The Towle Youth Theater Ensemble is proud to present 2 one acts, War at Home & It’s Not You, It’s Me. The productions are under the direction of Chicago Director, Amy Gorelow. War at Home is a drama by Nicole Quinn and Nina Shengold. It centers around …

LaPorte County Joins National Initiative to Increase Mental Health Literacy LaPorte County Drug Free Partnership is initiating the Youth Mental Health First Aid program to train members of the public to improve mental health literacy – helping them …

The La Porte Civic Auditorium is celebrating its 85th anniversary on March 19th. Come and celebrate with the La Porte County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce. • Welcome by Mayor Milo • Hear the history of the …

The Portage High School Health Department has been busy this second semester. The Health and Wellness sophomore classes studying how your mental/emotional health, your physical health and your social health must all be balanced to have total fitness. Your …

HAMMOND 219 REGION DAY WHEREAS, 219 is the second month of the year, February, and the 19th day of said month, and; WHEREAS, 219 is the North American telephone area code for the Chicago metropolitan area of northwest Indiana that includes Lake, Porter …

Portage High School senior Kaitlin Doud goes above and beyond when it comes to whatever life throws her way. Doud takes part in a few of extracurricular activities PHS has to offer. She is president of the National Honor Society, captain of both the girls’ …

The Portage Exchange Club gives back to the community with two main goals in mind. The first is the prevention of child abuse. Supporting local children in need is something they are determined to do. During the Christmas season, they go shopping for the …

1st Source Bank in Valparaiso recently donated $5,000 to Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point for its collaborative program with Safe Kids Northwest Indiana that promotes child car seat safety across Northwest Indiana. The money will aid the hospital in …

Adam Shoemaker has wanted to be a chef since he was three years old. “I never watched cartoons as a kid, just the cooking channel and food network,” he says. Now a freshman in college, Shoemaker is well on his way. When Adam was in high school he set …

Leadership La Porte County’s Youth to Youth (Y2Y), program has funding for youth groups or individual youth in La Porte County to apply for grants to carry out community service projects that will meet local needs. Y2Y is a spin-off of the Leadership La …