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Porter County
News for Porter County from PC360: our stories, the county's newest official notices and when its boards meet.
7PC360 stories8recent official noticesNext meetingPorter Township School Corporation board, Nov. 12
PC360 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.
Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley files response to state misconduct charges over his August OWI arrest
The state's judicial ethics commission has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to name three masters to hold a public hearing once Buckley answered. The court will decide whether he broke the judicial conduct code and what discipline, if any, he faces.
Illinois man jailed on warrant in fatal July OWI crash case, due in Porter County court Thursday afternoon
Jeffrey Allen Keith faces five felony counts, including two of causing death while operating a vehicle while intoxicated or with an alcohol concentration of .08 or more, and his bond is to be set at a 2 p.m. hearing Thursday.
Porter County week ahead: two high school stage shows, a Chesterton plan hearing and a sculpture call
Dates, times, places and prices for public events from Monday, Nov. 16, through Sunday, Nov. 22, plus two dates to save, as the organizers posted them.
Porter County to certify Nov. 3 election Friday, with unofficial turnout at 44.7%
The county's posted results stay unofficial until the board certifies them at noon Friday at the Expo Center, and provisional ballots are not yet reported.
Newest official 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
- AgendaPorter County Redevelopment Commission Meeting agendaPorter County Agenda Center, Nov. 9, 2026
Each line links to the official page that posted it.
When the county's boards meets
- Porter County Board of CommissionersNext listed: Tuesday, Nov. 17 and Tuesday, Dec. 8. The county's calendar lists the dates; it does not give a time or room.
Commissioners meeting calendar - Porter County CouncilNext listed: Tuesday, Dec. 8. Next agenda listed in the Agenda Center.
County Council page - Porter Township School Corporation boardMeets the second Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m., Administration Building, 248 S. 500 West, Valparaiso.
Next on that schedule: Thursday, Nov. 12 School board page - Liberty Township BoardNext listed: Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m., Whispering Sands Community Building, 71 W. U.S. 6.
Trustee meeting dates
Agendas and minutes: Porter County Agenda Center. Boards cancel and move meetings, so check the agenda before you go.