Jovi Taylor

Five years ago, Tiffany Alic and her husband Allen Alic took over ownership of one of Portage’s most well known restaurants: Cappo’s. Since those five years of ownership, the Alic’s have implemented new dishes, programs, and customers; but have kept the …

For more than 20 years, Mark Langlois has been a Language Arts teacher at Kahler Middle School (KMS). In those 20 years the relationships and legacy he’s led has been more than ideal. Currently Langlois teaches sixth grade Language Arts at KMS and prior to …

“It was super surreal to know that I had achieved something most people never imagine to happen to them, like something out of a movie, like I was living out my teenage dream,” said Portage High School (PHS) Senior Jacob Aviles.  The moment …

Since Chuck Salerno was a young child, he has been involved and fascinated by the automotive industry. At the age of six, Salerno and his father began working on their first car together. That first vehicle was a ’55 Chevy, and to this day Salerno still …

Craig Lewin became an athletic trainer at Valparaiso High School (VHS) 14 years ago. In those 14 years, Lewin has realized the impact his job has had on his students and just how much he loves his job. Lewin is not only an athletic trainer at VHS; he is also …

In 2002, Anna Villanueva started working as a student employee for student activities and athletics at Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest). Villanueva decided to start working at her place of education because she wanted to participate in the …

11 years ago Michelle Duca decided to find a non-profit organization for animals titled Kibble Kitchen Pet Pantry. At her non-profit, low-income individuals all over Porter County could access food and supplies for their pets. Then in 2015, after seeing the …

What’s Recently Happened: Recently, the Portage High School (PHS) boys track team had their senior night. Although early into the outdoor track season, the boys were able to walk away with some first-place scores. One senior at PHS, Rafael Maier, came …

Jay Seaburg is considered an elevator enthusiast, profound traveler, road fanatic, brand ambassador, and self proclaimed ‘Me-Nerd,’ or an avid fan of the hardware store Menards. Since Seaburg was little his love of elevators has been profound. This love …

Fresh out of the Firefighter Academy and Probationary Rookie of the Year; Jessica Pruitt is more than ecstatic to have chosen her career path as a firewoman. Pruitt decided to become a firefighter a year and a half ago while finishing her degree at Ivy Tech …