Drew Holt

When it comes to the education of our children, parents are always looking for the best in an educator to ensure a quality education for the next generation. That’s why Karlee Dodson, sixth-grade social studies teacher at Boston Middle School, is...

First responders, while often honored in our country, are not always showcased as the individual human beings that they are. For that reason, this week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight features Tim Sosby, Assistant Fire Chief for the City of...

Chesterton welcomed in the holiday season with a bang this Saturday at the annual Duneland Chamber of Commerce Hometown Holiday Celebration and Twilight Christmas Parade, which saw people from all over the Duneland Community head on out to brave the...

For many in The Region, a favorite part of summer and early fall is the many farmer's markets that dot the small towns and cities along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Fresh food and produce coming directly from Northwest Indiana’s farmer's...

Not every school custodian leaves a lasting impression on the students at their school, or even cares enough to try. That is not the case with Jose Rios, custodian at Memorial Elementary School in Valparaiso. Rios, who has been at Memorial Elementary...

Michigan City’s history-making football season unfortunately, came to an end last night when they lost to the Kokomo High School WildKats 21-14 at Kokomo. The game began with Michigan City kicking off to Kokomo and a pretty great drive from the...

It was glitz and glamour Saturday evening when the Michigan City High School Theatre Department put on their new show “13,” the story of young Evan Goldman, a young kid from the Big Apple who moved to small-town Indiana after his parents...

It was a night for history making Friday night as Michigan City took on their first ever Regional Football Championship game against Elkhart’s Concord Minutemen. Fans from both schools filled the stands, but Wolves fans came out in full force to...

Being a teacher already means serving your community by teaching those that will come after you. But for Merrillville native Professor Carrie Higgins, it means going above and beyond what most would call her duty to her students. Higgins currently...

For a college student, pursuing their career can be a terrifying, tantalizing and often difficult endeavor. It’s an important, if not scary, point in their lives where they decide what kind of jobs they’ll have when they graduate from college....