Steven Neville

Early last week, the Portage Fire Department responded to a call of a sick person on the south side of town. The symptoms described were not related to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, but thanks to special monitors attached to their assessment/airway...

Connecting the dots of positivity There are not just two sides to every story in life; there’s an infinite amount. A million different sets of eyes see a single object a million different ways, and that’s a beautiful thing. After all, life, as...

Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr. spoke to over 300 business leaders, chamber of commerce members, and residents of Hammond, IN at the 2015 Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at Dynasty Banquet Hall on Friday, January 28. The event was highlighted by a...

Click here to see more photos of the ribbon cutting! The City of Hammond's HUB of Innovation opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, January 16, in a formerly vacant building located at 5233 Hohman Avenue in the heart of its downtown. The...

Newly elected Sheriff, David Reynolds, has returned to his Porter County post after previously serving the community in the same position from 1999-2007. And, in this go round, Reynolds is focused on strengthening the communications, professionalism,...

Alton Goin, who passed away Dec. 23, dedicated his life to the betterment of Portage. Alton, or “Al” as friends would call him, was known as the “Patriarch of Portage”. He was, as his friend Debbie Parker told PortageLife.com, “always so...