Elise Sims

Dena Lopez feels right at home at Methodist Hospitals Southlake after having spent a good portion of her life there. She was born at the hospital campus in Merrillville. Then, around 19 years ago, Lopez started her career there, working in the...

Looking for a way to serve while getting training for a future career, Marilyn Whitfield enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school in 1978. She completed basic training at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama. Then, she was “on the...

When you are out and about in the community taking care of your daily activities, there is a neighborhood ‘watchdog’ that is working behind the scenes to make sure you get what you are paying for. Accurate weights and measures are the basis for...

High levels of financial stress can impact more than just your bank account. However, according to Colleen Shepherd, community outreach director at Purdue Federal Credit Union, there are solutions to lessening that financial stress level. She said...

Featured image courtesy of Paul Kemiel There is always something fun to do in LaPorte County, and the team at Visit Michigan City LaPorte opens its door to all, welcoming locals and visitors to all upcoming events. Established in 2009 as the brand...

Born and raised in Chesterton, Indiana, John Zehner decided it was time to expand his horizons after high school. He joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and served for two years.  “I did my training at Fort Lewis Army Base in Washington state,” he...

When Tyler Lennox-Bush is not behind a camera, he usually can be found in front of a classroom teaching about digital media. For the past three and a half years, he was Director of Studio Arts at Calumet College of St. Joseph. More recently, he made...

Attorney Darnail Lyles, BS, JD, is one of the newer board members to be appointed just 18 months ago to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA). The RDA was created to help fund major infrastructure projects in Northwest Indiana,...