In 2024, you probably saw one of our photographers wearing GreatNews.Life apparel attending a sporting event, graduation ceremony, holiday festival, hometown parade, business celebration, or other special event near you. The photos captured at these...
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Top 10 feature articles on Portage.Life in 2024
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
Top 10 Community articles on Portage.Life in 2024
There have been a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and communities that have been giving back to others and making Northern Indiana the best place it can be. Northern Indiana continues to grow and prosper due to the determination and...
Survivor Series: Sue Straatman
Sue Straatman sat in a doctor’s office in the Community Healthcare System (now Powers Health) Hospital Emergency Room next to her only son, Rob, when she received her ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2008. The team of five doctors sitting in front of...
Veteran Spotlight: Michael Chiarodo
In October of 1966, Michael Chiarodo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. By January of 1967, he was stationed in Vietnam to serve America in the Vietnam War. “The Marine Corps was the only branch of service that I thought to...
Tilly’s wagging tail and loving temperament changes the game for the Portage Police Department
The City of Portage Police Department wanted to have a dog around the station that could help people in a way other than the role of patrol dogs. Chief Michael “Mike” Candiano expressed his interest in having a therapy dog to brighten up the...
Survivor Series: Colleen McQuillan
Colleen McQuillan, a resident of Highland, has religiously received mammograms since she turned 40. When she couldn’t secure an appointment at her doctor’s office in Illinois in 2020 for a mammogram, she made an appointment in Indiana instead....
AJ Portable Buildings offers structures for every need
AJ Portable Buildings has been servicing the Midwest’s custom-design building needs since 1983, offering storage sheds, garages and more. With custom craftsmanship and generous warranties, AJ’s invites customers from the Region, eastern Illinois,...
Veteran Spotlight: Joe Scida
The son of a United States Navy man, Joe Scida grew up all over the country in varying cities and states based on his dad, John’s, station. With most of his upbringing in Hawaii, Scida graduated from high school in upstate New York. In September of...