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Hobart has always been a fundamental part of Nikki Lopez’s life, and she can now positively impact the very city in which she grew up as Hobart’s Director of Events. As a third-generation member of the Hobart community, Lopez knows how important...

What’s Happening School is back in full swing and September has been a month of transitioning from summer back into education. With the new school year comes new opportunities to get involved in the school and community through clubs and...

If you asked many people—particularly those from other areas of the state—where Indiana’s worst environmental problems exist, they’d probably say it would be in Northwest Indiana. But they just might be dead wrong. The data suggest that...

What's Happened? Whiting has been very busy so far this year. Football has already completed six weeks of their season, most recently with a win over Hanover Central. They have beaten Clark, Wheeler, Lake Station, and Hanover with losses to Griffith...

What’s Happened: Photosynthesis The growth mindset way of teaching and learning is still in full swing at LaCrosse and the Life Skills classes have really started to get interesting. Students have begun learning real-world tactics that will put...

Kerri Midkiff received a stage II breast cancer diagnosis in March of 2009, and for Kerri, her husband, and their two daughters (six and four years old), the news came as quite a shock. At 31, Kerri went through a double mastectomy, reconstruction, a...

There was a time when seeing the Chicago Cubs make the playoffs made me jump with joy. After seeing them win the title in 2016, this week's accomplishment just seems a little... dull. Maybe it is the length of the baseball season. They started...

Student Spotlight: Kaylee Smythe Kaylee Smythe, a newbie to South Central, is enjoying the opportunities she has at the school. When asked why she ultimately decided to transfer to South Central she replied with,”I feel like there will be more...

Drake Bell in the Building On Monday September 17, Portage High School got the opportunity of a lifetime. One of the largest traveling arts festival, High School Nation, came to PHS. High School Nation is an arts festival that tours the country...

When one hears the call to do right by others, it heeds to answer. That’s exactly what Becky Brehmer did when she became a doula and unofficial “foster mom” to friends in need. Brehmer was born in Watertown, New York to her parents who were...