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Creekness Stakes 2024 supports Trail Creek Watershed Partnership

Creekness Stakes 2024 supports Trail Creek Watershed Partnership The eighth annual Creekness Stakes canoe race raised more than $5,000 for the Trail Creek Watershed Partnership over the weekend. Michigan City Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch, who volunteered at the event, donated an additional $4,000 from her Mayor’s...

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Students Find New Starts At NEO Adult Ed, New Vistas High School

Students Find New Starts At NEO Adult Ed, New Vistas High School Energetic and talkative, Merrillville’s Jerral M., a high school senior, said life circumstances caused him to live in different locations before he began attending New Vistas High School, part of the Neighbors’ Educational Opportunities (NEO)...

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Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County Hosts Last Household Hazardous Waste & Tire Collection of Season

Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County Hosts Last Household Hazardous Waste & Tire Collection of Season The Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County will host their final Household Hazardous Waste and tire collection of the season on Saturday, October 12th, 2024 at the Porter County Expo Center located at 215 E Division Road,...

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Data shows positive trends in enrollment, retention and graduation rates at IU Northwest

Data shows positive trends in enrollment, retention and graduation rates at IU Northwest Enrollment hours see first year-to-year increase since 2010, university initiatives lead to continued student success Enrollment and retention rates are seeing positive trends at Indiana University Northwest, according to IU’s official campus...

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Porter County Community Foundation Launches New Website

Porter County Community Foundation Launches New Website The Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF) strengthens our community through lasting generosity and leadership. In an effort to continue to serve local residents and connect people with resources, PCCF recently launched a new website to provide a...

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IU Northwest celebrates cultural and intellectual diversity at the 20th anniversary of the Diversity Landmark Wall of Fame

IU Northwest celebrates cultural and intellectual diversity at the 20th anniversary of the Diversity Landmark Wall of Fame Indiana University Northwest’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (ODEMA) will host a celebration for the 20th anniversary of the Diversity Landmark Wall of Fame at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 26 in the campus’s Moraine...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s South Haven Club holds ribbon cutting ceremony for newly renovated building

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s South Haven Club holds ribbon cutting ceremony for newly renovated building The South Haven community celebrated a special ribbon cutting event at its local Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana facility on Wednesday, September 18. The ceremony spotlighted the best parts of the newly renovated building and...

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Indiana University Northwest kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

Indiana University Northwest kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month Indiana University Northwest celebrated the start of Hispanic Heritage Month with a kickoff event on September 18, 2024, in the Anderson Library courtyard. As Indiana's first public, comprehensive higher education institution designated as a Hispanic...

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South Shore Line to promote education and spread awareness during Rail Safety Week 2024

South Shore Line to promote education and spread awareness during Rail Safety Week 2024 In partnership with Indiana Operation Lifesaver, the South Shore Line will once again be participating in National Rail Safety Week, Sept. 23-29, 2024, in which our teams will continue to spread awareness of rail safety to the surrounding communities...

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