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News for Portage from PC360: our stories, the newest official notices and when the city council meets.
3PC360 stories8recent official noticesNext meetingPortage Township Schools board, Nov. 23
PC360 stories
Burns Harbor port lands $11.2 million federal grant for a harbor crane and container gear
The 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 repairs
Drivers 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 checks
The 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.
Newest official notices
- School noticePortage High School Theatre Department Presents Game of TiarasPortage Township Schools, Nov. 4, 2026
- MinutesPortage Special Board of Public Works and Safety minutesCity of Portage Agenda Center, Oct. 29, 2026
- AgendaPortage Rescheduled Special Common Council Meeting agendaCity of Portage Agenda Center, Oct. 29, 2026
Each line links to the official page that posted it.
When it meets
- Portage City CouncilMeets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 6070 Central Ave. The Agenda Center has also listed council agendas on other Tuesdays, so check it each month.
Next on that schedule: Tuesday, Dec. 1 City Council page - Portage Township Schools boardNext listed: Monday, Nov. 23 and Monday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m., PTS Administration Building.
Board meeting schedule
Agendas and minutes: City of Portage Agenda Center. Boards cancel and move meetings, so check the agenda before you go.
Countywide stories
Porter County opens its zoning rules to a Nov. 19 hearing under the new state housing law
The Plan Commission takes public comment on the county's development code under a state law aimed at more home building, and the county's redevelopment and zoning boards meet in the days before it.
Porter County's fall in the IHSAA tournament: 13 sectional titles and two football teams still playing
From Chesterton volleyball to Valparaiso unified flag football, here is how Porter County's teams and state qualifiers fared in this fall's IHSAA tournaments, by the official results.
Wheeler, 11-1 with its first sectional title since 2011, plays at unbeaten Eastside in 2A regional Friday
The Bearcats face the 11-0 Blazers at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, 6:30 p.m. Central, on Friday, Nov. 13, at Eastside, with $10 digital tickets through Eventlink.
Countywide notices
- AgendaCertification and Meeting of the Porter County Board of Elections & Registration agendaPorter County Agenda Center, Nov. 11, 2026
- MinutesPorter County Regular Council Meeting minutes, April 28, 2026Porter County Agenda Center, Nov. 10, 2026
Porter County government notices that reach every town.