The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s ninth annual Tour de LaPorte bike, run and walk event to benefit local cancer patients will be Sunday, Aug. 22 at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds, 2586 W. Indiana 2, LaPorte. Proceeds benefit LaPorte Hospital cancer patients and their families in need of financial assistance. In 2009, Tour de LaPorte raised more […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new type of membrane that separates oil from water developed by Purdue University material engineers may be used to clean up oil spills such as BP’s massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue assistant professor of materials engineering, has created technology that could eventually be used

   Leon’s Triathlon is returning to Hammond after a 15-year absence. South Shore Sports Promotions, an arm of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, and organizer Leon Wolek made the announcement.     It will be held June 6 and includes a .9 mile swim, a 24.8 mile bike ride and a 6.2 mile run. The start

            Lake Area United Way has begun distribution of free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Cards throughout Lake County. The cards help families lower the cost of their medicine by between 20 and 30 percent.             To print out a card online, visit www.lauw.org or www.FamilyWize.org. Cards also are available at Lake Area United Way agencies and