Kellyn Vale

The effects of COVID-19 have caused schools across the country to cancel in-person classes, spring sports, and, perhaps most unfortunate, graduation ceremonies and festivities to honor 2020 graduates of all levels. Despite this disappointing blow,...

Hundreds of lights and sirens permeated the rainy early evening Monday night in two cities across Northwest Indiana, as first responders paraded the campuses of Franciscan Health Crown Point and Franciscan Health Hammond to honor healthcare workers...

Marianne Juscik-Minier of Portage has long embraced her creativity, which stems from a lineage of creatives and artistic roots. “My family is extremely creative, and I tinkered in different creative avenues all my life,” Juscik-Minier said. “My...

Shelly Recktenwall noticed a lump in her breast back in 2014. Having just lost a close friend to breast cancer, she knew she wanted to get it checked out, but with no health insurance, she thought the cost would prevent her from getting the...

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”  Portage resident Debbie Podgorski keeps this quote from...

Editor’s Note: Please consider and follow all local and state guidelines in terms of outdoor activity and park use as you read this inspiring and creative approach that some local athletes are taking to staying competitive. With high school and...