Claire Kenney

Jessica Vera, the assistant sales manager at Purdue Federal Credit Union’s Monroe St. Branch in La Porte, embodies the credit union’s “People helping People” philosophy every day. Having grown with the credit union through several member consultant …

Pete Gladstone is a former United States Marine. As a Marine he gave to his country, and now he’s giving back to his community as a teacher, a firefighter, and a father. “I served as a military member in the United States Marine Corps from 1993-2003,” …

Tammie Cain is the owner of Tammie’s Dog Services and Training, a training, daycare, boarding and grooming facility proudly serving the Portage community. It was the adoption of a pit bull mix about a decade ago that sparked Mrs. Cain her …

Megan Benich is the assistant sales manager for Purdue Federal Credit Union’s Crown Point branch located at 113th & Broadway. Benich graduated from Purdue University then worked in other sales and customer-focused roles before joining Purdue …

Lora Barlow is Paladin’s new Head Start Program Director in Michigan City. So far, Barlow’s been in the role for less than three months. Paladin has two Early Education programs, including Imagination Station, an NAEYC Accredited child care program, and …

Master Brent Messmer owns Rising Star Martial Arts in Portage. Messmer named the business after the school of martial arts, which is now located in Illinois, that he attended as a child. “I founded the studio in 2008,” Messmer said. “I asked my …

Ever since Bonnie Zimmer was a child, she’s had a heart for art. In particular, she’s had a passion for art made from materials found in nature. Her work explores the relationship between humans and nature through the use of natural and found materials …

Regional Health Systems offers wide-ranging services, including Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), a program that focuses on behavioral health. “The AOT Program is a civil court-ordered commitment in Lake County, for individuals with serious mental …

19-year old Phoenix Bridegroom will be starting her freshman year at Ball State University this upcoming fall, but school is something she didn’t always have the opportunity to attend regularly. As a child, she battled leukemia multiple times and, as a …

Sean Willey, better known as “Big Perm” at U93, is the host of the radio station’s shows “Afternoons with Big Perm” and “Weekends with Big Perm.” His personality name is certainly one-of-a-kind, and it’s one that he has used for decades in …