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 […]

WEST LAFAYETTE — Two Purdue University physicists are part of an international project to create a telescope that will survey more of the universe than all of the previous telescopes combined. Professors Wei Cui and John Peterson along with their students and staff researchers have contributed to the design and testing of plans for the

NORTHWEST INDIANA — Getting to and from medical treatments is one of the greatest concerns cancer patients face during treatment. To ensure patients get to those much-needed treatments, the American Cancer Society provides free rides through its Road To Recovery® program. The Society is currently looking for volunteer drivers in Northwest Indiana so that all

CHESTERTON — At Sand Creek Country Club’s Labor Day Celebration, held Sunday, August 31st, Christian Steciuch was honored by being selected to receive the Alice Wesson Scholarship.  The Alice Wesson Scholarship Fund is in honor of Alice Wesson, a beloved Sand Creek employee for eighteen years, who tragically lost her life in an automobile accident

WARSAW – Following an 18 month review of care in 200 Indiana healthcare facilities, 15 of the 34 nursing facilities in the State which met or exceeded the targeted standards of quality care established for the initiative by the State’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) were Miller’s Merry Manor facilities.

Brenda Rogers has been named the new Emergency Services Director at Porter Regional Hospital and Portage Hospital.  Rogers began her healthcare career as a nurse manager and staff nurse at the Methodist Hospital System Emergency Department in Merrillville and Gary. Rogers most recently served as Director of Emergency Services at St. Anthony’s Health System in

VALPARAISO — During an afternoon ceremony at the Indiana State Fair on Friday, Aug. 15, W.F. “Bill” Wellman of Valparaiso was recognized by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann for his dedication to Northwest Indiana’s tourism industry. Ellspermann presented Wellman the prestigious Will Koch Tourism Leadership Award, Indiana’s highest tourism honor.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Comedian Nick Offerman of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” will bring his “Full Bush Tour,” with comedian Ahmed Bharooka, to Elliott Hall of Music at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24. This performance is presented by the Purdue Student Concert Committee with support from the Student Fee Activities Board. Best known for portraying Ron

Antoinette Cardenas, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, Porter Regional Hospital’s discharge facilitator and social worker, recently received the designation of Certified Oncology Social Worker from the Board of Oncology Social Work. Cardenas’s role at Porter is to aid patients and their caregivers with questions and concerns related to their cancer diagnosis, assisting them with coping skills, helping