Kayla Weiss

Come and join the Michigan City Area Schools for their weekly “City Pride” radio program on WEFM 95.9 FM. Every Saturday at 8:30 a.m., MCAS will be putting on a 12-week radio broadcast, showcasing different MCAS topics each week. “City Pride”...

Heather Augustyn – author, writing teacher, correspondent for the Times of Northwest Indiana, wife, mother. There are many words one might use to describe Augustyn, but choosing just one wouldn't suffice. Born and raised in Northwest Indiana,...

Sunny Akhigbe is dedicated to his children, his community, his job at Keys Counseling, and his work with the Michigan City chapter of People Against Violence Everywhere (P.A.V.E.). Completely dedicated to the troubled youth in his community, Akhigbe...

Born and raised in Tipton County, Rita Jackson has always been a creative person. Throughout her life, Jackson has always enjoyed making things and has always known that she would one day make art her career. At the young age of four, Jackson began...

Originally from Iowa, Tricia Catlin relocated to Northwest Indiana nearly twenty years ago when she accepted her first post-college job in Portage. With the help of her husband of eighteen years, Catlin takes care of her two children, while still...

Al Lackey, father to three and grandfather to ten, has served as President of Kids Alive International since October of 1996. Graduating with a B.S. from John Brown University and a Masters from Eastern Michigan University, Al Lackey has...

Born and raised in the city of La Porte, Regina Smelser continues to be active in her community through her work with Alzheimer's. After leaving home to attend college at Ball State University, Smelser returned to her hometown where she met and...

Born in Baton Rouge, Lousiana and raised in Cabrini Green, Toni Williams has always been grateful to the youth center and church she belonged to as a child. Early on she realized how important it is to make positive, healthy decisions – that every...

Born and raised in Michigan City, Indiana, Mick Pawlik has always been a dedicated man. Dedicated to his wife of 34 years, Patti, their two children, Kristen and Donnie, and his two grandchildren, Landen and Laney, as well as being dedicated his...

Born and raised in Valparaiso, Andrew Koch has always been invested in being a part of the community around him, whether at home or at school. Currently, Koch is a student at Indiana University Northwest studying Psychology, doing research on...