A variety of free health screenings and wellness assessments will be offered at Porter Regional Hospital’s Spring Wellness Fair. The event will be held 8 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, April 11, in the hospital’s lobby, located at 85 East US Hwy 6 in Valparaiso. The Spring Wellness Fair will include the following screenings and assessments: […]
Over 9,000 more Indiana high school seniors completed the Free Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) on time in 2015 compared to 2014, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) announced today. This is an increase of 12 percentage points, from 66 percent of all public and private high school seniors in 2014 to 78 percent
WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, endorsed the “Fairness for All Hoosiers Act” as a solution to stop the damage caused by the new Indiana anti-LGBT religious discrimination law signed in to law by Governor Pence. “All Hoosiers, from Gary to Indianapolis to
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Ladies and gentlemen… The Rolling Stones are back! The band has announced that they will kick off their new 15-city North American stadium, ZIP CODE tour, in San Diego on May 24 at Petco Park. The band will visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on July 4. The tour will make stops in Columbus,
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Marisa Smoljan, CPA, has become a Co-Owner in McMahon & Associates Certified Public Accountants, P.C. in Munster, Indiana. A graduate of Indiana University, Marisa began her career in public accounting with Plante & Moran, PLLC in Chicago. She joined the firm in 2010 as assistant tax manager and was promoted to manager in January 2013.
NECK PAIN TREATMENTS “Oh My Aching Neck” will be held on April 8 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Community Hospital Fitness Pointe located at 9950 Calumet Avenue, Munster, Ind. Dr. Mohammad Shukairy, board certified Neurosurgeon, discusses the causes of neck pain, how to keep neck and spine healthy and advancements in spine surgery. Tom Zmierski,
MUNSTER — HIMSS Analytics has announced that the hospitals of Community Healthcare System have achieved Stage 6 on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM. HIMSS Analytics uses the model to evaluate and track the progress of the nation’s hospital electronic medical record systems. There are eight stages (0-7) in all, with Stage 7 representing the
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WEST LAFAYETTE – As Indiana frees itself from the grip of a harsh late winter, the State Climate Office says a developing weather pattern is likely to produce variable conditions this spring. A developing El Niño – a cyclic warming of the Pacific Ocean along the equator – is the focus of climatologists giving a
CORUNNA — Donating to the Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry program has made one man a big winner! Champ VanCuren of Attica, Indiana is now the proud owner of a 2014 Honda Rancher 420 4-wheeler! The Grand Giveaway contest ran statewide from March of 2014 to March of 2015, with the winning ticket being drawn by
New officers, committee chairs and members were elected to Lake Area United Way’s 2015 volunteer Board of Trustees at its Annual Meeting. Serving as 2015 Chair of Lake Area United Way’s Board of Trustees will be Aaron McDermott, President, Latitude Commercial Real Estate. In addition to McDermott, a slate of new LAUW Board officers and
