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Armed man orders customers, workers to lie on floor during robbery of...
Google Earth image Press release from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office At approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery at the Blacksmith Shop...
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ICS Whiskers of the Week: Chalupa and Shamrock
Shamrock Chalulpa WNLP and the Independent Cat Society (ICS) present these Whiskers of the Week, Chalupa and Shamrock. Chalupa, 1 year old, is a gray and white female shorthair who came to ICS as a...
View Article6 LPHS musicians perform at state music educators convention
Six students from the LaPorte High School Music Department performed at the Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA) State Convention Jan. 12-14 in at the Embassy Theatre in downtown Fort Wayne....
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Mark Yates, Doug Schreiber, Dale Lubs, Bill Reed to be inducted in Slicer...
Four standout Slicer athletes of the past will be added to the roster of the Norman J. Hubner Athletic Hall of Fame at LaPorte High School. Mark Yates, Doug Schreiber, Dale Lubs and Bill Reed will be...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 16
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 16, 1917 — Judge Gallaher refuses to grant a divorce after listening more than a day to the most salacious evidence heard in a LaPorte court...
View ArticleLarry Heimer, 1933-2017
Larry Leigh Heimer, 83, of Walkerton, IN, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. He was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Walkerton to Olive (Mankowski) and Harold Heimer. Larry retired from Whirlpool after many years of...
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Walter Arndt, 1924-2017
Walter Louis Arndt, 92, of LaPorte, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL. He was born March 28, 1924, in LaPorte to Walter and Hattie (Edwards) Arndt. Walter...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 17
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 17, 1917 — Admiral George Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay, dies peacefully. Jan. 17, 1967 — LaPorte Mayor Thomas E. Boyd issues an ultimatum to...
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Here’s a reason to wish for colder weather: LaPorte WinterFest is Jan. 27-29
A frozen sculpture of the Door Prairie Barn enchants a young visitor during the 2016 WinterFest. (WNLP photo by Bob Wellinski; click to enlarge) No offense to mild January days, but let’s root for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police ID man, woman killed in U.S. 20 car-semi accident in MC
Information from Michigan City Police Department UPDATE JAN. 17: Michigan City Police have identified the deceased as Brendan M. Blue, 26, and Whitley Ann Nevorski , 25, both of Michigan City. A man,...
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Wilma Koeppen, 1928-2017
Wilma Lotter Koeppen, 88, formerly of LaPorte, went Home to be with the Lord on Jan. 13, 2017, at Burbank Parke Care Center in Burbank, OH. As her health declined, she moved to the center to be closer...
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Raymond “Gene” Goad, 1934-2017
Raymond Eugene “Gene” Goad, 83, of Union Mills, IN, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 6, 1934, in New Carlisle, IN, to Peyton Shirley and...
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UPDATE: Authorities working to contact relatives after 3 die in cars-semi...
Photo and information from LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office UPDATE, 6:30 P.M. JAN 17: At 5:45 p.m. the roadway was cleared of debris and officially reopened. The crash remains under investigation and...
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Marjorie Blank, 1930-2017
Marjorie L. Blank, of LaPorte, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at LaPorte Hospital. She was born July 6, 1930, in Wabash, IN, to Thurman and Susan (Mossman) Routt. Marjorie’s family moved to LaPorte in...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 18
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 18, 1917 — The LaPorte County commissioners will decide whether to pave the Pine Lake Avenue road to the north end of Pine Lake Cemetery with...
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Dr. Paul Max Sherman, 1924-2017
Dr. Paul Max Sherman, 92, longtime resident and Dentist in New Castle, IN, died Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2017, in LaPorte. He was born June 12, 1924, in Muncie, IN, to Ray and Fay (McLain) Sherman. Dr....
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Waltraud “Trudy” Smith, 1931-2017
Waltraud “Trudy” Smith, 85, of LaPorte, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. She was born Oct. 8, 1931, in Muehldorf Am Inn, Germany, to Ferdinand and Emma (Kroner) Bathen and came to this area in 1955. Trudy...
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Devona Thalmann, 1937-2017
Devona Jean Thalmann, 79, of Union Mills, IN, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. She was born Sept. 13, 1937, in LaPorte to Homer and Jean (Rowley) Doll. Devona was a member of...
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Welcome, Greyson Sawyer Strychalski
(Click photos to enlarge) Jason and Jessica (Bealor) Strychalski of Rolling Prairie are proud to announce the birth of their son, Greyson Sawyer Strychalski, on Dec. 17, 2017. He was born at 4:18...
View ArticleMoments in Time, Jan. 19
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library Jan. 19, 1917 — William E. Hinshaw, the famous life convict in the Michigan City prison, will soon be taken to his old hometown where once he was a...
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