Traditions: favorites and new ones Beach weather is finally upon us, and New Buffalo locals are soaking it in! Rushes of people from Chicago have been heading to beaches in Michigan City, Long Beach, and New Buffalo. On the 4th of July holiday,...
Something interesting that happened in my hometown The 174th annual La Porte County Fair took place from July 7th through July 13th at the La Porte Fairgrounds. This year, the city had three days of special guests who shared great music with the...
Community Spotlight Amy Black came to the Dunes Summer Theatre with a love for the arts and the ambition to help turn the business around. She was a Ball State graduate with a degree in journalism, and was asked to join the theatre by a friend who...
What’s Recently Happened? This month has been all about the wonderful teachers and staff at Westville High School. Starting off, Teacher Appreciation Week was May 6 - 10, and the Westville Positive Optimistic Wonder Workers (POWW) Club put together...
Something interesting that happened in my hometown After Fort La Play Porte being used for almost two decades, the community has decided it’s time to renovate the family-favorite park. Over the many years of use, it is clear that the playground has...
Teaching can be a thankless job. The position comes with long hours and often little appreciation for the amount of work good education requires. But not so for Ben Strole, math teacher and softball coach at New Prairie High School. The entire school...
Student Spotlight Freshman Slicer standout Alayna Jackomis recently won a “Best of the Show” ribbon for her Nicholas drawing at the Tri Kappa Art Show. She also is proud to have won second place on her Madelaine Petsch drawing. “I really...
Teacher Spotlight Mrs. Kristen Edson can say she has a gratifying job: teaching math to high school students. Edson is finishing off her first year at Marquette, but has eight years of experience behind her. Her teaching philosophy is simple:...
Over the course of this school year, I have had the incredible honor and privilege to write articles as part of the Good News Nation and #1StudentNWI program. When I started the program, I honestly didn’t think much of it. But looking back and...
Having the opportunity to write as the #1NWIStudent for La Porte High School has been an incredible learning experience for me. I have enjoyed writing for as long as I can remember, but getting to write for a larger audience has taught me many things...