Paige Pope

One of the largest events of its kind, La Porte’s 2nd Saturdays! Cruise Night welcomed community members of all ages to come and experience a classic car procession - colorful, boastful, and one-of-a-kind! With 600 registered vehicles, there was no...

Erika Stallworth, Executive Director at the La Porte Juvenile Services Center, is using passion and competency to help support our city’s youth. As the youngest and first person of color to hold the position, Stallworth has already made strives to...

The La Porte County Family YMCA hosted an Open House & Ribbon Cutting for their Andrew Avenue Education and Recreation Center. The Open House started at 10:30 a.m. and went until 1:00 p.m on Saturday, June 7. The Open House featured a cook out....

For one weekend, one of the many still, peaceful lakes in La Porte County—Stone Lake—is turned into a wavy, roving race track. Enthusiastic fans line the sandy shore and cheer on tunnel boats speeding past at over 100 miles per hour at the annual...

May is National Drug Court Month, and the Drug Court of La Porte County was recognized by La Porte Mayor Blair Milo on May 22nd. Celebrating 25 years of service to the nation, drug courts everywhere have been holding events to celebrate the...

Ed Beutner is a staple in the Michigan City community, but you probably know him as Captain Ed. The friendly Captain commands his candy store by day (Captain Ed’s Candy Island) and expends any other free time he has helping the community....

Monica Komasinski has come full circle. She is giving back in great lengths to the community that once gave so much to her. La Porte County gave her strength, spirit, and roots, and she has given La Porte County service, leadership, and family. She...

Ryan Bolger is an artist- it is in his soul, it is how he lives his life, and it is his entire being. He speaks about his art with a passion that is absent in many people. La Porte County and the whole of Northwest Indiana has been fortunate enough...

Ingrid Voelker is a rarity in today’s world. She is a woman with a true spirit of service that avoids instant gratification. She can be a “lightning bolt” that gets the job done with tenacity and razor sharp instincts, or she can be a soul...

Karen Schmid has combined a broad perspective with a personal touch that has taken Purdue University North Central to new levels of student enrollment, rigor, and academics. She tapped into the institution’s potential and since then has been making...