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August 18, 2019 · 0 CommentAre you ready for some football?
Today's Headlines:
- LOCAL: Former Williams Orchard will reopen, expand under new owners
- NATION: First-ever water cutbacks to begin along Colorado River in 2020
- SPORTS: Minnesota player becomes 6th girl to pitch in Little League World Series
- WORLD: Accusations against Placido Domingo divide the opera world
Are you ready for some football?
WNLP story and photos by Mike Kellems (more photos below)
Slicer fans were able to see a preview of the 2019 season Friday night, Aug. 16, 2019, including their first look at first-year ... Continue Reading →
“The Golden Age: Indiana Literature” exhibit is coming to LaPorte museum
The LaPorte County Historical Society Museum will be hosting “The Golden Age: Indiana Literature (1880-1920)” from Sept. 4 through Sept. 28, 2019. This is a traveling exhibit on ... Continue Reading →
Test drive a Ford Aug. 24 in LPHS Band fundraiser
Press release provided
Raise as much as $6,000 for the LaPorte Marching Band with Ford Lincoln of LaPorte and the community of LaPorte by Taking the Wheel with Ford.
This event will ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time, Aug. 19
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Aug. 19, 1919 — The Couturier company, a local band instrument works, received more orders during the current month than ... Continue Reading →
Glen Hammons, 1928-2019
Glen D. Hammons, 91, of LaPorte, IN, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Oak Wood Manor in LaPorte.
He was born April 28, 1928, in Devonia, TN, the son of Harry Hammons and Cassie ... Continue Reading →
Patricia Mulligan, 1938-2019
Patricia Ann Mulligan, 80, passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Sandwich, IL, after suffering with dementia.
She was born Oct. 8, 1938, in LaPorte, IN, to Stephen and Lorraine (Kuta) ... Continue Reading →
Michael Dimmett, 1954-2019
Michael Duane Dimmett, 65, of LaPorte, IN, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at his home in LaPorte.
He was born March 29, 1954, in Evansville , IN, the son of Theodore Dimmett ... Continue Reading →
Marilyn “Jean” Fain, 1941-2019
Marilyn “Jean” Fain, 78, of LaPorte, IN, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019.
She was born Aug. 8, 1941, in Leiters Ford, IN, to O.C. Harold and ... Continue Reading →
Orchestra hosting auditions Aug. 27
The LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra (LCSO) and Interim Music Director Charles Steck announce auditions for the 2019-2020 season. Auditions will take place Aug. 27 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 ... Continue Reading →
Performances of LPHS Band, followed by Middle of the Road, made for a perfect evening in the park
WNLP photos and information by Mike Kellems
Several hundred people turned out Wednesday evening, Aug. 14, 2019, to relax and listen to the LaPorte High School Marching Band perform ... Continue Reading →
Students, teachers settle in at the new Kesling Intermediate School, LaPorte Middle School campus
WNLP photos by Bob Wellinski
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, marked the start of a new era for students in grades 5-8 in LaPorte Community Schools. The new Kesling campus — which includes ... Continue Reading →
That big 1926 bank heist in LaPorte? It wasn’t Dillinger, doggone it
By Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County Historian
Most will not know much if anything about the crime in La Porte County in 1926. However, with all of the recent publicity about the ... Continue Reading →
Sheriff’s office receives speed measurement devices from Criminal Justice Institute
Press release and photos provided
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently distributed 1,000 new RADAR and LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) speed measurement devices to ... Continue Reading →
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Beaker Cummings
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Bob Wellinski
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