This 24-hour online giving event will support mental health and wellness in your community. Choose to change lives by donating on May 6, 2014 at www.porterstarke.org/givelocal Donations will only be accepted from May 6, 2014 from 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM....
Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce
What’s the Big Deal with May 6th in La Porte County?
Tomorrow is the nationwide holiday known as Giving Day. You may or may not have seen nonprofits in your area shooting out messages, tweets, press releases, hanging signs, overheard someone talking about it lately. But what is it? And how is it...
Portage High School Student Variety Show
On March 14, Portage High School will once again present its annual Student Variety Show, featuring the talents of PHS students. The Student Variety show has been held each spring for nearly 30 years. This time-honored tradition has been a favorite...
Museum Intern Takes Closer Look at Town’s History
Poco Muse intern and Wheeler High School student Darrel Liebl has been fascinated with history all his life. Darrel has been working with the Porter County Museum since early December and now he finally gets to share his love of history in his new...
Fifth-Third Bank Chicago Recognizes Black History Month by Honoring Leaders
In recognition of Black History Month, Fifth Third Bank Chicago honored several distinguished African-Americans for their countless contributions that have impacted the lives of many in the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community. The honorees...
La Lumiere School Science Team Heads to State for 23rd Consecutive Year
La Lumiere School was proud to send two teams, La Lu Blue and La Lu White, to compete in the Indiana Science Olympiad Regional Competition at Goshen College on Saturday, February 8. Twelve teams from nine high schools competed in 23 events including...
A Classic Comes to Life
Even though the Salem witch trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts, over 300 hundred years ago, Portage High School has brought it back to life in the drama tragedy, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. Winning this year’s leads were Hunter...
Valparaiso University Engineering Professor Robert Palumbo Honored as 2013 Indiana Professor of the Year
Prestigious Recognition Awarded for Excellence in Undergraduate Education Regarded as an expert on solar energy research, Robert Palumbo '80, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering and Alfred W. Sieving Chair of Engineering at Valparaiso...
2013 Red Ribbon Week Champions
Students across Michigan City Area Schools celebrated Red Ribbon Week October 23-30, with a focus on making positive, healthy choices and staying away from drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. School counselors, teachers, staff, and after-school program...
Valpo Football for the American Cancer Society
This is a video made for the Valparaiso Football game to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society. This video was produced by the Porter County Career and Technical Center's Video Productions and Media Studies class.