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Area Briefs
Oak Grove Cemetery cleanup planned
Finding the humor in life
MICHIGAN CITY – A few weeks ago, playwright and screenwriter Mary Ruth Clarke learned a lesson.
‘They never leave your heart’
MICHIGAN CITY – Thursday night at the Michiana Humane Society was a time for reflection, an opportunity to connect with other animal lovers, and a time to reminisce about special times spent with furry friends loved and lost.
A matter of life and death
MICHIGAN CITY – Bullying is a “serious mental health issue” that can lead to school shootings, suicide, substance abuse, self-harm, eating disorders, low grades, truancy and dropping out.
New LP police chief has been there before
La PORTE – La Porte Mayor Mark Krentz has appointed Assistant Chief Julie Smith to be the chief of the La Porte City Police Department, a job she previously held under a different administration.
Helping friends and neighbors ‘in need’
MICHIGAN CITY – It’s United Way’s fall campaign season and the local organization is asking for the public’s help in supporting charitable organizations across Michigan City and La Porte County.
Celebrating a century of ministry
MICHIGAN CITY — “I was here (in 1968) when we dug the ground at this place,” Bertha Ansley, longest lasting member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, said while explaining how the ministry got to its current location at 123…
‘Be prepared to run, hide, fight’
MICHIGAN CITY — In an age where mass shootings in the United States are becoming more and more common, La Porte County Sheriff John Boyd said he doesn’t take any chances.