Community news: Compost site opens; virtual diabetes program offered; Earth Day celebration

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County’s compost sites have all reopened for the season. Both the Boone Grove site, 546 South 400 West, Valparaiso, and the Portage site, 6451 U.S. Highway 12, Portage, are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; the Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information on accepted items and site-specific details, visit www.PorterCountyRecycling.org or contact [email protected]. Franciscan Health will be hosting a virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)...