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U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan visited the VNA Arthur B. and Ethel V. Horton Hospice Center on Monday to learn about the variety of services provided by the nonprofit hospice throughout Northwest Indiana.

Mrvan, D-1st, said he witnessed the care and support given to patients and their families during life’s most delicate moments.

For years, VNA Hospice of Northwest Indiana has strived to educate people on the importance of hospice care and how impactful it can be. On Monday, July 24, Congressman Frank Mrvan visited VNA Hospice’s Arthur B. and Ethel V. Horton Hospice Center to tour the facility and develop a better understanding of the obstacles nonprofit hospice care centers are facing.

During a Monday tour of Valparaiso’s VNA NWI Arthur B. and Ethel V. Horton Hospice Center, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, asked questions about the services the facility provides, while President and CEO of VNA NWI Bob Franko explained the challenges of running a nonprofit hospice.

Mrvan had requested a tour of the hospice, according to VNA NWI Community Liaison Amy Wulf, and he spent nearly an hour at the facility, meeting the staff and discussing with them how he might be able to help them in Washington.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport has added a new rescue and firefighting truck to its fleet.

"This acquisition of a state-of-the-art fire engine will protect firefighters and demonstrate to airport tenants, current and future, that the Gary airport is poised for growth."

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan

The Gary/Chicago International Airport has purchased a new, 3,000-gallon airport rescue and firefighting truck to add to its fleet of equipment that’s 20 years or older.

The new firetruck will be outfitted in the winter with two high-speed runway brooms used for snow removal. Those brooms cost $932,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, according to a news release from the airport.

Northwest Indiana's representative in Congress is working to increase oversight of major acquisition programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to protect American taxpayers and ensure military veterans are receiving everything to which they're entitled.

An egret landed on the orange oil-containment booms that snake along the shore of the Lake George Canal. 

“That's an early sign that wildlife is starting to come back," Jason Zylka said, pointing to the elegant white bird. "If they are already using the area now, I can’t wait to see it in a couple of years."

Community Healthcare System and U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced funding for advanced imaging technology for life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital.