Abbi Kroll, a registered nurse for the La Porte Hospital emergency room, loves her job. So much so that she’s working towards a Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Nursing degree at Indiana Wesleyan University. "I've always had a passion for people...
It’s tornado season in Indiana and, while making sure to take all necessary precautions, there’s one twister you won’t want to miss. Rehearsals are in full swing for La Porte High School’s summer production of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel,...
“I like hearing stories,” said Shannon Denny, Executive Committee member of the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce Lakefront Career Network (LCN). “Pretty much wherever I go, I start talking to somebody.” Whether it’s networking at an LCN...
Jeff Speck, the nationally acclaimed urban designer and author of the 2012 book “Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time,” sees lot of potential in downtown Hammond. In the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology...
Keyona Gardner, Assistant Coach for boys track and field at West Side Leadership Academy, and her husband, West Side’s Head Coach Rob Gardner were high school rivals. She qualified for state in the 400-meter dash for West Side her freshman year and...
“What we give attention, what we really pay attention to, can change how our brain is firing and wiring," said Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, keynote speaker at Porter-Starke Services’ tenth annual Living, Balance & Hope Symposium. Held Thursday at...
Teaching can be a thankless job. The position comes with long hours and often little appreciation for the amount of work good education requires. But not so for Ben Strole, math teacher and softball coach at New Prairie High School. The entire school...
Four lucky rabbit’s feet– still attached to the rest of the rabbit– bounded across the Portage High School track Tuesday afternoon, moments before trials began for the IHSAA Girls Track Regionals meet. Competitors from the 13 high schools...
Valparaiso High School students and teachers will soon be getting a little help with those awkward growing-up talks— like how a credit score is formed and where loan application language comes from. Starting this fall, Regional Federal Credit Union...
Martin Terry, known more often as Marty, is the man you need to talk to for any and all financial issues. With over 30 years of experience in the mystical realms of finance, Terry has dealt with it all. While he now resides as a Financial Planner at...
