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The Vidette Times is a local newspaper in Porter County, Indiana. [1] It began in 1842 as an occasional, the Republican. In 1866 it came under new ownership as The Porter County Vidette. In 1871, a rival, The Valparaiso Democratic Messenger emerged. In the 1920s, The Vidette and The Messenger merged to form The Vidette-Messenger.
The location of Tassinong first appeared on a map in 1875, when the state of Indiana completed its survey of Morgan and Pleasant townships in Porter County. A trail is shown leading from the Potawatomi Ford at modern Baum’s Bridge along the Baum’s Bridge Road to the area of Tassinong, [11] then heading north towards Valparaiso. [12]
Porter County is part of Indiana's 1st congressional district. In state government, Porter County is in Indiana Senate districts 4th, 5th and 6th; in Indiana House of Representatives districts 3rd, 4th, 10th, 19th and 20th. For most of its history, Porter County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections.
There are several townships in Porter County, Indiana.Within each of the townships are several towns or cities or other type of named communities. There are many "lost" towns, a group of places whose names are still commonly used by county residents. Each may have had one time a post office, a store that served a part of the county, a grain elevator used by farmers to ship their crops,
Hurlburt is an unincorporated community in Porter Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] [2] History
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Newton County: 1956 Prairie: Hanging Grove: Hanging Grove: Hornets 37 Jasper: 1933 Jasper County: 1939 none (consolidated into Rensselaer Central) Hebron 2: Hebron: Hawks 64 Porter: 1933 Lake-Porter County: 1967 Porter County: Kentland 1: Kentland: Blue Devils 56 Newton: 1933 Midwest/ Newton County: 1955 Midwest: Kouts 2: Kouts: Mustangs ...