This past week, several La Porte County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with officers from the La Porte Police Department, Michigan City Police Department, Long Beach Police Department, Steuben County Sheriff’s Department and personnel from the La Porte County E911 Center, attended and completed a 40-hour crisis intervention training (CIT) course. CIT is grant-funded and provides advanced training in dealing with

The DNR is hosting two virtual public meetings Monday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to discuss proposed spongy moth treatments. An invasive insect, Spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), causes tree defoliation and kills trees. While open to the public, meetings are geared towards proposed treatment area residents including LaPorte, Kosciusko, Fulton, Marshall and Starke counties. To get a list of

All first responder and law enforcement vehicles in Starke County will have picture communication boards, according to a social media statement from Starke County Sheriff Jack Rosa. Through a grant provided by the Autism Society of American and Today’s Champions, the Autism Society of Indiana purchased the boards. The communication boards will give police, fire fighters and EMS providers a

The Michigan City Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) announced Carly Levandoski as the Ambassador of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter of 2022. “I am honored to be the Ambassador of the Quarter!” stated Levandoski. “Whether working as an ambassador or with a client, I remember the line from Mary Poppins, ‘In every job that must be done, there is an

The Rotary Club of Michigan City is pleased to announce it is accepting nominations for the 2022 Paul J. Alinsky Award. This award is presented in honor of Paul Alinsky, who was a past President of the Rotary Club, past Chairman of the Board for the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, and founder of Sentinel Alarm Company. Paul passed away