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The Valparaiso Police Department has added two new officers with the swearing-in of Jack Hudgens and Austin Arias today. Mayor Jon Costas performed the ceremony within the council chambers of City Hall, with numerous officers, civilian staff, and...

UChicago Medicine is dedicating $300,000 over three years to help improve social-emotional well-being of BGCGNWI youth participants and families The University of Chicago Medicine and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (BGCGNWI)...

On August 14, the Salvation Army of Michigan City began its next 12-week session of “Bridges Out of Poverty: Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’ By World.” The free class is designed to help attendees build skills and overcome challenges to create...

The City of Valparaiso is inviting neighborhoods to submit applications for the annual Neighborhood Improvement Grant program, announced Maggie Clifton, Valparaiso’s Community Engagement Director. Guidelines have been updated for 2025, increasing...

Campus among four baccalaureate finalists from across the country for the 2024 Examples of Excelencia Excelencia in Education, a national organization focused on accelerating Latino student success in higher education, announced four...

The City of Valparaiso has sworn in a new class for the 2024-2025 Mayor’s Youth Council. “We’re looking forward to getting to know this fourth group of students participating in the annual Mayor’s Youth Council. The Council is an opportunity...

This is Portage Mayor Austin Bonta. We are currently experiencing a major gas leak, north of I 94 in the Ameriplex. I 94 is closing in both directions  from Portage to Burns Harbor. There is a gas smell south of this area and  NIPSCO will...

Regional Health Systems, a Regional Care Group member, invited the Hammond community for its annual block party event. The party took place at its State Street campus on Thursday, August 8. This is an annual event for the Regional Care Group. Bill...

As students head back to the classroom, the La Porte Police Department is reminding motorists to be on the lookout for school buses in the community.  Although school buses are one of the safest modes of transportation, injuries and fatalities...

The Horizon Bank Minority Scholarship Program awarded eleven $1,000 scholarships to students through the Urban League of Northwest Indiana. Recipients of the Horizon Bank Scholarships included: Jessi Nicole Nance, Para McIntosh, Juanita Pointer,...