Anna Hanson

The Memorial Opera House hosted the 2014 Miss Great Lakes and Miss Kankakee Valley Scholarship Pageant on a slushy, snowy Saturday afternoon. The pageant was held to not only to give a scholarship to four lucky winners, it also stood as a preliminary...

The Memorial Opera House hosted a sold out crowd on Saturday night for the first event in their Imagine Concert Series, which featured folk-rock group The Lone Bellow. The Imagine Concert Series is orchestrated by Brad Koeppen and Rob Harkel, who...

Valparaiso’s Memorial Opera House is offering something special for kids this spring with The Children’s Theatre, a spring and summer program for kids ranging from ages 3 all the way up to 18. Children from around the area are welcome to sign up...

Portage’s Chamber of Commerce held their annual Holiday Open House on Thursday night at their headquarters. The event was attended by board members and visitors alike, who were all invited to mix and mingle. There were plenty of drinks and hor...

Come one, come all! Fur babies came to get pictures with Santa and they had a ball! That’s right - small dogs, large dogs, old and young dogs all came out to McAfee Animal Hospital on Sunday to have their picture taken with Santa. The event was...

Valparaiso High School’s Drama Club showcased a generational classic and energetic musical Grease, which had its opening on Friday, November 22nd. The play tells the story of two estranged teenagers, named Danny and Sandy, along with their own...

Runners from around the area and the state gathered on a brisk Sunday morning to be a part of the AAU Cross Country meet at Sunset Hill Farm, one of many great places that is facilitated by Porter County Parks and Recreation. Six different age groups...

Valparaiso hosted their first Monster Dash run at the Porter Health Amphitheatre on Sunday October 27th that was sponsored by Porter Regional Hospital and Urschel Laboratories. The day called for experienced runners, students, and families, in...

Fair Oaks Farms hosted their 9th annual CowtoberFest on a windy and cold Saturday this year, but that didn’t seem to stop the festivities. The farm, which regularly hosts visitors for their cows and pigs, invited families out for various events...

On a seemingly perfect fair-weathered Wednesday, Valparaiso High School’s Foreign Language department held their annual soccer event in order to raise money for the Spring Valley Shelter located in Valparaiso. The event took place at Forest Park...