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The Indiana State Board of Education (Board) met Wednesday for its monthly business meeting. Based on community feedback gathered at five public meetings over the course of six months, the School Transition Task Force assembled recommendations for next steps for three turnaround academies located in Indianapolis. The schools, currently operated by Charter Schools USA (CSUSA), are: TC Howe Community High School, Emmerich Manual High School, and Emma Donnan Middle School. The Board heard testimony from Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) leaders and CSUSA, as well as numerous community members. A majority of community members spoke in favor of the Task Force’s

Queen of All Saints is hosting an event  Called Made For More on March 20th. A press release stated “Where do we come from and where are we going? These questions are decisive for understanding what it means to be human and how to orient our lives and our actions toward authentic fulfillment. Made for More is an international event which aims to answer these questions on a personal level.” The event is coming to Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Michigan City on Wednesday, March 20 from 7-9:30 pm. Join internationally-recognized Catholic speaker and author Christopher West and

Wednesday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a bipartisan bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq. The legislation will formally end the authorizations for the Gulf and Iraq wars – 28 and 17 years, respectively, after these AUMFs were first passed, reasserting Congress’ vital role in not only declaring wars, but in ending them. The repeal of these authorizations also recognizes the strong partnership the United States now has with a sovereign, democratic Iraq. This bill is an effort to prevent the future misuse of the expired

This year the Michigan City Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday April 13th. nearly 55,000+ Easter Eggs will be filled on Wednesday April 10th  starting at 9:00am in the morning at the Michigan City Senior Center and they are asking for your help. Breakfast will be served compliments of Walmart and at 11:30am lunch will be provided for all of the volunteers. MCPD is seeking donations to cover the cost of the event and to purchase additional gifts for the children. Special coins will be placed in various plastic eggs that entitle the kids to sporting equipment and

Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) in a Ways and Means Committee hearing called for a focus on boosting financing to revitalize our nation’s infrastructure and addressing burdensome regulations that hinder infrastructure projects. Earlier this week, Walorski introduced bipartisan legislation to bring billions of dollars of investment to state and local governments to help grow and repair America’s aging infrastructure.The Move America Act of 2019 would create Move America Bonds to expand tax-exempt financing for public-private partnerships (P3s) and Move America Credits to leverage additional private equity investment at a lower cost for states. States will have the flexibility to

Work is set to begin Monday, March 18, on an intersection improvement project at U.S. 20 and SR 2 in Rolling Prairie. This project will see a “dogbone” interchange built at this location, eliminating the traffic signal and creating a bridge carrying motorists north-south with east-west traffic passing underneath. Roundabouts will be placed at the north and south ends of the bridge, creating the so-called “dogbone”. During the project, the corridor will be closed to north-south (LaPorte to New Carlisle) traffic between CR N 500 E and Oak Knoll Road, while east-west traffic (Michigan City to South Bend) will be

Governor Eric J. Holcomb attended his first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in Washington D.C. yesterday where he shared that more Hoosiers are achieving education and training beyond high school due in part to his Next Level Jobs initiative.The number of Hoosiers with education beyond a high school diploma reached 43.4 percent in 2018, bringing Indiana closer to its 60 percent attainment goal by 2025. This new data from Lumina Foundation represents an increase of 1.5 percentage points in one year and 10 percentage points since 2008. These gains are supported by Next Level Jobs, which provides

La Porte Physician Network has recruited a new family medicine physician, Dr. Tia Dorn, to Michigan City.   Dr. Dorn’s office is located at the LifeWorks Campus, 3777 N. Frontage Road, Suite 400 in Michigan City.  She is accepting new patients. Dr. Dorn has always wanted to be a doctor, primarily because she enjoys helping people accomplish their health and wellness goals.    Dorn said, “I love working with patients of all ages. My favorite part of family medicine is partnering with patients to help them accomplish their goals. We are a team working towards their optimal health.”  Dorn obtained her medical

A Gary man was arrested Thursday evening when he was involved in a road rage incident that started in Lake Station and ended with him shooting at a car that had a two year old child inside. The suspect, later identified as 25 year old Davonte Biddings of Gary, was detained and taken to the Lowell state police post. Troopers located two guns in Biddings' car. While Biddings was at the Lowell state police post video cameras caught Biddings trying to hide something in his underwear, which resulted in their finding marijuana. Biddings was taken to Lake County jail in

