PORTAGE — Kay Nelson, Director of Environmental Affairs, Northwest Indiana Forum has been appointed by Governor Pence as Commissioner  to represent Indiana on the board of the Great Lakes Commission. Nelson, with more than 35 years of environmental experience, has been with the Forum since 1998.  During her time with the Forum, she has had […]

MERRILLVILLE – The Fourth Degree of the Indiana Knights of Columbus through the establishment of the Abraham Lincoln Assembly celebrated their 100th anniversary at Radisson Hotel Star Plaza Sept. 13 and Sept. 14, 2014. According to Mike Siorek, a trustee of the Abraham Lincoln Assembly, the Abraham Lincoln Assembly is the oldest assembly in the

Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Women’s Health has been named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The designation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence recognizes that the Center for Women’s Health has earned accreditation in the ACR’s voluntary breast-imaging accreditation programs including stereotactic breast biopsy and breast ultrasound,

VALPARAISO — After more than 20 years at Bethel Valparaiso, Garner Tullis has transitioned to devote his time and energy full-time to Our Greater Good. As a part of this transition, Tullis is very excited to introduce Bethel’s new Senior Pastor, Kyle Felke.  Both Garner and his wife, Mary, are very excited about the future

SOUTH BEND, PLYMOUTH, INDIANAPOLIS, FORT WAYNE — Gibson is hosting Cultural Strategies For Managing Workforce Risk on October 3, 2014. Dr. Kathy Cramer, author of ‘Lead Positive – What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do’, will give an engaging presentation on effective leadership components that go beyond expertise, strategy, and savvy. She will prove

Rickey Smiley and Friends Comedy Tour is coming to the Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday, November 1, at 8:00 p.m. TICKETS ARE $42.00, $49.00 and $100 and went ON SALE Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. at the Morris Box Office, by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org. 

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,