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For the 84 students just inducted into the Technical Honor Society representing Porter County Career and Technical Education, the “new normal” meant no big gathering with extended families to celebrate their accomplishment. Instead, educators and …

Although all high school sports bring excitement to the GreatNews.Life team, the power and drive showcased by athletes in the sport of wrestling has been exceptionally notable this weekend. GreatNews.Life covered all four sectional championships in the …

Valparaiso Meijer was filled with plenty of laughs and smiles as Hebron Police, Kouts Police, Meijer, and United Way of Porter County worked with other community partners to help give kids and families a Christmas they won’t forget. Children paraded the …

Twelve years ago, Kim Swartz was on the job hunt. She’d grown up and graduated from high school in Hebron, done a bit of college at Indiana University Northwest, but wasn’t entirely sure what she wanted out of a career. Then, she saw something. Then she …

The 2019 cross-country season is underway, and many students kicked it off at one of the year’s biggest events – the Valparaiso Jamboree. Schools from across the Region including Valpo, Boone Grove, Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, Hebron, Hobart, Kouts …

In June, Kankakee Valley REMC sent four high school students to Washington D.C. in a week long trip as a part of the Youth Tour program. High school juniorswho are on their way to becomingseniors can apply for the trip, and it is completely free for …

INDIANAPOLIS —Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced $22.1 million in funding for 11 broadband expansion infrastructure projects across the state as a part of the initial round of the Next Level Broadband program. “Hoosiers need affordable, quality …

For the last six years, Kankakee Valley REMC (KVREMC) has hosted their Pack-a-Backpack program, a school supply drive that collects basic school supplies for less fortunate students from schools within their service areas.  According to the National …