Beth Ireland

As Beyonce says, “Who runs the world? Girls.” At today’s IHSAA Girls Track & Field Sectionals, it was apparent that she is right. Athletes from ten local schools joined at Chesterton High School to compete. This was the first postseason...

Under a bright blue sky, eight high school track teams gathered together for the Duneland Athletic Conference Boy’s Track & Field Invitational. Lake Central High School played host to the meet. “We're happy all the coaches are here and...

Verne Schrader, a Chesterton native, wasn’t going to let cancer to stop him. At 95, he looks back on his journey through cancer as just another page in his storied life. It was the day before Thanksgiving when Schrader, then in his 70s, received...

Paris came to Portage today as Rittenhouse Village at Portage hosted their first Mother’s Day Fashion Show & Pop-Up Bazaar. Volunteer models from residents at Rittenhouse to local business women walked the runway wearing clothes provided by...

Many people in the Region have heard of the VNA of Northwest Indiana, but not all are familiar with the many ways it serves individuals and families needing care. A major part of the VNA is its hospice care, but it also offers palliative care,...

With the words, “Ready, set, go hunt,” more than 100 children took off to hunt Easter eggs at the Tippecanoe River State Park’s first Easter egg hunt today in Pulaski County. The hunt was a huge success to the delight of the park staff. For...

Residents of Rittenhouse Village at Portage were transported to China today when the Jasmine Dancing Team came and performed six traditional Chinese dances. The dance team was comprised of eleven different women from the Region, and one international...

“Be kind. Keep other people’s feelings in mind. Do what you can to give back.” Amanda Watson is a devoted mother, Girl Scout troop leader, and Cub Scout den leader, and kindness is just one of the qualities she teaches her troops. When...