Jona Robinson

When they were younger, many women looked up to their mothers. Michigan City Local Tiara Land still strives to be like her mother. Her mother was a single mom who worked several jobs to raise her children and instilled a strong work ethic into them....

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Robert Shankland moved to Valparaiso with his family at the age of 11 and has lived there ever since. After graduating from Valparaiso High School in 1959, Shankland went on to the University of Michigan to get his...

La Porte County Local Bruce Watson has always dedicated his life to sports. He is currently the Ladies Golf Coach at New Prairie High School, but he has long been in the sports world before taking on this new role.  Watson grew up in Michigan...

Thursday night, hundreds of La Porte County locals came out to the YMCA’s annual trunk-or-treat. When this event started, it was primarily just members decorating their cars and there were no more than 18 trunks at that time. This year they had an...

Working one job can be exhausting on its own, but it’s been said that if you find a job you love, you never work a day in your life. Coming from a single-mother household where she saw her own mother work while raising four girls instilled a strong...

The driving force for Susan “Sue” Harrison in any career was keeping her community safe and the love she has for children. Being a mother of two herself but also working in different departments during her time in the police department, Harrison...

After graduating from La Porte High School, Scott Hamilton went to Indiana University to receive his bachelor’s degree in business. Hamilton knew he wanted to stay in La Porte because it was, and always had been, his home, so after college, he...

St. Jude House held its annual event to honor survivors of domestic abuse on Thursday October 5. This started with a candlelit vigil to honor those who were tragically killed at the hands of their abuser, and over the last few years has pivoted to...