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The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center in Porter, a brick building with an arched green roof over the entrance, a flagpole and a bison sculpture out front
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News for Porter from PC360: our stories, the newest official notices and when the town council meets.

0PC360 stories0recent official noticesNext meetingPorter Town Council, Nov. 24

When it meets

  • Porter Town CouncilMeets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 303 Franklin St.
    Next on that schedule: Tuesday, Nov. 24 Town Council page

Agendas and minutes: Town of Porter minutes and agendas. Boards cancel and move meetings, so check the agenda before you go.

Countywide stories

  1. GovernmentPorter County

    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.

  2. SportsPorter County

    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.

  3. SportsPorter County

    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

  1. News releaseCIT Training!Porter County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 12, 2026
  2. Weather alertSpecial Weather Statement for Porter CountyNational Weather Service, Nov. 12, 2026
  3. MinutesPorter County Regular Council Meeting minutes, April 28, 2026Porter County Agenda Center, Nov. 10, 2026

Porter County government notices that reach every town.