Month: July 2019
100-year-old veteran shares birthday with America
PORTAGE — At the age of 22, Everett Gasper signed up for World War II with the U.S. Army.
Wienermobile to roll into Region
Hold on to your hot dogs because the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be rolling into Northwest Indiana starting on the Fourth of July.
45,000 barrels of Jim Beam bourbon turned into a burning pile of rubble after a warehouse caught on fire
If all the barrels in the Kentucky warehouse held bourbon, that would be a loss of at least 6.75 million bottles of Jim Beam.
Indiana was a scandalous marriage mill and Valentino took advantage
Rudoph Valentino, Muhammad Ali and Tom Mix were married in Indiana marriage mills.
IDNR talking turkey
INDIANAPOLIS — State wildlife officials are looking for volunteers to count wild turkeys and their offspring this summer for its annual inventory.
‘Bringing Nature Home’ awards program applications due
VALPARAISO — Shirley Heinze Land Trust announces the ninth annual “Bringing Nature Home” Awards program.
Banking on college grads
HAMMOND – A big donation to Purdue University Northwest from a consortium of local banks is aimed at helping create viable careers opportunities for future graduates while also attracting future talent to work at those banks.
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