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PNC breaks ground for services and activities complex
PNC Chancellor James Dworkin and Dr. Peter Kesling of LaPorte at the groundbreaking. (Click to enlarge) Photo and information from PNC Purdue North Central officially broke ground for its Student...
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Meet Tricia Fields, author of “The Territory,” Oct. 20 at library
Come and meet Tricia Fields, author of “The Territory,” at a Community Read Author Visit at LaPorte County Public Library, LaPorte, on Monday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. Fields is the chosen author for the...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney’s Office, police to announce indictment in alleged...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced that a press conference will be held Monday, Oct. 20, to announce an indictment alleging a heroin distribution conspiracy operating between Illinois and...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Oct. 18
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Oct. 18, 1914 – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of LaPorte celebrates its 75th anniversary. Oct. 18, 1964 – Leonid I. Brezhnev says the Kremlin’s new...
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Slicers end regular season on a high note, prepare for sectional showdown vs. MC
Tyler Littlejohn tries to shake Portage defensive back Kyle Green. Photos and story by Mike Kellems (Click on photos to enlarge) The LaPorte Slicer football squad ended the regular 2014 season the same...
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Slicer boys and girls CC squads heading to semistate
Slicer Kailee Schoof (middle) placed 2nd overall in the girls regional. Photos and info by Katy Barcus The LaPorte Slicers boys placed second and the girls placed third in regional action Saturday,...
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Mark White, 1962-2014
Mark Lee White, 52, of LaPorte, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at IU Health LaPorte Hospital. He was born Sept. 8, 1962, in LaPorte to James and Bonnie (Felton) White. Mark worked as a farmer and a...
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Ruth Merchant, 1924-2014
Ruth E. Merchant, 90, of LaPorte, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. She was born Sept. 6, 1924, to Roy and Elsie (Hubner) Anderson and was a lifelong resident of LaPorte. Ruth retired from Whirlpool...
View ArticleSpringfield Township VFD pancake breakfast is Nov. 2
Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, 7111 N. 300 West, Michigan City, will host its annual fall pancake breakfast and bake sale on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $7 for adults...
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Greetings from Chad, by Rachel Osborn
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rachel Osborn, a LaPorte native and a 2014 graduate of Michigan State University, left LaPorte this month to serve as a missionary in Chad, north central Africa, for six months. Rachel,...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Oct. 20
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Oct. 20, 1914 — LaPorte’s new United States Slicing Machine plant will be ready Dec. 20 and employ 175 men. Oct. 20, 1964 – The battle for life is...
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Med Flight called after Goldring Road resident badly burned
The Med Flight chopper prepares to touch down at the Summit Farm. Photos and info by Mike Kellems (Click on photos to enlarge) South Bend Memorial Hospital Med Flight was called to LaPorte County...
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Come hear Fern tell spooooky stories Oct. 21 at historical society meeting
La Porte County Historian Fern Eddy Schultz The Orr Lake Road legend. The Woman in White on Michigan Avenue. The I Street Andrew-Zimmerman property. Michigan City’s West Beach Ghost. Pique your...
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6 from LaPorte County among 9 arrested in bust of local heroin distribution
Photos by Mike Kellems (click to enlarge) Nine people, including six from LaPorte County, were arrested during Operation Flatline, an investigation of a heroin distribution conspiracy that has...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Oct. 21
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Oct. 21, 1914 – Many cattle, sheep and hogs in St. Joseph and LaPorte counties are found to be suffering from disease and are being killed by...
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Meet John R. Mitchell, LP author of “George and Smokey,” Nov. 2
Come and meet LaPorte author John R. Mitchell and learn about his book “George and Smokey: A Tale of Two Cats,” on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the LaPorte County Small Animal Shelter, 2855 W....
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Patricia Strojny, 1935-2014
Patricia Ann Strojny, 78, of Middlebury, IN, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. She was born Dec. 29, 1935, in Elkhart, IN, to Theodore Wayne and Anna (Pinter) Ringer. Patricia received her nursing degree...
View ArticlePatricia “Patti” Fannin, 1956-2014
Patricia “Patti” Ann Fannin, 58, of LaPorte, died peacefully at 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Golden Living Center Countryside, LaPorte. She was born July 4, 1956, in Muncie, IN, to John and...
View ArticleLPAC, Farm Bureau to host Political Forum Oct. 29
The LaPorte Political Action Committee (LPAC) and the LaPorte Farm Bureau will host a Political Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 29, beginning at 6 p.m. at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium. All local candidates...
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Trick or Treat for Special Olympics is Oct. 30 at LPHS
Bring your kids in their Halloween regalia to receive treats from LPHS students and support a great cause at LaPorte High School’s Trick or Treat for Special Olympics Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6:30 to...
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