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Longtime Michigan City Resident Paul Konrady is now a co-owner of his family’s Portage-based Konrady Plastics company that distributes and machines plastic. After graduating from John Carroll University, Konrady worked for several years on his own....

Halloween is here, and Northwest Indiana has transformed from a jewel of the Midwest into a land of night, terror, and candy! Whether you're heading to the local Trunk or Treat, getting your costume prepped for a contest, or just looking to have a...

Rachel Jablonski has worked as the secretary for Aylesworth Elementary School for six years now, but had been working at the school since 2006 as the school nurse. When she was in high school, Jablonski wanted to be a nurse and studied nursing at Ivy...

Halloween is quickly approaching the Region, and this weekend is all about getting dressed up to enjoy activities on offer! Whether you’re heading to Goodwill’s fashion show, the opera for scary delights, or some trick-or-treating with Associated...

Stephanie Naumoff has been the Home School Advisor at Wallace Aylesworth Elementary School since January of this year. Naumoff was born in Arkansas and while she went to school in Lombard, Illinois, she hails from Phoenix, Arizona. Before working at...

What's recently happened?  The 2023 fall play rehearsals are in full swing. The Portage High School (PHS) Thespians are putting on “The Witch’s Princess” by Don Zolidis, which is about an evil witch who has cursed an entire kingdom, and...

The Region is all about autumn this weekend! From bike rides to festivals, get outside to watch the leaves change color with the season at one of Northwest Indiana’s many beautiful parks and outdoor spaces. Plus, new businesses boom as Journeyman...

A long time resident of Portage, Mary Martinez took the lessons she learned from her own mother, and it sparked a passion. She changes lives every day with her work in the hospital.  “Her success was all heart and hard work. I learned so much...

Mitch Mullins did not choose to go into the Army Reserve, but, according to him, it was one of the best decisions he ever made. Mullins joined the Reserve in ‘71, having just gotten his associate’s degree from Purdue University. He received...

It’s spooky season in the Region, and this weekend is offering plenty of reasons to get dressed up! Whether it’s throwing on your Sunday best to honor people making a difference in Northwest Indiana, digging through the closet for your old denim...