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Today's Headlines:
- NATION: More than 1,000 rescues, evacuations as Imelda soaks Texas
- NATION: There are 3 billion fewer wild birds than there were in 1970
- REGION: Photos: Soldiers install Traveling Vietnam Veterans Wall in South Bend
- SPORTS: Baseball All-Star jailed on charges of child porn, solicitation
Healthcare Foundation gives Automated External Defibrillators to 10 public sites
WNLP photos by Bob Wellinski; information provided
On Sept. 19, 2019, the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte recognized 10 organizations for making their communities a safer ... Continue Reading →
Franciscan Alliance will host child car seat safety clinic Sept. 21; some free seats will be available
In observance of National Child Passenger Safety Week, Franciscan Health will host a free car seat safety clinic at its hospital in Michigan City. The clinic at Franciscan Health Michigan ... Continue Reading →
MEOW! means HELP! Come and adopt a cat or kitten now from LP shelter
They’re warm and well fed at the shelter. But that’s not the same as having a home — a real home.
The message from the La Porte County Small Animal Shelter: “We ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time, Sept. 20
Compiled by Mary Hedge, LaPorte County Public Library
Sept. 20, 1919 — U.S. spokesman Henry Morgenthau says, “Germany came through this war a perfect dynamo of strength. Her ... Continue Reading →
Join in the 10th annual paddle through La Porte’s Chain of Lakes Sept. 21 (but first, here’s some fascinating history)
By Robert J. Boklund, Vice President, La Porte County Conservation Trust
La Porte is the City of Lakes. This city has been associated with its surface waters since its very beginning. ... Continue Reading →
James “Jim” King, 1942-2019
James W. King, 76, of Hamlet, IN, passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at La Porte Hospital.
He was born Dec. 28, 1942, in Tiptonville, TN, to Elvin and Syble (Lambert) King.
Jim was ... Continue Reading →
Free Smithsonian Museum Day at LaPorte County museum Sept. 21
The La Porte County Historical Society is pleased to announce its participation in Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual free Museum Day. To visit the La Porte County Historical Society ... Continue Reading →
Leona Pearce, 1935-2019
Leona May Pearce, 84, of La Porte, IN, passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
She was born July 23, 1935, in Michigan City, IN, to James and Katherine (Novak) Szymkowski.
Leona was a ... Continue Reading →
Donna Brown, 1946-2019
Donna Lynn Brown, 72, of La Porte, IN, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at Brownsburg Health Care Center.
She was born Nov. 9, 1946, in La Porte to Wilbur and Mary (Matve) Deutscher.
Donna ... Continue Reading →
Start gathering the recyclable stuff listed below: 5-in-1 collection is Sept. 21
Twice a year, the La Porte County Solid Waste District has a large-scale collection of several types of waste at the La Porte County Fairgrounds. The fall 5-in-1 collection date this ... Continue Reading →
Joseph “Joe” Manczunski, 1971-2019
Joseph “Joe” Nicholas Manczunski, 48, of La Porte, IN, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at La Porte Hospital.
He was born July 25, 1971, in South Bend, IN, to Nicholas ... Continue Reading →
Donald Williamson, 1933-2019
Donald Lee Williamson, 86, of La Porte, IN, passed away at 9:26 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in his home.
He was born Aug. 5, 1933, in Michigan City, IN, to John Sr. and Blanche (Kaser) ... Continue Reading →
Alfred “Fred” Herbst, 1942-2019
Alfred “Fred” J. Herbst, 77, of Kingsford Heights, IN, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at Trail Creek Memory Care, Michigan City, IN.
He was born Feb. 14, 1942, at ... Continue Reading →
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