Stacey Kellogg

When Madisyn Wimple was just 6 years old, she had an epiphany more fitting of a wise adult. The little girl took a good hard look at her playroom and realized she had a lot of toys she didn’t play with anymore. It was the catalyst for an idea that...

You would think that being a nurse would give you the upper hand when you learn you have cancer. Perhaps, in terms of the knowledge base, but not in terms of the fear factor. Just ask Shirley Edwards. “I found a lump in my breast and scheduled a...

It was a stellar year for the Four Winds Casino Pinktober community outreach initiatives, culminating in a $10,000 donation to the Kelly Cares Foundation after employees and guests supported a variety of activities to raise money for breast cancer...

If you’ve won any kind of gift basket at a local charity event in Northwest Indiana recently, there’s a relatively good chance that Mary Swardson made it. The self-taught creative has made charity gift baskets a cornerstone of the work she does...

David Ralston of Hammond, Ind., knows what it’s like to claw his way to health and happiness, one foot race at a time. At 74 (he’ll be 75 in December), Ralston has already completed 80 races this year, from 5K runs to his first marathon in early...

If you want easy, this isn’t it. If you’re mission-driven and want a fulfilling career, this IS it. And if you want to be a journalist, you better have grit. These were three key takeaways from the Chesterton High School (CHS) newspaper class...

An innovative program in La Porte County is helping women have access to mammography screening for the detection of breast cancer regardless of financial barriers. The Breast Cancer Project, established by the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL)...