Organizers of the contentious PG-rated drag show planned for May 20 as part of the “Halfway to Halloween” event at the Porter County Expo Center have dropped the show from their event citing safety concerns after they, their vendors, and staff at the Expo Center received threats via email and voicemail.
The Porter County Board of Commissioners is formally offering up a new type of meeting to its department heads and the public with the goal of making their body more accessible and relying less on the county attorney to assist in day-to-day operations. So far they’ve held three of these meetings since the first of the year.