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A stray dog was found off of 325 by the Deer Field subdivision. The dog is a mixed breed, female, with no microchip or collar. She is being kept at Vale Park Animal Hospital until the owner is found! Please contact the clinic if you have any...

Porter County Parks and Recreation, Grow NWI offer community garden project Last year, a plot of land was set aside to begin a Community Garden at Sunset Hill Farm County Park. A handful of volunteers worked on it throughout the summer, and made sure...

United Way of Porter County has recognized Sally Gaff with the 2nd Annual Northwest Indiana Success By 6 “Service to Children Award”. Gaff serves as the Director of All About Kids, an early intervention program at Opportunity Enterprises. Given...

United Way of Porter County has recognized Sally Gaff with the 2nd Annual Northwest Indiana Success By 6 “Service to Children Award”. Gaff serves as the Director of All About Kids, an early intervention program at Opportunity Enterprises. Given...

It may have been early, but the crowd gathered for breakfast at the Stardust Event Center at Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa Thursday morning managed to muster up the energy to chant, “We are better together,” the slogan for the United Way of La...

United Way of Porter County recognized Dr. Larry McAfee as the recipient of the 2011 Dorothy M. Porter Outstanding Volunteer Award at its Campaign Celebration on March 15, 2012, at Strongbow Inn. This award is the highest form of volunteer...

United Way of Porter County recognized Dr. Larry McAfee as the recipient of the 2011 Dorothy M. Porter Outstanding Volunteer Award at its Campaign Celebration on March 15, 2012, at Strongbow Inn. This award is the highest form of volunteer...

Two dogs are looking for new forever homes! Their current owner has been diagnosed with cancer and can no longer care for them. Both pets are spayed and neutered, as well as updated on all of their shots. Nora, a two year old female lab mix, and her...

A Vale Park Animal Hospital client discovered this little pomeranian running down Chicago Street in Valpo on Friday, March 23, 2012.  She has a red collar with bones on it and a bone tag with her name ("Luna") and number, but the number is not...

United Way Northwest Indiana and University of Phoenix announce new scholarship In partnership with the United Way in Northwest Indiana, University of Phoenix and its Northwest Indiana Campus today announced that it will provide a full-tuition...