Press Releases

The recipient of this year’s Maria Petti Memorial Scholarship calls the award a blessing that will help her toward her goal of becoming an operating room nurse after her graduation. Pershana Ramsey of Portage, a nursing student at the University of...

Expanded, flexible payment options and assistance funds are available NIPSCO natural gas residential customers can expect their overall bills during this year’s winter heating season to be slightly higher when compared to last year, assuming normal...

Strack & Van Til CEO Jeff Strack presented Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana with a check for $38,424 on Monday. The donation was part of Strack & Van Til’s Checkout Challenge, which raises funds for local organizations by...

The City of La Porte unveiled today its new logo and branding, according to Mayor Tom Dermody. "Our team has worked diligently over the last several months to create this new look and identity for our community, and we could not be more thrilled to...

The City of Portage is planning two new Halloween events as well as continuing one of its most popular activities for the season. The newly formed Portage Event Partnership will host the inaugural Light Up the Gourds! Illuminated Pumpkin Trail. The...

1st Source Foundation, which works with 1st Source Bank for the success of our communities, announces donations totaling $320,000 to local hospitals and healthcare networks across northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. This donation is being...

Nearly 220 area residents participated in this year’s Lake County Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 26. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants walked as individuals and small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across the Lake...

Each Sunday we will feature a project going on within the city, happenings within a department or someone who works hard to provide services to the community. This Sunday we want to provide a reminder to keep your family safe.It may seem like a...

Annual employee-driven Charity of Choice campaign benefits area organizations Sixteen local organizations received donations from NIPSCO’s annual Charity of Choice program to help assist the organizations with their COVID-19 relief efforts within...

Virtual series of events kicks off Friday, Sept. 25; ends on Oct. 30. On Friday, September 25, the Indiana University Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), and its community partners, will host the 30th Annual Forum on...