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The football field at Elston Middle School in Michigan City was full of people on Friday. No, there weren't any football players or runners, but there were plenty of students. The 5th Annual Citywide Back-to-School Rally was underway as 1,500...

Lakeshore PAWS is partnering with the Humane Society Calumet Area to expand its ability to provide quality animal care, adoption services, and community education. Under the partnership, both organizations will remain separate entities, but benefit...

Leadership La Porte County recently completed its 5th annual Summer Leadership Camp for middle school students. Leadership La Porte County Youth camp was held at Kesling Park and the High Ropes Challenge Course at LaLumiere School. Over 80 students...

Leadership La Porte County recently completed its 5th annual Summer Leadership Camp for middle school students. Leadership La Porte County Youth camp was held at Kesling Park and the High Ropes Challenge Course at LaLumiere School. Over 80 students...

Purdue University was ranked 56th in the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanhgai Jiao Tong University. Purdue was 61st last year and 69th in 2010. In specialty rankings, Purdue ranks 10th in...

The attached picture was taken this last week of the Advisory Board of Salvation Army. Those in the picture are: Norma Sabie, Bill Hedge , Barbara Birchfield, Mike Sutton, Bethany Irwin, Greg Irwin, Steve Curry, Dave Troth, Suki Cho, Keith Batzel and...

Giant Paw Prints Rescue aides the pet rescue effort by helping Large and Giant Breed dogs. Giant Paw Prints Rescue was founded by Cathy Nolan, as she witnessed more and more large and giant breed dogs being turned into area shelters. Over the years,...

A plan to align Northwest Indiana high school outcomes with the needs of economic and workforce development has been realized! The Regional Education/Employer Alliance for Development Youth of Northwest Indiana (ReadyNWI) will provide information on...

Save the date for the Homeward Bound 5K Walk on September 29, a walk to provide housing and fight homelessness. This 5K will be held at Washington Park in Michigan City. Registration will take place at 8 am, with a 9 am step off. The cost is $25...

The Ivy Tech branch in Michigan City is in for some wonderful and positive changes as far as Rick Soria, newly appointed vice chancellor, is concerned. At his formal “meet and greet” at the Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center, Soria stated...