Beth Ireland

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and one of the best resources in Northwest Indiana for connecting people with disabilities to meaningful employment is the JobSource program at Opportunity Enterprises (OE). Led by Director Kathleen...

Valparaiso University’s (VU) men’s and women’s basketball teams tipped-off the new season working with children today at the Hammond Civic Center. The Crusader Hoops in Hammond event brought students from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater...

Those who have ever had the flu will tell you one thing: never again, if they can help it. Flu season has arrived, and while it’s still early, the time to get vaccinated is now, because the flu can be more than miserable. It can be deadly. Dr....

A quality animal hospital needs a state-of-the-art facility. Today, Vale Park Animal Hospital took another step toward providing this for their clients with the groundbreaking of their new facility. Two and a half years in the making, the staff at...

Motivation sometimes comes from the most interesting of places. For the students who take part in the United Way of Porter County’s Reading Buddies program, new motivation to read and learn is found from stuffed animals.  “Reading Buddies...

With a breath of relief, and maybe even a few tears, many parents watched their kids go back to school last month. School bags were packed full of pencils, erasers, markers, and many other supplies requested by teachers. The supplies sent along with...