Beth Ireland

People matter. That clearly was evident at the annual Service Awards Banquet Friday for colleagues at La Porte and Starke hospitals. It was a night of celebrating the people who have served faithfully for many years, caring for patients and making...

For Mitch Gaffigan, Account Vice President at Purdue Federal Credit Union, financial services is in the genes. Watching his father work in a bank, and even taking a job as a drive-up teller at the young age of 14, Mitch found a natural career in the...

Being surrounded by nature can often be healing— mentally, spiritually, and physically. When Community Healthcare System planned their new Stroke and Rehabilitation Center in Crown Point, they knew that a healing garden would be important to help...

In January of 2019, Esther Lewis, then 39, found a small lump in her breast. Having dealt with swollen lymph nodes before, she thought this lump was most likely that. But being cautious and proactive, Lewis sought confirmation that would end up...

Valparaiso University’s (VU) men’s and women’s basketball teams tipped-off the new season working with children today at the Hammond Civic Center. The Crusader Hoops in Hammond event brought students from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater...

Those who have ever had the flu will tell you one thing: never again, if they can help it. Flu season has arrived, and while it’s still early, the time to get vaccinated is now, because the flu can be more than miserable. It can be deadly. Dr....

Brothers, business owners, and musicians Dan and Jon Egolf of San Pierre are putting spice into the community. Owners of Leg Shakers BBQ—“barbecue so good, it’ll make your leg shake”—the Egolf brothers are using their talents to put some...