GreatNews.Life Student Voices: Riley Celebrates Talent, Tradition, and Triumph

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What’s happened recently? The Riley High School Drama Club put on the production of In the Forest of the Night, a dystopian story about 13 young students who all wake up from the same dream. This dream sends the students to a forest where they must each draw a random number to decide their fate. One student will be sacrificed; it's just a matter of who. The cast consisted of 13 actors and …

Top 10 Feature articles on Michiana.Life in 2025

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Throughout the year, we sat down with cancer survivors, military veterans, community change-makers, enthusiastic high schoolers, and more. The residents of Michiana make the most powerful impact on the community, and being able to sit down and listen to their stories puts that power on full display. It’s special moments like these that we are particularly proud to share on the …

Survivor Series: Leighanne Bolinger

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A few years ago, Leighanne Bolinger’s friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. Shortly after her friend’s diagnosis, at the encouragement of her friend, Bolinger scheduled a breast cancer screening.  The screening turned out to be positive. The cancer was stage two and a biopsy revealed that it was Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC), which is the second-most common form of breast cancer …

A Michiana Life in the Spotlight: Alyssa Chartrand

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For the average college student, the path to securing a four-year degree is simple: find your focus, scour for programs that meet your goals, and crawl to the finish line. For first-generation Hoosier and Mishawaka local Alyssa Chartand, that simple route was not available.  Numerous roadblocks including school closures, weakening curricula, health scares, and post-COVID job scarcity …

Celebrating Christmas with GreatNews.Life

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GreatNews.Life Executive Director Jenny Craig-Brown and Founder Chris Mahlmann sit fireside and take a look back at Christmases celebrated here at GreatNews.Life.

10 Fun Things To Do in Northern Indiana this weekend, December 25 – December 28

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Can you hear those sleigh bells ringing? Are you baking your cookies and getting your glasses of milk ready? Christmas has made its way to Northern Indiana, and there’s a ton of cool things to do as you wait for Santa to deliver presents this year! Take a look at our list of 10 Fun Things To Do in Northern Indiana and be sure to add some to your calendar! Dance the night away with …

GreatNews.Life is hiring!

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News never stops, and GreatNews.Life is looking for team members who thrive on that. The best candidates for any position at GreatNews.Life – whether in IT, business development, or editorial – will have an unwavering connection to the mission of delivering our readers and followers the Great News they have come to expect from the area’s fastest-growing news media company. Exclusively …

Top 10 Community Articles on Michiana.life 2025

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What a year it has been for Michiana. Businesses, organizations, and city leaders all came together to make this year a memorable one. The community was able to enjoy all kinds of events, from the St. Joe County Parks Discovery Room Grand Opening to the City of Mishawaka's Miracle Park groundbreaking. Michiana was full of life. In no particular order, here are the Top 10 Community Articles on …

Shoebox Fund inspires Goshen Health Patient Support Fund, filling financial gap for patients

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Dr. Larry Allen is a longtime physician at Goshen Physicians Family Medicine Syracuse and has served as Goshen Health Systems' medical director for population health for the past 10 years. In both roles, Allen strived to make a difference in patients’ lives beyond his job description. This commitment to helping others led him to create the Shoebox Fund while he worked at Goshen …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Purdue Fort Wayne VS. Notre Dame 2025

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Top 10 Health Articles for Michiana.Life in 2025

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While it’s important to have fun with friends and family members, the number one priority to making that happen relies on our health. Everyone goes through difficult times each year, which is what makes our wellbeing so important. In 2025, we covered health topics such as health fairs, pediatricians, healthcare symposiums, children’s health, and more. We partner with plenty of …

GIRLS GYMNASTICS PAIRS INVITE 2025

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On December 20th, the Girls Gymnastics Paris Invite was held. The Laporte Slicers held the Gymnastics Paris Invite today. The results Overall 1. Portage 2. Elkhart 3. Chesterton Pairs Results 1. Elkhart 2. Chesterton 3. Laporte 4. Portage 4. Portage 6. Plymouth