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A fire on Thanksgiving evening completely destroys 150-year-old wooden building that had been one of the original schoolhouses on Catawba Island.

The congestion should also be eased somewhat when an alternative route is made available by the upcoming reopening of Brummitt Road between Indiana Boundary Road and County Road 1225 North,

Incident Reports

Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson said, "Finally we have in place all the tools we need to enforce traffic laws more efficiently and responsively."

"If the speed for trucks is 50, they’re doing 58, and that’s way too fast to stop in time when they’re coming over the overpass or around those curves," police

 You never know who you are going to meet at a museum!

Previously:  CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A wreck on Madison Street heading into downtown had traffic backed up Friday afternoon. At about 2:15 p.m., a wreck happened near Porter’s Bluff Road, according to dispatch. Traffic going into downtown was being diverted to East Porter’s Bluff Road. This article will be updated. To report accidents to the Clarksville Now traffic tips line, call 931-648-7720.

Chesterton Town Council enacts downtown snow parking ban By KEVIN NEVERS At its meeting Monday night, the Chesterton Town Council voted unanimously to enact the annual snow parking ban in the Downtown. The snow ban took effect at 2:01 a.m. today, as requested by Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg. The ban prohibits parking on select streets between 12 and 8 a.m. during or after snows of two inches or more: -- South Calumet Road from Porter Ave. to the Norfo...

Town awarded another Community Crossings paving grant   The Town of Chesterton has been awarded yet another 50/50 Community Crossings state infrastructure grant, in the amount of $114,142.50. Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg told the Chesterton Tribune that the funding will be used to repave Rail Road between 100E and Dickinson Road; as well as Dickinson Road from 1100N north to a point just south of East Porter Ave. This is the sixth Community Crossing gran...