Community News

NIPSCO, NiSource Charitable Foundation Announce Environmental Action Grant Recipients
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) along with the NiSource Charitable Foundation has announced the winners of its 2025 Environmental Action Grant. The annual grant program awarded 23 local nonprofit organizations to help fund environmental projects and programming across NIPSCO's servic...
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Officials Gather to Break Ground on Tolleston Opportunity Campus in Gary
In Gary, groundbreaking was recently held for the Tolleston Opportunity Campus. The project is a collaboration between the city, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana, Crossroads YMCA, and Methodist Hospitals. The ceremony at the campus site on West 19th Avenue took place at the current home of the Joh...
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The MAAC Announces Graduation of 15 Firefighters from Career Fire Academy
In Valparaiso, in partnership with the Northwest Indiana District 1 Firefighter Training Council, the MAAC Foundation announces the graduation of their Career Fire Academy with the ceremony to be held Friday, May 2, 2025, 6 pm at the MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus in the Heroes' Hangout Building. The M...
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Music News

These Four Women Are Keeping The Grand Ole Opry In Tune
At the heart of the iconic Grand Ole Opry, one of the symbolic homes of country music, lies a team of dedicated women ensuring its 100-year legacy thrives. Associate producer of talent Gina Keltner, director of archives and content management Emily Fra...
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Mickey Guyton Continues To Buck The Odds In Country Music
Variety's Power of Women Nashville cover star Mickey Guyton has defied the odds to become a prominent figure in country music, while inspiring many with her talent and resilience. Despite facing challenges as a female and Black artist in a predominantl...
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Kelsea Ballerini Says She Had To "Differentiate" Herself From Taylor Swift To Avoid Early Comparisons
In a new interview with Variety for her Power of Women Nashville cover story, Kelsea Ballerini recalled the challenge of establishing her own identity separate from her idol, Taylor Swift, in order to make a mark in the music industry. She recalls an i...
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