PORTAGE – The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is reviewing its options for a new home when its lease expires at the end of this year. NIRPC has narrowed its choices to three, including its present location at 6100 Southport Road in Portage. The other options are the Thomas Rose Industrial Park in LaPorte and […]
SOUTH BEND – David Martin, owner of Bicycle Gallery and Body Art along with members of The Pokagon Band, Aaron Perri, executive director of Downtown South Bend; and City of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, attended a ribbon cutting recently at Bicycle Gallery in downtown. After participating in DTSB’s Holiday Pop-Up Shop program, Martin decided
MERRILLVILLE – TradeWinds Services recently hosted their 20th annual fundraising Gala in the Celebrity Ballroom in the Radisson at Star Plaza. CEO Jon Gold reported the event raised over $54,000. This year’s committee chose a “Ports of Call” adventure and offered the cuisines of Genoa, Hong Kong, Barcelona, London, New York and Marseille at food
West Lafayette-The F4 tornado that crippled Moore, Oklahoma this week is a very rare event, says Michael Baldwin, Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette. Most tornados, he explains, are weaker ones— EF0 to EF1—in the United States and here in Indiana. He says that Indiana has experienced serious tornados,
INDIANAPOLIS – Finishing first in the Indy Car series in 2012, Ryan Hunter-Reay says after qualifying this past Saturday, “I’m a happy driver with a car that can win any week. That makes me a very happy person.” He goes on to say how everyone working with team owner, Michael Andretti, is happy to be
OKLAHOMA CITY – The devastating May tornadoes have left most Oklahomans stunned and wondering what they could do to help. United Way of Central Oklahoma advises that monetary donations are the best way to assist. The organization activated its disaster relief fund on Monday where individuals may contribute specifically to the May tornadoes relief and
MUNSTER, IN – Beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27, the men and women of Munster VFW Post 2697 will conduct a ceremony at the Edward P. Robinson Community Veterans Memorial. The public is invited to take part in the activities planned at the park in remembrance of the men and women of our
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WESTVILLE – The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has granted approval to Purdue University North Central for the College of Engineering and Technology to offer a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. PNC students will have the opportunity to enroll in these bachelor’s degree classes this fall. This becomes the 23rd bachelor’s degree program offered by
