October First Fridays Celebrates Oktoberfest

SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend Inc.’s (DTSB) October First Fridays celebrates Oktoberfest Friday, October 7th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free entertainment, live demonstrations, food & drink spe-cials, and other activities can be found throughout downtown South Bend within the 65 participating businesses. First Fridays: Oktoberfest will feature fall activities, including pumpkin carving and […]

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Attend a Fall Open House at PNW

HAMMOND & WESTVILLE — High school students, their parents, prospective transfers and others interested in learning more about educational opportunities at Purdue University Northwest are invited to attend a fall open house at PNW Westville Campus Saturday, Oct. 15 and/or the Hammond Campus Saturday, Oct. 29. Each open house begins at 9 a.m.—Westville Campus in

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Mammogram Vouchers Still Available

LA PORTE – Vouchers are still available to cover the cost of mammograms and some diagnostic follow-up procedures for women in La Porte & Starke County that fit the criteria. The vouchers are for low-income, uninsured or underinsured women age 40 and older, and women of any age who are at high risk for breast cancer.

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Ivy Tech Associate Chancellor Named Lakin Fellow

Keisha L. White, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College’s East Chicago campus, was named one of 15 fellows with the Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership (Lakin Institute). The Presidents’ Round Table, a national association dedicated to supporting African-American leaders and students in community colleges, presents the Lakin Institute annually.

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Fifth Annual Luminary Awards

MERRILLVILLE — Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced the recipients of the company’s fifth annual Luminary Awards – recognizing leaders and organizations for their outstanding commitment to strengthening local communities. The Luminary awards were created in 2012 in celebration of the utility’s 100-year anniversary to honor individuals or organizations that have displayed leadership

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Purdue Entomologist Awarded USDA Grant

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University entomologist Ian Kaplan and his team have received a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture to fund their research into the environmental, ecological and socioeconomic effects of neonicotinoid pesticide use. The five-year grant is part of the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research

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