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This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Portage Police Officer Greg Coleman who was recently named as the second School Resource Officer for Portage Township Schools. Officer Coleman is an eight year veteran of the Portage Police Department....

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! Celebrate Your Mother This Mother's Day The day to honor the most important women in our lives is this weekend!...

Portage High School senior Austin Edwards has truly done a little bit of everything over his four years in high school.  Edwards, who was nominated by a PortageLife reader to be this week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight, has participated in a wide...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! Games, Prizes at Chesterton’s European Market Opening After a winter hiatus, Chesterton’s European Market be...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is a little younger than past subjects but is just as important to our community. Kyle Johnson, a 6th grader at Fegely Middle School, was recently awarded the prestigious honor of being in the top one...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! It's Time to Skedaddle! Come race with us! The Samaritan Skedaddle is an annual 5K Run/Walk to support the...

Generations of Portage students have passed through the halls of Portage High School with just one constant over the last three decades.  While many teachers and administrators have come and gone, Andrew Halaschak has been a fixture in Portage...

Each week we will be bringing you 10 fun things to do in Northwest Indiana over the weekend, so you are never without something to do! Beatles at the Barn 2012 "Here Comes the Sun" Join County Line Orchard for a night of music dedicated to the...

A few months ago, we started a series called, A Portage Life in the Spotlight, highlighting some of the people around our community who go the extra mile to make Portage a better place to live. Since then, we've told 23 stories featuring these folks,...

What is it about people who have balls that attracts me so much? Growing up surrounded by traders and entrepreneurs gave me a tremendous appreciation for the men and women who put it all on the line every day, whether that was the position they were...