The Porter County Substance Abuse Council is sponsoring a community-wide event to explore the issues around underage drinking and heroin use/abuse. The event will be held May 21 at WaterBird Banquet and Conference Center, 556 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton …
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St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, and the Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force is reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that more than 269 people have …
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Over 1,500 Porter County students were given the opportunity to experience the hazards of impaired driving in the last three weeks. The Porter County Drunk Driving Task Force visited four high schools this spring: Boone Grove, Morgan Township, Valparaiso, and …
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Kiki Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was tortured and killed in 1985. His fight against illegal drugs and the devastation they do to communities has been championed since then via the Red Ribbon Campaign. In honor of his memory community …
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