Community

The Valparaiso Police Department has added two new officers with the swearing-in of Jack Hudgens and Austin Arias today. Mayor Jon Costas performed the ceremony within the council chambers of City Hall, with numerous officers, civilian staff, and...

UChicago Medicine is dedicating $300,000 over three years to help improve social-emotional well-being of BGCGNWI youth participants and families The University of Chicago Medicine and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (BGCGNWI)...

On August 14, the Salvation Army of Michigan City began its next 12-week session of “Bridges Out of Poverty: Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’ By World.” The free class is designed to help attendees build skills and overcome challenges to create...

Members of the Golfview community were treated to a special surprise on Sunday, August 11.  The apartment community invited everyone to the property reveal of two newly renovated apartments.   Angela Blackwell, community manager,...

The City of Valparaiso is inviting neighborhoods to submit applications for the annual Neighborhood Improvement Grant program, announced Maggie Clifton, Valparaiso’s Community Engagement Director. Guidelines have been updated for 2025, increasing...

Campus among four baccalaureate finalists from across the country for the 2024 Examples of Excelencia Excelencia in Education, a national organization focused on accelerating Latino student success in higher education, announced four...

At 10:08 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Crown Point Fire Department responded to East 129th Avenue and Mississippi Parkway for a confined space rescue.  Upon arrival, crews discovered a City of Crown Point employee fell into a lift station and was...

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will begin offering a new Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence degree program, with the first students expected to begin courses in spring 2025. PNW’s master’s degree in Applied...

The City of Valparaiso has sworn in a new class for the 2024-2025 Mayor’s Youth Council. “We’re looking forward to getting to know this fourth group of students participating in the annual Mayor’s Youth Council. The Council is an opportunity...

In 2008, five days of Walt Disney World business classes inspired Donna Flanagin to follow the Imagineer mantra of “dream, believe, dare, do,” and create a legacy that would enchant the Valparaiso community for many years to come.  Two years...