Barbara Jo Adkins

Valparaiso High School inducted its Class of 2012 Hall of Fame on January 28, 2012 during a special afternoon ceremony at Strongbow Inn. Nominees included: Mark Allen, Charles (Skip) Bird, Collette (Douglas) Huffman, Tom Hampson, Adolph (Adie)...

This year’s recipient of the prestigious Citizen on the Square Award went to Carlos Rivero, owner of Don Quijote. The Citizen on the Square Award is meant to honor community leaders who have invested their time improving life and culture on the...

The Valparaiso Community School Board gathered on Tuesday evening for its monthly meeting, opened up to the public, with the hot topic on everyone’s mind being the budget deficit. The management of the School Board Budget is a very sensitive issue...

Congressman Pete Visclosky held a town forum in Valparaiso to discuss topics that many American citizens are concerned about, with the main focus being on jobs. The special privilege of introducing the Congressman was given to an eighth grade...

Mayor Jon Costas was sworn in for his third term as Mayor of Valparaiso on January 1, 2012 along with Sharon Swihart for her ninth term as Clerk Treasurer and City Council members and the Leadership Team for the City of Valparaiso. Mayor Costas...

Valparaiso High School Basketball Coaching Legend Virgil Sweet was recognized and honored during a special ceremony on December 27, 2011, during halftime of a game against one of Valpo’s long time arch rival, Chesterton High School. Virgil Sweet...

With the snow falling and the volunteer police officers standing by, a rental truck rolled up to Immanuel Lutheran Church carrying turkeys and food baskets for 75 deserving families. Kate Schultheis, Director of the Immanuel Lutheran Church Food...

The two-night concert of “This is Our Story”, performed in the Valparaiso High School Gymnasium, ended on December 6, 2011. Handing out programs for parents, grandparents and friends of the musicians and singers were the Valparaiso High School...

The Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club, in cooperation with the Porter County Career and Technical Center, is once again having their Annual Coat Drive. Steve Ingram with the Valparaiso Noon Kiwanis Club said, “There has been an increase in requests for...

Chestnuts roasting by an open fire, Jake Frost nipping at your nose..." as the old song goes by Nat King Cole. Chestnuts were roasting over a warm fire at Holly Days, with Pikk's Tavern’s Paul LoDuca and his special helpers, Karli and Isabel,...