Life in the Spotlight

This month we were excited to re-launch our Valpo Life in the Spotlight series on ValpoLife.com! July has seen three excellent members of the Valparaiso community featured as part of the series. Be sure to take a look at those articles if you missed...

This week's Valpo Life in the Spotlight is Dave Coyle, Valparaiso High School teacher who was recently named the Head Football Coach, replacing Mark Hoffman. Coyle has been with VHS since 1990 following his studies at Ball State University. Coyle is...

This week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight is Dave Kasarda, the Executive Director of the Portage Township YMCA. Dave was born in Gary and raised in Portage. He is a graduate of Portage High School and Indiana University. He is married and has two...

Portage High School senior Nicki Monahan has devoted herself to athletic excellence since beginning her high school career in the fall of 2009. In fact, Monahan’s path to local stardom on the basketball court and soccer pitch began when she was...

When describing Valparaiso High School Athletic Director Herb Hofer, the terms "first-year" and "new" are mere technicalities. Although Hofer was officially hired in May to replace the retiring Mark Hoffman at the helm of the Valpo Athletic...

This week’s Portage Life in the Spotlight is Lexi Elisha, a 2011 Portage High School graduate and a recording artist whose first EP, Let Go, made it to the top 20 on the ITunes Christian charts after it was released. Lexi was also the 2010 Portage...

Valparaiso’s JT Hoyo, a 2004 Portage High School graduate, has found his passion covering high school athletics as a videographer, broadcaster and public address announcer. Hoyo creates game highlight films for football and basketball and posts...

It only takes a few minutes with Portage City Councilman Ted Uzelac for his message to be clear. He is a strong and outspoken advocate of serving one’s community and country. “I wanted to be a voice to let people know that this is a great thing...

This week’s A Portage Life in the Spotlight is Larry Tharp. Tharp has been a teacher in Portage for 27 years and owns his own lawn care business, Coach's Cut. Tharp is a graduate of Merrillville High School and moved to Portage 27 years ago when he...

Portage resident Jennifer Smolnicky has found a way to own her hobby with the Portage Jazzercise Center, which provides patrons with a unique and effective way to stay fit.  Smolnicky started Jazzercising ten years ago and fell in love with the...