MISHAWAKA — Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) is pleased to welcome Laura Blackford, MD, to Plymouth Family and Internal Medicine and the Saint Joseph Physician Network. Dr. Blackford is board certified in family medicine. She received her medical education at Ben Gurion University Medical School for International Health, affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center. […]

In 2009, the City of Portage completed work on the Lakefront Park and Riverwalk, a $16 million project fueled by $10 million in grants from the RDA. Once the site of acid baths for a nearby steel plant, the park and riverwalk is now one of the most-visited attractions at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore,

Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point physicians and staff members honored Abdul Khan, MD (right), during a gathering Sept. 3, honoring his retirement as hospital medical director of radiation oncology. Dr. Khan, who spent 30 years with the hospital, will serve in a part-time, fill-in role at Franciscan Alliance hospitals and spend the remainder of his

GRIFFITH —  AT&T recently made a corporate gift of $8,000 to Lake Area United Way’s Community Campaign.  The presentation took place at United Way’s office in Griffith. “AT&T shares the commitment of United Way to make life better in Northwest Indiana.  We are proud to be able to support Lake Area United Way’s efforts to

The Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, Indiana, announces the launch of its NEW Morris Text Club.  Anyone with a cell phone, which can send and receive text messages, can join the free Text Club to receive special offers and presale passwords to purchase show and concert tickets prior to the date they go on

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

WEST LAFAYETTE – Researchers have developed a chip capable of simulating a tumor’s “microenvironment” and plan to use the new system to test the effectiveness of nanoparticles and drugs that target cancer. The new system, called a tumor-microenvironment-on-chip (T-MOC) device, will allow researchers to study the complex environment surrounding tumors and the barriers that prevent