MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — DirectBuy presented a $56,500 check to the American Red Cross for its continued efforts to rebuild communities affected by Superstorm Sandy. The check was presented earlier this week at the company’s headquarters in Merrillville, Ind., by DirectBuy CEO Mike Bornhorst. “We are proud to be a part of the rebuilding efforts for …read more.

  A Silver Lake family is homeless tonight after an early morning fire ignited and consumed their house. Sabrina Satur tells StaceyPageOnline.com, “We think it was electrical. It started in the bathroom and we heard an explosion and it woke us up. Everything was a total lost. The only stuff we have is what we …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzMdmJ8DMMs]   One trailer is a total loss in the Meadow Acres mobile home park south of Sidney and fire investigators say the cause of the blaze is suspicious. Sidney and Chester Township fire departments were called to a fire at 12600 South SR 13 Lot 48, just before 11:30 a.m. The mobile home …read more.

NIPSCO has partnered with the American Red Cross to help make an impact in Indiana communities. For every NIPSCO customer who enrolls in paperless e-Bill by March 31, NIPSCO will donate $10 to the American Red Cross, up to an aggregate maximum commitment of $20,000. Enrollment in paperless e-Bill is not tax deductible. NIPSCO’s donation …read more.

Syracuse has announced it is holding its first Safety Day event in April. Safety Day is designed to educate and engage kids in the best safety related practices in a variety of settings and situations. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, Syracuse Safety Day at the Syracuse Community Center will involve many …read more.

The Milford Town Council had quite a few important discussions Monday night, beginning with the consideration of a Verizon cell tower to be placed behind the sewer plant. While it is not yet confirmed by Verizon engineers, a representative of Verizon visited the site, and three other potential sites, and told the council last night …read more.

Just in time for National Severe Weather Preparedness Week (March 3-9), The American Red Cross has launched a new, free app that will alert you to tornado warnings in your area. The official Tornado App includes preparedness tips, but most importantly it will create a siren alert if there is a tornado warning, issued by …read more.

March is Red Cross Month and the Kosciusko Chapter of the American Red Cross invites you to uncover your inner hero by giving your time to help a neighbor, make a financial or blood donation, take a Red Cross CPR class or get trained to respond to local or national disaster responses. “Like” The chapter’s …read more.

The Kosciusko County Red Cross is deploying a volunteer tomorrow morning to the Hattiesburg area to work as a Client Caseworker. Caseworkers assist disaster victims with lodging, food and clothing needs. The American Red Cross has opened three shelters in the Hattiesburg area. In addition to client services provided at shelter locations, The American Red …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rijA8GIEuE]   Claypool Elementary School and the American Red Cross instructed 40 kindergarten students on the importance of correct hand washing procedure. The program, which was headed by the Red Cross’s Kim Komdeur, featured a discussion on the nature of germs, a hand washing demonstration, instructional video and a black-light presentation of germs on students’ …read more.

The American Red Cross of Kosciusko County recognized The Papers Inc. owner Ron Baumgartner today for making the first donation to its 2013 Disaster Partners campaign. Disaster Partners provides  the funds necessary to temporarily shelter the victims of house fires and trains volunteers to work with those displaced by a residential fire. This is the …read more.

Make donating blood part of your New Year’s Resolution and get involved in any or several of the Red Cross Bloodmobiles slated for the new year. Many New Year’s resolutions focus on breaking bad habits, but The American Red Cross encourages you to take up a NEW, positive habit instead. By resolving to donate blood …read more.

Three Kosciusko Red Cross volunteers have returned home and three remain on the ground in New York as other local volunteers prepare to deploy to the storm ravaged area to help people in New Jersey and all five boroughs of New York. Red Cross volunteers are providing meals, shelter and comfort to people throughout the …read more.

Eleven Red Cross volunteers from Kosciusko, Elkhart and St. Joe counties left Saturday for the East Coast, preparing to help open shelters, serve meals and manage operations where Hurrican Sandy is expected to make landfall tomorrow night. Early this morning, the storm remained on track to become what some weather centers are predicting to be …read more.

The Kosciusko County American Red Cross is honoring a long-time volunteer for her efforts with serving the local chapter. Neva Gross has served the Kosciusko County American Red Cross as a Blood Services volunteer for 35 years. Her retirement was celebrated at the Oct. 9 Blood Drive at the Center Lake Pavilion, where a Red …read more.

With fall underway, students at many high schools and colleges are rolling up their sleeves in more ways than one. Every year, students nationwide join the American Red Cross as blood donors and blood drive sponsors, all in an effort to help hospital patients in need. Students coordinate blood drives throughout the academic year, with …read more.

The Indiana RAP Corps, an AmeriCorps program funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, is now recruiting for the 2012-2013 program year. This program currently has members at eight Red Cross Chapters throughout north and central Indiana. Members of the Indiana RAP Corps work to increase community disaster preparedness and response by being …read more.

The Kosciusko County Red Cross is busy assisting two families who lost everything in an apartment fire early Tuesday morning in Syracuse. The Red Cross provided assistance to replace lost clothing, food and other basic needs. The upstairs and downstairs apartments suffered major damage and were deemed a total loss. The fire, which occurred on …read more.