Press Releases

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) recently gained approval from the Higher Learning Commission to begin offering a Doctor of Technology degree. PNW’s Doctor of Technology, which will be offered through the College of Technology, is the...

Photo L to R: Asst. Chief Mike DeHaven, Capt. Brian McDonald, Capt. E. Joe Hall, Ptrl. Ethan Biggs, Ptrl. Nathan Cashman, Chief Jeff Balon, Capt. Andrew McIntyre The Valparaiso Police have added two additional police officers today, with the...

The Valparaiso University education department has been awarded a two-year, $223,770 grant as part of the Indiana Department of Education's Attract, Prepare, and Retain initiative. The initiative, and the Valpo programs it will support, will address...

When we think of universities as centers of learning, we mostly picture undergraduate and graduate students poring over a pile of books. However, the students are far from the only people on campus learning something new. In partnership with Ivy...

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and its Four Winds® Casinos provided the media with a private tour today to view the progress of construction at Four Winds South Bend.  An expansion of the casino resort is underway and the expanded...

Northwest Health – Starke honored two caregivers in September. Dawn Vanderheof, RN is the recipient of the DAISY award for exceptional nursing and Cathy Rudd, certified nursing assistant, is the recipient of the PETALS award for outstanding support...

Michael E. Schrage, President and CEO of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kelly Hendrickson as Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer.  Hendrickson has been involved in banking throughout her entire career and is well versed...

Franciscan Physician Network’s Coolspring Health Center is welcoming the addition of two new audiologists, Jackie Fletcher, AuD, and Erin Pluard, AuD. Fletcher and Pluard both received their training at Rush University in Chicago and completed...

Family nurse practitioner Jean Miller, NP-C, has joined the Franciscan Physician Network OBGYN Health Center in Crown Point. Miller earned her master of science in nursing from Purdue University Northwest in Hammond and her bachelor of science in...

When Tom Swedenberg learned he was pre-diabetic, he wanted to be proactive, not only for himself, but for his family. The 62-year-old Michigan City man and his high school sweetheart recently celebrated 43 years of marriage and have two grown...