After a bright-and-early 7:30 weigh in Saturday morning, high school wrestlers from Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Hebron, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, and Wheeler took to the mats at the IHSAA Wrestling Sectionals, hosted by...
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Girls on the Run helps develop confidence, character
How do you help young girls develop character, confidence, competence and more in just 10 weeks? Girls on the Run has a proven track record of doing just that. Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana hit the ground running in 2007 with a team of 15 in...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: John Davies
The son of an immigrant beekeeper, born in our nation’s capital and raised on a farm in Northwest Indiana, John Davies grew up in a home without running water or electricity. In the absence of television, John’s vision of life in the Region was...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Gloria Tuohy
In her twenties, Gloria Tuohy left the tea rooms and manicured gardens of England for the bustling American Midwest to marry the man she met at Marquette Park Beach. It was a move that lead to the founding of the Indiana Ballet Theatre, but it took a...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Jared Riddle
“How could you not be madly in love with where we live?” asks Jared Riddle, Ivy Tech English Chair, NWI Excellence in Theater Foundation board member, and NWI Society of Innovators board member. It’s a rhetorical question, but Jared is happy to...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Kyle Telechan
“I love being able to capture a moment as truthfully as I can,” said Kyle Telechan, Post Tribute photojournalist, “I’ve had so many opportunities that I wouldn’t have had without journalism.” Kyle’s career started at Portage High...
Read MoreA Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: WJOB’s Jim “Jed” Dedelow
“I let them disagree and express their viewpoints,” says WJOB’s Jim “Jed” Dedelow of his approach to his morning show, describing how he continues to implement the values he learned working at WJOB in the 70s, that focused on free speech,...
Read MoreLady Vikings Basketball Team Snaps 6-Game Losing Streak Against La Porte
The Valparaiso girls basketball team snapped a 6-game losing streak in a nail-biter against La Porte at home Friday night, pulling off a 55-53 win in the last few seconds. The Vikings trailed the Slicers for most of the first half but kept the game...
Read MoreLevin Tire & Service Center: Your One-Stop Winter Spot
As we move from construction season into shoveling season, it’s important to make sure your car is ready for the road – and weather – ahead. Levin Tire & Service Center has 6 locations in Lake and Porter Counties to help you with your...
Read MoreValpo Vikings Host Hobart Brickies in Basketball Season Opener
A successful football season left the Valpo Vikings short three starters to open their basketball season Friday night, but the Vikings still came out on top with a 76-27 win over the Hobart Brickies. “Tonight we’re a little shorthanded,”...
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