LA PORTE — Several new opportunities are available to individuals in Northwest Indiana who are seeking insurance coverage on the Healthcare Insurance Marketplace, and wish to be served by Indiana University Health La Porte and Starke hospitals and network physicians. Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace, also known as the healthcare exchange, begins November […]

SOUTH BEND – Weigel Broadcasting Co. announces that ABC 57 News won two Midwest Emmy Awards last weekend at the Chicago/Midwest Chapter National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Emmy Award ceremony in Chicago, Illinois. The first award, Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Serious Single News Feature for ‘Joshua’s Journey,’ was presented to Kim

The Mobile Health Unit of IU Health La Porte and Starke hospitals is on the move in La Porte and Starke counties, coming to area businesses with free blood pressure and diabetes screenings. The events are free and open to the public of all ages. Look for the Mobile Health Unit at any of the

LA PORTE – Beautiful piano melodies played with skill, grace, and feeling will fill the air on Friday as Kimberly Ebert performs a concert of original compositions from her first solo piano record, Nostalgia. The concert – November’s slate of the First Friday in the Chapel series – is free and takes place at noon,

CROWN POINT — The 22nd annual Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Conference will be offered by the Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium (NWINRC), of which the University of Saint Francis Crown Point is hosting, on Nov. 7 from 7:45 a.m.-noon at Avalon Manor, 3550 E. U.S. Highway 30, Merrillville, Ind. The session, entitled “Cornerstones of Care:

Attorney Michael  Tolbert of Hoeppner Wagner & Evans was presented the 2014 Rabb Emison Organization Award at the Indiana State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on October 8th.  The award was presented by ISBA’s Diversity Committee in recognition of an individual and organization that demonstrates “a commitment to promote diversity and equality in the legal profession

VALPARAISO — Moody’s Investors Service has assigned an A2 rating to Valparaiso University’s 2014 bond issuance with a stable outlook, which indicates low risk to investors. The global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm has also affirmed Valpo’s A2 rating on outstanding debt, which, according to the report, reflects the University’s conservative financial management