Arise and Shine ready to help those in need during time of crisis
MICHIGAN CITY — At the onset of the coronavirus crisis in the United States, a local pantry and resource center held an emergency staff meeting on how to respond.
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Recycling must be in toters for pickup
Krueger Middle School student to perform at Carnegie Hall
MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City middle school student will be taking her singing talents to one of the nation’s most prestigious stages.
LP students participate in Solo and Ensemble contest
La PORTE — Students from the La Porte Music Department participated in the Indiana State School Music Association State Solo and Ensemble Contest on Feb. 22 and Feb. 29 at North Central High School in Indianapolis.
Indiana residents urged to stay home as COVID-19 cases, death rise
INDIANAPOLIS – Fourteen more people have died in Indiana from coronavirus-related illnesses, increasing the state’s death toll to 49 as confirmed cases surged past 2,000, state health officials said Tuesday.
Three injured in second shooting in a week at Michigan City home
MICHIGAN CITY — Three people were injured in a drive-by shooting in the Midtown neighborhood early Monday, at the same address where eight children were threatened by gunfire about a week earlier.
American Licorice helps COVID-19 Relief Fund
La PORTE – The United Way of La Porte County has announced that American Licorice has joined the ranks of businesses making donations to the COVID-19 Relief Fund.
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Closure scheduled for outside eastbound lane/shoulder of I-80/90
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As COVID cases rise, ICU beds being added statewide
INDIANAPOLIS — Three more people have died from coronavirus-related illnesses, increasing Indiana’s death toll to 35, and six cases have now been confirmed in La Porte County, state health officials said Monday.