MUNSTER — Community Hospital Home Health Services Nurse Johanne Janke has been named the 2014 Home Care and Hospice Nurse from the State of Indiana by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the Home Healthcare Nurses Association (HHNA). Janke’s nomination at the state level recognizes her qualities of compassion, clinical expertise […]

WEST LAFAYETTE — Applications for the Trask Innovation Fund are being accepted through Sept. 19 to eligible Purdue University inventors at all campuses who are working to advance Purdue technologies toward commercialization. Applications must describe commercially relevant work that can be performed over a six-month period that advances the development of a technology disclosed to

The TLC network’s television show “19 Kids and Counting,” which chronicles the life of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children, filmed in Porter County. Cast and crew members dined in Chesterton, enjoyed a fishing adventure aboard Triplecatch Charters in Portage and enjoyed campsite activities at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton. The

St. Mary Medical Center has announced Carolyn Croswell as the new Director of Human Resources. She served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at South Suburban College for several years and has also been successful as a Human Resources Consultant involving mergers, acquisitions and hospital turnaround initiatives. Katherine (Kathy) Radinovic is the new Director of

HAMMOND — Purdue University Calumet Chancellor Thomas L. Keon has joined Chris White, publisher of The Times Media Company, as co-chair of the One Region initiative. “I am eager to serve with Chris and other community and business leaders committed to making a difference in our region,” Keon said. “Through collaboration, One Region allows examination

Whiting Mayor Joe Stahura, John Haynes (Clerk-Treasurer), Stephanie Madison (co-founder), Kathleen Ulm (co-founder) and Angela Moore, Director of Marketing and Community Outreach at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, presented a donation of $17,700 to Tony Andello, director of the Cancer Resource Centre. For the past four years, the cofounders have coordinated Paint the Town

VALPARAISO — Washington Monthly has named Valparaiso University the No. 3 master’s university in the country in this prestigious ranking. According to the magazine’s system, colleges are ranked by their contribution to the country, and it recognizes institutions that provide an outstanding education while maintaining affordability. Criteria include cutting-edge research and scholarship, recruiting and graduating low-income

Franciscan St. Margaret Health’s Hammond and Dyer campuses will offer free prostate screenings from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 25, respectively. The programs will take place at the Hammond campus Oncology Center, 5454 Hohman Ave.; and at the Dyer campus Oncology Center, 24 Joliet St. Patients must be between 50 and 69

The National Governor’s Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices recently announced the selection of Indiana as one of 14 states named to participate in its policy academy aimed at aligning education and workforce training systems to meet state’s economic needs. As a designated recipient, Indiana will receive grants and opportunities from the NGA to further