MICHIGAN CITY — Bolt for the Heart announced its second annual 5K Family Run/Walk and inaugural Half Marathon at a kickoff event hosted by event sponsor Franciscan Health Michigan City.
Worship at Presbyterian Church of La Porte
South Bend Record Show returns Sunday
Statement of La Porte County Prosecuting Attorney John Lake in response to The La Porte County Herald-Argus article with the online headline “Wood freed after guilty plea rejected on rape charge”:
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Congdon’s Sport Shop in Michigan City, pictured here in 1946, sold bikes, radios and hunting and fishing equipment. For information regarding this photo, contact mbarber@laportecountyhistory.org.
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La PORTE — Thirty-six La Porte County residents recently graduated from Leadership La Porte County’s 36th Adult Class during a socially distanced ceremony at Kesling Park.
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MICHIGAN CITY – Washington Park will remain closed through Aug. 13, after the Michigan City Common Council voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the mayor’s executive order, which otherwise would have expired at midnight on Friday.
La PORTE — The City of La Porte’s Office of Community Development and Planning has announced applications for a program funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant are available beginning Aug. 1 through Aug. 28.
INDIANAPOLIS — With a reported 970 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19 between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health, and the numbers of infections rising since lockdown ended, several state organizations are joining forces with the hope of impro…
MC Common Council canceled
MICHIGAN CITY — The Michigan City Public Library has announced it’s open with restrictions still in place.
Mitch Feikes’ claim of hundreds of mail-in ballots being grossly mishandled in the Primary in La Porte County is simply untrue.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Due to the tough economic times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan City Police Department has been having difficulty funding the more than $8,000 needed to train its K-9 Axel and his new handler.
La PORTE — For the second time in as many years, La Porte County officials have ordered a stop to work at a La Porte property that neighbors accuse of being home to an illegal sand mining operation.
Statement of La Porte County Prosecuting Attorney John Lake in response to The News-Dispatch article with the online headline “Guilty plea rejected on rape charge, and convicted murderer set free by judge”:
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MICHIGAN CITY — After months of postponing in-person court appearances because of the pandemic, jury trials are set to resume on Monday in La Porte Superior Court 1.
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MICHIGAN CITY – After months of postponing in-person court appearances because of the pandemic, jury trials are set to resume on Monday in La Porte Superior Court 1.
MICHIGAN CITY — An equipment violation led to the arrest of a man and woman on charges related to methamphetamine possession and the unlawful possession of paraphernalia.
LA PORTE — A homeless Michigan City man accused of killing his grandmother and stealing her car will face a jury in La Porte Circuit Court beginning Monday.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Washington Park will remain closed through Aug. 13, after the Michigan City Common Council voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the mayor’s executive order, which otherwise would have expired at midnight on Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday announced 912 additional cases of Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday announced 912 additional cases of Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19.
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City Police are still on the lookout for a suspect who shot up a car on July 24 with a man still inside.
MICHIGAN CITY — Bolt for the Heart announced its second annual 5K Family Run/Walk and inaugural Half Marathon at a kickoff event hosted by event sponsor Franciscan Health Michigan City.
La Porte County Park Board to meet
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Brothers Alex and Frank Dreyer of Otis pose here shortly before Frank, right, was killed in action in France during World War I. For information regarding this photo, contact mbarber@laportecountyhistory.org.
La Porte County 4-H Fair 2020 Virtual 4-H Exhibition Results
La PORTE — City Hall will continue to do business online and over the phone throughout the next month, according to a release from La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody.
La PORTE — City Hall will continue to do business online and over the phone throughout the next month, according to La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody.
Mitch Feikes’ claim of hundreds of mail-in ballots being grossly mishandled in the Primary in La Porte County is simply untrue.
La PORTE — The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a new scam, one that’s targeting registered sex offenders.
La PORTE — The La Porte County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about a new scam, one that’s targeting registered sex offenders.
Parks announce new walking program
Exchange Club
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La PORTE — Thirty-six La Porte County residents recently graduated from Leadership La Porte County’s 36th Adult Class during a socially distanced ceremony at Kesling Park.
La PORTE — A pair of manufacturing firms could be setting up shop soon in La Porte County – bringing several hundred jobs along with them.
INDIANAPOLIS — With a reported 970 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19 between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health, and the numbers of infections rising since lockdown ended, several state organizations are joining forces with the hope of impro…
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La PORTE — Employees at the Michigan City Courthouse may be finding themselves in some new digs when crews break ground on the county’s planned overhaul of the 111 year old structure this fall.
La PORTE — It wasn’t going to happen this year. The youth group wouldn’t be spending a week in northern Michigan on a mission trip because Westminster Camp at Higgins Lake is closed due to the pandemic. It was time to rethink the concept.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Back On Track Indiana plan until at least Aug. 27, the governor said Thursday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Back On Track Indiana plan until at least Aug. 27, the governor said Thursday.
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MICHIGAN CITY — The continued closure of Washington Park will be the topic of discussion when the Michigan City Common Council convenes for the fourth time in two weeks to discuss the issue Thursday.
La PORTE — A pair of manufacturing firms could be setting up shop soon in La Porte County – bringing several hundred jobs along with them.
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MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City Area Schools students will not be returning to the classroom next month.
La PORTE — A new urgent care center and primary care physicians’ office has opened in La Porte.
Polish Falcons will hold fish fry
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This stately woman and her dog are pausing for a moment inside the peristyle in Washington Park, Michigan City. The peristyle was completed in 1893, and was donated by John Barker and styled after a building at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. It was demolished in 1969. For information regardi…
MC Park Board meeting rescheduled
Annual St. Stan’s Run to be Oct. 10
Compiled from Michigan City Police Department reports
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