Wellman is a former ball boy for Portage, which hadn’t won a sectional title since 2001.
Michael Wellman has wanted to win sectional title ‘ever since I could really remember.’ But he’s not done yet.
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Man accused of fatally strangling wife in Lake Station
A Hobart man was charged in the death of his wife due to strangulation.
Gary, NWI agencies called to drowning on Ridge Road
The Crown Point Fire Department Dive and Rescue Team was called to Ridge Road in Gary for a potential drowning Monday, the agency confirmed.
‘What we’re doing is making a better future’: Gary blight effort hits second phase in Aetna
In a city targeting the demolition of hundreds of blighted structures, this one in Gary’s Aetna neighborhood felt personal to contractor Jim Wiseman on Monday.
Community news: Jazz Sunday concert and Career Fair
News and events around the area
Residents pack Highland town hall to ask about property taxes, public schools and healthcare bills
Property taxes, public schools, and healthcare were among the topics constituents questioned three area legislators about during a packed town hall meeting Saturday in Highland.
Portage council OKs rezone of acreage for 225-lot subdivision
After repeated trips back to the drawing board, the Swanson Trails subdivision finally has the rezoning it needs to go forward. The Portage City Council gave its blessing Tuesday for the 80-acre subdivision on the northwest corner of Swanson Road and County Road 700 North.
Purdue Northwest professor explores cultural origins of Hip Hop
Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and Ska influences in it, you’re not listening close enough.
Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso has rich history
Many Porter County residents drive past the courthouse multiple times a day but may not realize the rich history that sits on the county seat of Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso.
Porter County Council member sponsors signs against tolls on highways
Porter County Council Vice President Red Stone, R-1st, is taking his displeasure with the idea of Indiana’s interstates becoming toll roads to the people by paying for opposition billboards in the region.