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On November 25, 2021, the Portage Township YMCA will host it’s 21st Annual Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot is a competitive and professionally timed 5K walk or run with a Free Kids 1K Fun Run. Races begin at 8:00 AM Thanksgiving morning and typically...

The Sunflower Fair celebrates its twenty-second year in the heart of Downtown La Porte on Saturday, September 18! The fair that celebrates community and creativity will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will last until 4:00 p.m. This unique fair is situated...

Eight candidates have been chosen for the 2021 Chesterton High School (CHS) Football homecoming royalty. Front, left to right: junior Gretta Burke, senior Serena Workman, and junior Olyvia Clark. Back row: senior Dylan Leavitt, senior Mark Jewison,...

Labor Day is much more than just a fun day of barbecues, an extra day off work, and a time to mark the end of the summer season. Labor Day, at its heart, is a day to celebrate and honor those hard-working men and women who have built this great...

On Saturday, August 28, former Head Coach of the Vikettes at Valparaiso High School Anna Louise Nellessen passed away peacefully.  Nellessen was a high school graduate from New Castle High School and later graduated from Indiana University with...

The City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department is excited to announce the start of a new program YogaKids®! These four-week programs are for mobile babies through 5 years. Certified Instructor, Christie Trksak will help children imitate, feel...

Join Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. as he celebrates a decade of cycling fun when the Whiting Hammond Highland and Munster After Midnight Ride (WHAM!) kicks off this Saturday night August 7th and into Sunday August 8th when nearly a...

Join Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. celebrate a decade of cycling fun when the Whiting Hammond Highland and Munster After Midnight Ride (WHAM!) kicks off this Saturday night August 7th and into Sunday...

This summer, The Olympidis Family was given the wonderful opportunity to meet a new family member, Niki Burge, who was a true surprise. In July, the whole family got together to welcome her into their lives, but the story doesn’t start...

As parents we want our children to be happy, healthy, and whole people, but in this fast-paced, hectic world, it’s sometimes difficult to create a space that shows the people we’re closest to that we love them, value them, and want to support...