For the past few months, the United Way Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) has been collecting handmade items to donate to local nonprofit agencies through its new Crafting for Love program. Various hand-crafted items, such as scarves, gloves, hats, blankets and dish towels, have been distributed to local agencies serving people in need. Participating […]

MUNSTER – Radiologist Thomas Hoess, MD has seen a lot of cancer while he has been on staff since 1993 at Community Hospital in Munster and since 2003 at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago. Through his work he has been committed to making a difference, serving on the board of directors for the Community

TIME magazine released its “25 Best Inventions of 2014” list, which includes inventions that “make the world better, smarter, and—in some cases—a little more fun.” Saint Joseph’s College (in Rensselaer, Ind.) Class of 1993 graduates and former basketball players Mike Crowley and Mark Davisson’s basketball product called “94Fifty,” which is sold by InfoMotion, made this

MICHIGAN CITY — Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City is one of only 37 hospitals nationwide to receive Consumer Reports’ latest, highest rating for infection prevention. Data collected from April 2012 to March 2013 shows Franciscan St. Anthony Health rated among the best in preventing surgical site and central-line infections and those stemming for urinary catheters,

Family members of the late John Lanman, MD, joined the Catherine McAuley Clinic staff, board of volunteers and Franciscan Alliance management recently gathered for the dedication of a plaque in his honor. A longtime member of the Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Hammond medical staff, Dr. Lanman continued to volunteer his time to the clinic well into

The Gary air show is returning to Marquette Park in July of 2015, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson announced at a press conference at the Marquette Pavilion yesterday. The city is partnering with business at the Gary/Chicago International Airport to produce the event. Referring to the RDA-funded restoration of Marquette Park, the Mayor noted that “what

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is proud to announce they have joined Vision 2020 as a National Ally.  Vision 2020 is a coalition of individuals and organizations united in the commitment to achieve economic, political and social equality for women and girls by the year 2020, the 100th anniversary

WHAT:  NIPSCO and Round the Clock restaurants have partnered together to support residents and families in need this holiday season. Special guest servers will help serve and greet customers at Round the Clock in Highland from 7 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 as part of a fundraising effort benefiting the Food Bank of