Courtney Castle’s motto when it comes to work is that there is no problem she can’t fix. As an administrative assistant for Portage Utility Services-Field Forces, Castle’s job involves working with a lot of people within the community. While...
Amy Davis Navardauskas has been all over the country but feels like her life has finally come full circle coming back to Chesterton. Navardauskas has been to a few different cities in Indiana, including West Lafayette and Valparaiso. She was also out...
The sound of music can quickly turn around any bad day, and Diane Rosenthal has made it her life’s work to help with that. Rosenthal said music has been part of her life ever since she was a little girl. Having grown up in Evanston, Illinois, her...
Editor’s note: Rittenhouse Village at Portage is taking all necessary precautions to safely support and care for residents during this time. We at GreatNews.Life applauds the fact that while they may have temporarily adapted programs described...
For an 8th-grader, James Graham III seems to have a pretty good handle on the pressures of a budding young athlete. Graham has a full plate balancing school and life. The Grimmer Middle Schooler plays both football and basketball and when he isn't at...
Wheeler High School senior Riley Garcia has a long life ahead of her but feels good that she has a few things figured out already. Garcia is preparing to graduate in May and plans to attend St. Ambrose University in Iowa in the fall, doing the thing...
If you support veterans in La Porte County, or even all over the nation, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video of Stephen "Headdog" Moore, holding hands with fellow veteran supporters in a huge circle inside the DAV or some other banquet...
Kara Komenich sees the city she loves and lives in through two sets of lenses – her own, and that of a camera. Komenich was born and raised in Northwest Indiana, having lived in communities like Gary and Lake Station, and is now proud to call...
They say a little faith can go a long way, and that philosophy has paid off for Sharon Santiago. Santiago has been lucky to call Portage her home for her entire life and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. There are many reasons she has wanted to...
Music is everywhere, and a huge part of our lives whether we know it or not. Juliana Johnson knows it, and has made every effort to spread the joy that it has created for her, to others. Johnson is a senior at Valparaiso University. She graduates in...