Starke County Sheriff Warns of Telephone Scam

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Several Starke County residents have gotten telephone calls recently stating that their grandson or granddaughter is in jail and they need to send $6,000 right away in order to bail them out. Sheriff Oscar Cowen says these calls are scams. He says the best thing to do is hang up on the person. If you are worried your grandchild may be in trouble, ask the caller for a telephone number, hang up, and check to make sure your grandchild is not in jail. A red flag in any sort of telephone scam is a request to either send money via wire transfer, as that money is untraceable and cannot be recovered. Scammers also ask people to load funds to a prepaid credit card and use it as a means to transfer money. Again, these funds cannot be traced and are virtually impossible to recover.

Tailgating Party to Benefit Starke County Community Services

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A tailgating party featuring David Haugh and a special guest has been scheduled for Saturday, April 12 to benefit the elderly services programs offered by Community Services of Starke County. David Haugh is not only the son of Community Services Executive Director Joan Haugh, but also a graduate from North Judson-San Pierre, a former South Bend Tribune employee, and a current columnist for the Chicago Tribune.

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Michigan City Man Dies in Two Vehicle Accident

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A Michigan City man died in a two vehicle accident Monday morning in LaPorte County.

Deputies from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the intersection of U.S. 20 and U.S. 35 at 9:30 a.m. Monday morning to find one driver dead at the scene of the accident. According to a preliminary investigation, 28-year-old Javier A. Florez of Michigan City pulled out into the intersection in his passenger car and 79-year-old Ivan Hickmott of Watervliet, Michigan struck with car with the semi tractor-trailer he was driving.

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Water Available at Community Services of Starke County

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Community Services of Starke CountyAny Starke County resident who needs water can pick up what they need at Community Services of Starke County during business hours. Executive Director Joan Haugh says the Food Bank of Northern Indiana dropped off eight skids of water after learning a number of families are without water due to frozen pipes. Community Services of Starke County is located at 311 East Culver Road in Knox and is open weekdays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Water will be given out on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

Tippecanoe and Kankakee River Flooding Woes Continue

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Major flooding of the Tippecanoe River near Ora is expected before it finally crests. As of 2 a.m. the river was at 14 feet and steady. At 14 feet extensive flooding of residential and low-lying areas occurs. The Tippy is expected to crest near 14.2 feet around 1 a.m. tomorrow and start falling. The flood stage in that area is 12 feet. This flood compares to last June 3, when the Tippecanoe River at Ora crested at 14.6 feet. Continue reading →

Starke Commissioners to Meet With Chesapeake Run Developers

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The Starke County Commissioners have agreed to meet with developers of the Chesapeake Run subdivision to discuss the possibility of accepting the roads into the county’s inventory. County attorney Martin Lucas said the county needs to be specific as to what they are taking responsibility over to prevent any kind of issues in the future regarding liability.

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Public Hearing Held on the Categorization of the Knox Middle School

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Superintendent A.J. Gappa
Superintendent A.J. Gappa
The Knox Community School Board met on Thursday of last week which is a deviation from their regular board meeting night. The usual Monday night meeting was canceled due to severe winter weather. It was rescheduled for Thursday where the board held a public hearing to take comments on the Knox Middle School being a priority school.

Superintendent A.J. Gappa said by law the categorization of the school warranted a hearing for public comment.

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Knox City Council to Meet Tomorrow Night

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Knox City Council
Knox City Council

The Knox City Council will meet in a regular session tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Knox City Hall to discuss a number of items, including the proposed flood plan ordinance, revision of the fees ordinance for the planning commission, and a zoning ordinance amendment, as well as discussion with Neighborhood Development Associates regarding a feasibility study for Parkview Heights.

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Marshall County K-9 Receives Ballistic Vest

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Marshall County Police Department K-9 Arras will soon be sporting a ballistic vest, thanks to a successful promotion. The department applied for a grant from the nationwide group “Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc.” They teamed up with the popular website Groupon to raise money for four-legged crime fighters who put their lives on the line for the community and their partner. In 2013 the nonprofit raised more than $155,000 in a week to buy ballistic vests for 163 law enforcement dogs in 30 states. Nationwide there are an estimated 30,000 police dogs. Arras has been a member of the Marshall County Police Department’s force for about a year. Each vest costs $950 and has a five-year warranty. The program is open to law enforcement dogs who are US employed, certified and at least 19 months of age. Anyone who would like to contribute to “Vested Interest In K9’s, Inc.” through the Groupon promotion can visit www.groupon.com/k9s.

Oregon-Davis School Board Approves School Makeup Days

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Greg Briles
Greg Briles
The winter season has caused school corporations to cancel several days of school since Jan.1. School boards are weighing their options in how to make up those lost days.

The Oregon-Davis School Board discussed this very topic and Superintendent Greg Briles said some days will need to be added to the end of the school calendar.

“We did have school on Monday, Feb 17 but we missed on Feb. 18, unfortunately, so we’re going to add three days to the end of the school year,” explained Briles. “We’re going to be going to school on Friday, May 30; Monday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 3. The last day for students will be June 3, teacher record’s day will be June 4 and graduation will be June 6 at this present time.”

IRS Lists “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams to Avoid

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Tax scams abound this time of year with numerous people falling prey to fraudulent offers and fraud. The IRS is making an effort to help people become informed and prevent these scams from ripping off taxpayers, stealing their money or even causing them to face stiff penalties, interest and even criminal prosecution. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins the Daytona 500

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Tom Pennington Getty Images

He won it 10 years ago and he’s won NASCAR’s Great American Race for the second time in his career. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won Sunday’s Daytona 500 after leading the field to green following a late race caution which created a green-white-checkered finish.

It started out as an overcast afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, but by lap 38 the rain moved in and wouldn’t stop. Six hours and 22 minutes later, the field went back to green with cooler temperatures and three-wide racing for quite a few laps until different-sequenced pit stops thinned out the lanes of racing.

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Regan Smith Wins Thriller in NASCAR Nationwide Series Opener at Daytona

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2014 NASCAR Media Day - Portraits“How about that for redemption from last year?”

That’s what Regan Smith exclaimed after he just beat Brad Keselowski to the finish line by thismuch in Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.

Keselowski had been leading the outside line for a good portion of the last few laps of the race when he used some side drafting and moved to the lead of the race in the bottom groove after getting some “bump drafting” help from Trevor Bayne.

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