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What’s recently happened? This past week at Penn High School was Homecoming week. The week was full of fun attire and special events that all led up to the Homecoming King and Queen announcement on Friday at the halftime of the football game. ...

Northern Indiana is packed with outstanding, talented journalists, and we here at GreatNews.Life have taken the opportunity to interview several of them to tell their stories - finding out who they are and what they contribute to the area outside of...

Mitch Mullins did not choose to go into the Army Reserve, but, according to him, it was one of the best decisions he ever made. Mullins joined the Reserve in ‘71, having just gotten his associate’s degree from Purdue University. He received...

What’s recently happened?  Although fall has just begun, the same cannot be said about Clay High School’s fall sports. In recent weeks, some of Clay’s fall sports have been celebrating their senior nights. Girls and Boys Soccer celebrated...

Andrea “Andie” Wolfinsohn’s life took a drastic turn when she went in for her yearly mammogram almost four years ago. The results prompted her radiologist to schedule an additional ultrasound and biopsy, and the latter came back with the...

What’s recently happened? John Adams High School welcomed twelve exchange students from Spain on September 1, where they met with their host families. The students have come from all over Spain to come live in South Bend for three weeks, to be able...

Curtis Coleman grew up differently than most of his peers with little money and being homeless. His brother mentioned the Marines and that he could work with helicopters, and Coleman’s life changed for the better.  “My older brother was a...

COVID-19 was a rough time for everybody, but for Micki Pressley, circumstances made the time incredibly difficult. During the outbreak of COVID-19, Pressley went in for her annual mammogram, where a mass was found. She had a biopsy, and it was proven...

What’s recently happened? On August 14, Clay High School hosted its final back-to-school block party. Attendees were provided with a free meal cooked by the Culinary Arts Career Technical Education (CTE) class, free t-shirts, and free clear...

Hi there all. I have had something on my mind that I thought I would share. Did you know that everyday here in Valparaiso and around the country, drivers are running school bus stop arms? Yep. It's true. I thought I'd share with what I have learned...