Tim Moran

For more than a half century now, La Lumiere School has provided a top notch education to students not only in La Porte County and Indiana, but the world. But what struck me most about the school when I was given a tour last month was the...

La Porte 3, Valparaiso 0 (Baseball) Jake Benefiel, Evan Miller and Trevor Draves all crossed the plate for the Slicers as Valpo was held to three baserunners on Thursday. Miller pitched all seven innings in earning the shutout victory for La Porte,...

Matt Meneghetti was the individual medalist at the 2014 Duneland Athletic conference (DAC) Boys golf meet Wednesday at Youche Country Club in Crown Point. His 72 score helped propel Lake Central to the conference title with a team score of 297, which...

Some graduate students at Indiana University Northwest took part in a successful partnership the school has with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC). The major project for the students in Dr. Kalim Shah’s spring...

Portage 8, La Porte 5 (Baseball) Portage raced out to an early 4-0 lead and held off a late rally to defeat La Porte. Kevin Jones had a triple for the Indians. Cameron Watt (3-for-4) and Jake Benefiel (2-for-3) each had multiple hits for the Slicers....

What we do best at Ideas in Motion Media is spread the “good news” in Northwest Indiana through our hyper-local news sites, ValpoLife.com, PortageLife.com, LaPorteCountyLife.com and NWIndianaLife.com. But we know that not all good news in the...

Portage 10, Merrillville 0 (Softball) Kaitlin Doud went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a two-run home run, three RBI and a stolen base as visiting Portage routed Merrillville on Monday. Sydney Coundiff added two hits with a double and an RBI for the Lady...

For the second year in a row, it will be a colorful summer on the sidewalks in downtown Valparaiso. That’s because ‘Chalk the Walk,’ a fun event held to support the Family and Youth Services Bureau, is making a return to the Porter County...

Chesterton 7, La Porte 4 (Baseball) The Trojans (10-10, 6-5) prevailed behind three strikeouts in five innings pitched by Matt Kubacki. Tyler Sufana (3-for-4) and Corey Rusboldt (2-for-4) pitched in offensively in the Chesterton win. Drew Jones went...

Portage 5, Elkhart Central 2 (Softball) Alexis Johnson had two doubles and drove in a pair of runs for Portage, who won the non-conference battle in Mishawaka. Kiley Jones and Kaitlin Doud combined for a one-hitter for the Lady Indians (15-5),...