Lydia Gierke

Gary Southshore Railcats fans can expect more fun this season than ever before with an improved lineup of festivals, giveaways and other activities that will make the whole family excited for a day at U.S. Steel Yard. “It’s just kind of the...

Paramedics, police, firefighters and hospital administrators gathered outside Porter Regional Hospital’s emergency bay Thursday afternoon for an EMS Week cookout as part of a celebration for area emergency workers. “It’s a good limelight...

To show appreciation for the hard work of their Emergency Medical Service workers, La Porte Hospital celebrated EMS Week with an open house-style lunch on Tuesday. All area EMS providers were invited. “An EMS career is stressful and intense....

At first, Portage High School junior Andrea Vance didn’t realize she had just been named the Distinguished Young Woman for the class of 2018. After her name was called, she stood still on the stage, still believing she was just another one of 27...

On the final summer Sunday, the last day of the weekend before Portage Township Schools resume for a new year, Real Life Community Church invited families out to their Family Fun Fair to with ways to prepare for the upcoming school year. The event...

Along with departments across the country, the Portage Police hosted an annual Night Out to visit with interested members of the community. Chief Troy Williams said the event has taken place for a few years to, “get rid of some of the mystique that...

Just as it has for the past 16 years, the Portage Summer Music Series once again takes center stage every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. with free community concerts. Through the collaboration of the Portage Township Live Entertainment Association, Chamber...

The July heat may be beating down on Northwest Indiana, but women could stay cool and relaxed at Merillville Methodist Hospital’s Breast Care Center’s "Healthy Night Out with the Girls." The quarterly event focused on how to have an overall...

Even the threat of rain was not enough to stop true fans of Nativity Fest from coming out to celebrate opening night of the annual festival’s 51st year. “What we have here is something special, it’s a tradition, and people come here out of...

Even with a new award for Best Performance this year, the stars of the Fourth of July Parade were not on a float or handing out candy. Instead, the two baby bison known as April and Mabel stuck their hooves outside City Hall to complete the...