Porter County 360 News: Portage https://pc360news.com/town-portage.html PC360 stories about Portage, Indiana. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://pc360news.com/art/favicon-192.pngPorter County 360 News: Portagehttps://pc360news.com/town-portage.html Burns Harbor port lands $11.2 million federal grant for a harbor crane and container gearhttps://pc360news.com/burns-harbor-port-federal-grant-crane-container-equipment.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/burns-harbor-port-federal-grant-crane-container-equipment.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000NewsThe money buys a mobile harbor crane and cargo equipment for steel, bulk loads and future container ships, and the state port authority is now run by an interim team after its CEO's departure Nov. 1. Portage closes Central Avenue between Edgewood Street and Blake Road from Thursday until Friday for water main repairshttps://pc360news.com/portage-central-avenue-closure-water-main.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/portage-central-avenue-closure-water-main.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000Public SafetyDrivers who use that stretch of Central Avenue will be sent around it on Willowdale Road, Stone Avenue and County Line Road while it is closed. Portage compost site reopens Thursday for Porter County residents only, with ID checkshttps://pc360news.com/portage-compost-site-reopens-residents-only.htmlhttps://pc360news.com/portage-compost-site-reopens-residents-only.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000GovernmentThe U.S. 12 site takes leaves, brush and branches again starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, and the district is recording the name and address of everyone who drops off.