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) kicked off a month long celebration of women’s history with a networking event March 5. Upcoming events celebrating Women’s History Month include movie screenings, distinguished speakers, and talks on some of the most significant social issues of the last few years.Sheila Brillson Matias, executive director of the Leadership Institute at Purdue Northwest, shared words of advice from her father at the inaugural event. The event gave students a chance to network with community members. PNW Chancellor Thomas L. Keon, said instilling the idea that women are capable and deserving of every opportunity that the world has

Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced that his office is providing an online form enabling individuals to more easily report instances involving alleged abuse by clergy. The form may be found at the Attorney General’s homepage at www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/.Any forms submitted may be disclosed to appropriate law enforcement agencies in accordance with Indiana law. Anyone submitting a form may be contacted by an investigator.To report incidents involving minors, individuals should call the Indiana Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-800-5556, which is administered by the Indiana Department of Child Services. The form is located at www.in.gov/attorneygeneral .

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has been recognized nationally for an online virtual job fair it conducted last year for incarcerated individuals.DWD on March 6 received the prestigious William J. Harris Equal Opportunity Award at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ (NASWA) 2019 Winter Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.NASWA honored DWD for partnering with the Indiana Department of Correction to host the online virtual job fair in August 2018 for 132 inmates at five correctional facilities across the state.Plainfield, Rockville, Wabash, Westville and the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton participated in the job fair, believed to be

Yesterday Representative Pat Boy (D-Michigan City) led Indiana House members in recognizing the essential role of women in history by celebrating International Women’s Day. The resolution observes several important moments in women’s history, including ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ensured that women had the right to vote. The resolution pays particular attention to women of note who lived and worked in the Michigan City area. The late State Representative and State Senator Anita Bowser was the first woman to hold the role of Deputy House Speaker Pro Tempore in the history of Indiana. She was

On Friday, Representative Pat Boy (D-Michigan City) led Indiana House members in recognizing the essential role of women in history by celebrating International Women’s Day. The resolution observes several important moments in women’s history, including ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ensured that women had the right to vote. The resolution pays particular attention to women of note who lived and worked in the Michigan City area. The late State Representative and State Senator Anita Bowser was the first woman to hold the role of Deputy House Speaker Pro Tempore in the history of Indiana. She

Overnight Wednesday, deputies responded to a tractor trailer rollover crash on US 30 near CR 600 West (South Central School Road). The semi was removed from the scene. However, a 60,000 pound coil of steel remained at the scene.The towing agency, brought a heavy duty crane to the scene to remove the coil. Due to the size of the crane and the room needed, the westbound lanes of US 30 were closed.  US 30 was closed for around an hour and a half, between SR 39 and US 421.

This year the Michigan City Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday April 13th. nearly 55,000+ Easter Eggs will be filled on Wednesday April 10th starting at 9:00am in the morning at the Michigan City Senior Center and they are asking for your help. Breakfast will be served compliments of Walmart and at 11:30am lunch will be provided for all of the volunteers. MCPD is seeking donations to cover the cost of the event and to purchase additional gifts for the children. Special coins will be placed in various plastic eggs that entitle the kids to sporting equipment and

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and Hoosiers age 50 and older and those with a family history of the disease are urged to get a checkup because colorectal cancer is the second highest cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Doctors say it's beatable, treatable and preventable. Dr James C. Hobley says it begins as a polyp on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. Some changes of those polyps are harmless, but others turn into cancer over the course of a few years. Hobley says a lot of advances have been made, and treatment has improved

Governor Eric J. Holcomb attended his first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in Washington D.C. yesterday where he shared that more Hoosiers are achieving education and training beyond high school due in part to his Next Level Jobs initiative.The number of Hoosiers with education beyond a high school diploma reached 43.4 percent in 2018, bringing Indiana closer to its 60 percent attainment goal by 2025. This new data from Lumina Foundation represents an increase of 1.5 percentage points in one year and 10 percentage points since 2008. These gains are supported by Next Level Jobs, which provides

Speed is often not associated with the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR)—that is, until it’s tax refund time. The DOR has already processed over 1.4 million individual tax returns this season—processing over 100 per minute. As the 2019 individual tax season reaches its halfway point with a filing deadline of April 15, The DOR has been busy issuing over 930,000 tax refunds with over 87 percent being issued within 14 days or less. Those who file electronically are receiving refunds even quicker with an average processing time of fewer than 11 days. Individuals filing by paper are receiving refunds in

The American College of Cardiology has recognized La Porte Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. La Porte Hospital was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI in March based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. Hospitals that have earned ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation have proven exceptional competency in treating patients with heart attack symptoms and have primary PCI available 24/7 every day of the year. As required to meet the criteria of the