Food Finders Mobile Pantry Heads to Winamac July 12
Possible items to be distributed include frozen meat, baked goods, beverages, vegetables, snacks, and cereal, and the organization is requesting that participants bring a laundry basket or box in which to carry the food home.
The mobile pantry is a program that is available to those who meet 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines of $1772 monthly or $21,257 annual income for a single household, $2392 monthly or $28,694 annually for a two-member household, or $3,011 monthly or $36,131 annually for a three-member household. Four member households must earn less than $43,568 annually; five-member households $51,005; and six-member households $58,442. For each additional household member, add $620 per month.
Homestead Deductions and Verifications Need to be Verified, Filed
You need to verify that you have a homestead deduction. If you go onto the auditor’s page on the Starke County website there is a list of property owners that need to verify exemptions.
Firework Safety Tips
Healthier Foods to be Served at Schools
More vegetables are being offered to students to help improve healthy eating and to tackle child obesity issues. Eastern Pulaski School Superintendent Dr. Robert Klitzman noted that changes were made last school year and more changes are expected on plates this coming school year.
O-D School Board to Meet in Executive Session Tonight
The Oregon-Davis School Board members continue in their search for a new superintendent.
Dr. Steve Disney is no longer at the school corporation. He announced earlier that he accepted a position to teach school finance, educational law, principalship and undergraduate education classes at Indiana University Northwest in Lake County.
The school board will meet in executive session tonight to receive information about and interview prospective employees and to recommend an appointment for an interim superintendent to be voted on in a public meeting.
WKVI to Sponsor Blood Drive
BMV Branches to Close for 4th of July Holiday
The branches will resume normal business hours on Friday, July 5 except for 16 branches state-wide including Rensselaer, Walkerton and Winamac which will reopen on Tuesday, July 9.
Online transactions can be conducted at www.mybmv.com.
Synthetic Drug Bill Tightened
In a new law that took effect in May, wording tightens the current law regarding synthetic drugs. It makes it illegal to possess or sell products that look like the chemically enhanced substances banned under previous laws targeting products sold legally as incense or bath salts but that mimic the effects of marijuana and cocaine when smoked or ingested.
More Funding for Roads and Bridges Coming to Starke County
The General Assembly chose to allocate a significant increase in funding for counties, cities and towns to more fully maintain and construct new road and bridge projects as the years go on. With the economy and greater usage of high fuel economy vehicles giving the state less of a chance to collect revenue with the gas tax, local road and bridge projects have been delayed to keep local budgets fiscally balanced.
Mechanical Issues Plague Knox City PD Squad Car
Chief Clint Norem told the Knox Board of Public Works that the car had been in repair status for a while and when Norem was off-duty, his patrol car was being used during evening rotation. The Charger was returned to the department on Thursday and is back in rotation.
Former Meth Lab Sites Require Remediation to Clear Toxic Byproducts
Properties where meth labs are discovered must be professionally decontaminated by a state-licensed contractor before they can be deemed fit for human habitation again. Local enforcement of that law falls to county health officials, who work closely with law enforcement to keep tabs on arrest records and make sure properties are cleaned up. Joe Mazuka, the operations manager for Meth Lab Cleanup Company, says the toxic waste can linger indefinitely if it’s not addressed.
“It doesn’t go away. A lot of people think meth has a half-life or something. It does not,” said Mazuka.
