Nancy Coltun Webster

Your leftovers pie can go in many directions, depending on what you have from the Thanksgiving table.

Experts suggest conversation ground rules at Thanksgiving

November 7, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

Iconic Thanksgiving scenes like those featured on the Saturday Evening Post, have for decades helped craft a nearly mythical image of warm and loving family members enjoying the trimmings of...

Esther Lewis and Nathan Johnson Jr., a barber at the Fade Cave in Merrillville, tell customer Zion Williams about the upcoming April 13 Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative.

Mobile unit brings prostate health awareness to neighborhood barbershops

May 13, 2019 at 11:58 a.m.

In some communities, the barbershop is the new town square, a place for discussion of news, sports, the weather and neighborhood gossip. It’s also where people learn about who is...

Group wants input on virtual civil rights museum

May 13, 2019 at 11:59 a.m.

Developers of the new Hoosier Civil Rights Virtual Museum want to hear from the public. The online museum will be presented for preview by Carrie Vachon, an anthropology and historic...

Suzanne Phelps, Health Occupations Instructor at Porter Area Career and Technical Center in Valparaiso, talks with her mother, Marian Dick, about the school's 25 year Red Cross Blood Drive legacy.

Gallons later, family works to builds up Red Cross blood donations

May 13, 2019 at 11:57 a.m.

Jan Dick figures he’s donated about 16 gallons of blood in the last four decades. “I guess, what kicked the whole thing off, I had a neighbor,” said Dick, a...

Oscar Primm, a 98-year-old veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, holds up a photo taken during his service in Vietnam.

At 98, Gary veteran recalls years of service in WWII, Korea, Vietnam

May 13, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Oscar Primm Sr. gives himself the luxury of waking up anytime he likes, preferably noon. On a recent day, however, he’s up early and dressed by 10 a.m. with good...

Legacy Foundation survey results offered to communities

May 13, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.

Legacy Foundation will use the results of its “On the Table” survey about community wants and needs in grant-making decisions, but that data is also available to the public and...

Shipt shopper Lynn Sutliff of Hobart checks her mobile app to see what she needs to buy.

Embracing flexibility, some workers turn to the gig route

May 13, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

Lynn Sutliff beams as she pushes her cart through the Meijer grocery store in Portage. She waves and calls “how are you?” to floor workers and vendors — she knows...

Dr. Roland Walker has offices in Gary and LaPorte and sees examples of a recent health study by Indiana University in his patients.

Study shows change in cervical cancer rates in Indiana; African-Americans still die at higher rate

May 13, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

About 35,280 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in Indiana this year with breast cancer and lung cancer topping the list. An estimated 13,690 will die, according...

Lake Central gets $500K loan for school renovations

May 13, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

The Lake Central School Corp. will borrow $500,000 from the Common School Fund for vestibule renovations expected to be done over the summer and completed by start of school in...

Charlotte Liss honors the memory of her beloved pet Chi-Lee with a photo album, a paw print and an urn containing the dog's ashes. List also saved Chi-Lee's bandana and collar.

Bereavement time for pets? Some Northwest Indiana employers offer flexibility when a 4-legged friend dies

May 13, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

Nathan Bagby said he was fortunate to have Corey and Charlotte Liss as his employers when his two elderly boxers were terminally ill. Layla, a 12-year-old rare white female Boxer...

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