WEST LAFAYETTE — A Brown County couple has established a challenge fund for the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine to support bladder cancer research. Evan and Sue Ann Werling of Nashville, Ind., have given $100,000 to start Brandi’s Cancer Challenge Fund. The challenge gift is to encourage additional investment from matching gifts. The fund […]

MUNSTER – Good neighbors Tom and Sue Krygsheld believe in taking care of their own and paying it forward along the way. During the month of October, the Krygshelds held a fundraiser to honor their employee Shelley DeYoung, a breast cancer survivor. A portion of the proceeds from Illiana Heating & Air Conditioning’s service calls

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) on Friday (Dec. 6) named Purdue University’s Tim Sands as its next president. The appointment takes effect June 1. Sands, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, will remain at Purdue through the spring semester. At Virginia

Porter Regional Hospital is proud to offer our patients and guests Concierge Services. Porter’s Concierge Services are available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and can be reached by phone at 219-983-8900 or via email at concierge@porterhealth.com. The Concierge is located at the front reception desk in the hospital’s main lobby and

WEST LAFAYETTE  — Three Purdue University professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. The distinction recognizes their notable work to advance science or its applications, and fellows are elected by peer members. The association will present 388 new fellows

CROWN POINT — Marsha King has been named dean of the University of Saint Francis Crown Point, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. J. Andrew Prall has announced. She joined the university last year as an assistant professor and Director of the Nursing Resource Center and Simulation Laboratory. She has been interim dean for a

SOUTH BEND — South Bend Airport will be presenting Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka with hundreds of newly-purchased teddy bears, for the hospital to utilize to give to the children it treats. The newly-purchased teddy bears were collected by South Bend Airport for its 2nd annual philanthropic “Bears in the Air” event –

SOUTH BEND – Holiday Drop-In Sessions are ready at The Music Village. The organization is pleased to offer holiday song workshops for guitar on December 27 (two workshops at 11 a.m.) and for ukelele on January 3 (one workshop at 10:30 a.m. and one at 11:30 a.m.) during the winter break. The full workshop schedule

The 4th annual Winter Wine Wonderland is a romantic getaway being offered on two consecutive Saturdays, January 11th or 18th.  It is jointly sponsored by three Michigan City businesses: Serenity Springs, Scartozzi’s Trattoria, and Shady Creek Winery. Winter Wine Wonderland provides the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind, and reconnect.  The package includes overnight accommodations at