Michael Fraze has served as the Director of the Street Dept. for ten years, before that he was at the Indiana Dept of Transportation for 30 years. Mike is married to Sally, they enjoy camping and spending time with their 5 children and their...
The La Porte County Historical Museum Revamps Prized Collection Display
The La Porte County Historical Museum is a great attraction for both visitors and residents alike. The museum allows all of Northwest Indiana to take part in a piece of this great county’s history. They have preserved many works of art, history,...
The City of La Porte Promotes Home Ownership with the First Community Housing Fair
The City of La Porte and the La Porte Civic Center opened their doors to the community on Saturday for a free housing fair. The city realized how important it was to share this information on home ownership with their community, and, therefore, took...
La Porte Fourth of July Parade Arrangements
We would like to make the public aware of our arrangements for the Fourth of July Parade this year in terms of traffic and parking restrictions. Traffic will be diverted off of State Road 2 (Lincolnway) beginning at 8:30 AM on the Fourth of July. No...
City of La Porte Bio: Tom MacLennan
Tom MacLennan is the Director of Public Transportation for the City of La Porte, operating TransPorte, the demand-response system of buses established in 1973. Tom has worked for the City of La Porte for over 20 years, first as an appointed board...
City of La Porte Bio: Andy Snyder
Andy Snyder has 29 years on the fire department with over 10 of them in the Chief’s position. He enjoys outdoor activities with family, especially hiking through the western mountains. He likes to get out and spend time on my Harley Davidson...
City of La Porte Bio: Thomas E. Owens
Thomas E. Owens has been with the City of LaPorte for 27 years. He has been in Law Enforcement for 30 years and is currently the Chief of Police. Owens loves playing guitar, hunting, building rifles and doing archery repairs. He also runs a personal...
La Porte Groundbreaking Marks the Beginning of a New Era for Clarke Park
Classic rock, emitting from a small speaker safely stowed behind the backstop, pumped up players and fans alike on this bright-but-brisk Saturday morning. But this was no ordinary JV baseball pre-game. The crowd was gathered not just to cheer on...
City of La Porte Bio: Beth Shrader
As city planner, Beth serves as the administrator for the Redevelopment Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, the Business Improvement District, and the design standards committees. She also serves as staff for the Board of Zoning Appeals...
City of La Porte Bio: Nick Otis
Nick Otis serves as the City Attorney for the City of La Porte. He is a partner at Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP. Nick grew up in La Porte and is a 2001 graduate of La Porte High School. He graduated in 2005 from Belmont University in...