“A Christmas Story” Comes Home This holiday season, the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond will feature six animated display scenes from “A Christmas Story.” The displaysinclude Higbee’s Department Store Window, Flick’s Tongue and the Triple Dog Dare, It’s a Major Award, Santa’s Mountain at Higbee’s and The Bumpus Hounds. In honor of the South Shore […]

The City of Gary will host an Affordable Healthcare Act Townhall Meeting, Monday, Nov. 4 at 5:30p.m.at the Genesis Convention Center. A panel of experts will share updates about Obamacare and how to enroll. Panelists include State Rep. Charlie Brown, Denise Dillard of Methodist Hospitals, Dr. Janet Seabrook of Community HealthNet, and David Roos of

MUNSTER — NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), reported a nine month earnings increase of 10.0%.  Net income totaled $5.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The earnings of $5.8 million for the

MISHAWAKA — Franciscan Alliance announced today that the health system is responding to the transformative shift in hospital economics with systemwide staff reductions. The reductions will affect its 11 hospitals and health facilities in Indiana. 275 employees or 1.4% percent of the workforce will be laid off as a result of the reduction.  Franciscan Alliance

Rittenhouse Senior Living of Valparaiso has earned a deficiency free state survey conducted by the Indiana Department of Health. Rittenhouse Senior Living is located at 1300 Vale Park Road in Valparaiso, and offers Assisted Living and Memory Care Apartments. Each year, the Indiana Department of Health sends a trained team of objective surveyors into every

MISHAWAKA — Fewer than 1 in 4 individuals are aware or have enough information about the Affordable Care Act. That’s why Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) is offering education sessions that are free and open to the public. Affordable Care Act & Health Insurance Marketplace Basics: Community Education Sessions Please call 855.88.SJMED (855.887.5633) to

Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson invites children and their parents to Brunswick Park, 700 Clark Road, Thursday, October 31st from 4:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. for the Fall Harvest Festival! There will be hayrides (weather permitting), games, and activities where children will learn about recycling, fire safety, going green, dental health and much more. There will also be music,

MERRILLVILLE — Excel Dental Studio recently awarded a $1000 scholarship to Chris Sobczak, a Hebron High School graduate in his second year at Purdue University. Sobczak, an Excel Dental Studio patient, was chosen from among several applicants for the first annual scholarship. “I chose Chris for our scholarship because he had a dream as a