $1.29 million
- County parks
County Auditor becomes Park Board appointing authority
- County parks
Vote blocks final payment for Sunset Hill children's center
- Literacy
Parks and library supporters partner on story boards
- Libraries
County Council approves additional appropriation for Westchester Library
- Trails
Residents ask Commissioners for action on Calumet Trail
- County parks
County Park Board moves to accept land donations
- Recreation
Croquet proposal at Sunset Hill emphasizes public access
- County parks
New law revises County Park Board appointments
- County property
County Commissioners approve $4.5 million old-jail renovation
- Elections
Clerk reports unpaid election expenses from prior year
- Recycling
Contaminated recycling puts program at risk
- Property tax
Tax rates fall in six county districts
- Courts
Porter County enters multidistrict opioid litigation
- County parks
Park Board hears request for Center Township land purchase
- Property tax
County seeks return of exempt taxes from 15 Franklin LLC
- Public finance
Legal review questions prosecutor-unit lease
- Administration
County auditor receives national accounting recognition
- County parks
Park operating budget approved as capital request remains open
- County parks
New wetland observation deck opens at Sunset Hill Farm
- Public finance
County Council hears discrepancies in prosecutor-unit lease
- Public finance
Officials question cost of Valparaiso lease
- Administration
Commissioners act on employee-record efficiency changes
- County property
Commissioners buy renovated former jail for office space
- Roads
Policy makes developers responsible for maintaining new roads
- Property tax
Auditor explains completed property-tax bill calculations
- Administration
County Commissioners approve employee health insurance
- Administration
County Commissioners approve employee time-keeping policy
- County parks
County Commissioners approve parks grant fund
- Elections
County Council questions plan to reduce 2018 polling places
- Property tax
Auditor's Office completes year-end tax settlement
- Emergency services
County to fund part of small communities' 911 radio costs
- Public safety
Commissioners approve carbon-monoxide detector ordinance for new homes
- Property tax
County tax sale collects $1.8 million in delinquent taxes
- Infrastructure
Culvert-replacement cost-sharing program takes shape
- County parks
Park Board reviews activity-center plans at Sunset Hill Farm
- Property tax
County Council adopts delinquent-tax waiver policy
- Assessment
Duneland net assessed value rises for 2018
- Visitor services
County Council approves Visitor Center redesign funding
- Public finance
Debate examines TIF revenue and property-tax rates
- Night sky
County asked to support Lakeshore Dark Sky designation
- County parks
Model railroad display finds home at Sunset Hill Farm Park
- Property tax
Tax Court upholds denial of facility exemption
- County parks
Grant funding approved for Brincka-Cross
- County parks
Survey records support for county parks funding
- County parks
Parks foundation presents its case to County Commissioners
- Drainage
Residents seek answers about drainage fee
- Drainage
County Council approves rural drainage fee
- Administration
County auditor earns professional credentials
- Trails
New trails planned at Brincka-Cross County Park
- County parks
County parks receive trust funding for land purchase
- County parks
County parks receive two major donations
Earlier county coverage
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Coverage stays connected
Reports are labeled by civic subject while their original article paths remain intact.
Archive status is clear
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Porter County archive questions
What does this page include?
It indexes preserved Porter County reporting on government, taxation, parks, public safety, infrastructure and civic administration.
Are these current news reports?
No. They are historical reports. Their headlines reflect the circumstances and language of the original coverage.
Why are some years mentioned in headlines?
Years identify the period covered by an archived report; they are not current publication dates.
Where can I find still earlier county stories?
Use the older Porter County news index.