This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Larry Tharp. Tharp has been a teacher in Portage for 27 years and owns his own lawn care business, Coach's Cut. Tharp is a graduate of Merrillville High School and moved to Portage 27 years ago when he...
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Lakeshore PAWS Holds 2nd Annual Run for Paws
Lakeshore PAWS held their 2nd Annual Run for Paws event at Sunset Hill Park in Valparaiso Sunday night. The event had an amazing turnout with pet owners flocking from all over the region to see the puppies, dogs, kittens and cats that are up for...
Portage Fire Department Christens New Rescue Boat
The Portage Fire Department christened their newest piece of equipment Saturday at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Park. The Samuel E. Malarik, also known as Marine One, was put into commission after Sharon Gordon, Malarik’s sister-in-law...
Top Ten New, Interesting and Cool Things at Porter Regional Hospital
The new Porter Regional Hospital will be opening on August 25, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. and PortageLife.com was granted an exclusive tour of the hospital and here are what we think are the top ten coolest, new and interesting things in the brand new Porter...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Brendan Clancy
This week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight is Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy. Clancy has been involved in the community since moving here in the late 1990’s and has done good work for the community since he set foot in Portage. Brendan...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Kelly Bermes
This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Kelly Bermes, who was recently named the new Athletic Director at Portage High School. “I am a Portage kid, I graduated from Portage and have lived here all of my life. Then I went away to college...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Officer Greg Coleman
This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Portage Police Officer Greg Coleman who was recently named as the second School Resource Officer for Portage Township Schools. Officer Coleman is an eight year veteran of the Portage Police Department....
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Kyle Johnson
This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is a little younger than past subjects but is just as important to our community. Kyle Johnson, a 6th grader at Fegely Middle School, was recently awarded the prestigious honor of being in the top one...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Thomas Fieffer
This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Thomas Fieffer. Fieffer has served as the Chief of the Portage Fire Department for the past three years but has a career in Portage that dates back 19 years. Fieffer has been a lifelong resident of...
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Kirsten DeMass
This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Kirsten DeMass, a senior at Portage High School who was a finalist for the Indiana Journalist of the Year competition this year through the Indiana High School Press Association. Kirsten is the...