Allison Tunstall

NITCO’s underground construction team ensures safety and efficiency in their everyday work

NITCO’s underground construction team ensures safety and efficiency in their everyday work As many in the Region continue to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having a secure and strong wireless network connection is more important now than ever. NITCO’s underground construction team has continued to serve Northwest Indiana...

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Good Samaritan Store continues 51-year tradition of service in Winamac

Good Samaritan Store continues 51-year tradition of service in Winamac Near the entrance of the Good Samaritan Store is a large crucifix hanging on the wall. The crucifix—featuring a crucified Jesus and adorned with flowers—stands watch over the shop as it has for 51 years. According to Donna Nicholson of the Ladies...

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TCU Insurance offers a variety of insurance coverage with a local atmosphere

TCU Insurance offers a variety of insurance coverage with a local atmosphere “Local people helping local people.”  The TCU Insurance Agency has built the idea of insuring and serving families, individuals, and businesses throughout Indiana and Michigan into their foundation. For Rick Van Es, agency president, this is...

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Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso invites poet, activist Ebony Stewart for live virtual performance

Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso invites poet, activist Ebony Stewart for live virtual performance March is Women’s History Month, and to honor women throughout history and in our lives, Ivy Tech Community College Valparaiso welcomed award-winning poet and activist Ebony Stewart for a live virtual performance. What started as an exploration of...

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Jeremy Blosser: Team player and Clinical Manager of the Year

Jeremy Blosser: Team player and Clinical Manager of the Year When Jeremy Blosser, Director of Pharmacy at Northwest Health – La Porte, was named Clinical Manager of the Year, he felt a plethora of emotions: surprise, pleasure, but mostly, gratitude. After all, the acknowledgment came after a long, tumultuous...

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NITCO’s Aerial Crew maintains quality network in the Region and beyond

NITCO’s Aerial Crew maintains quality network in the Region and beyond If you’ve passed a NITCO truck recently and seen a team hard at work installing and maintaining the aerial fiber lines that connect everyone to high-speed broadband networks, chances are you’ve seen Joey King and his Aerial Crew. The Aerial Crew,...

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La Porte County Family YMCA’s Kindergarten Readiness Program encourages social and emotional connections in children

La Porte County Family YMCA’s Kindergarten Readiness Program encourages social and emotional connections in children When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world in 2020, schools were forced to grapple with how to effectively teach and ensure students had access to quality education. While schools shut down and turned to eLearning, many families with young...

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Porter County Health Department continues COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Porter County Health Department continues COVID-19 vaccine rollout After a tumultuous year of social distancing, mask-wearing, and collective grief for the people and time we have lost, the COVID-19 vaccines have provided a glimmer of hope that we are moving toward the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. States have begun...

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Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service: Staying connected to history, family, and fun

Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service: Staying connected to history, family, and fun When you think of bulk mail, a certain aesthetic comes to mind—an industrial and bureaucratic system that ensures optimal efficiency. But when Donna Flanagin, owner of Flanagin’s Bulk Mail Service, started her business 25 years ago, she believed...

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