A Knox mas was arrested Thursday, January 30 just before 11 p.m. CT after deputies with the Starke County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a residence near the 3000 block of U.S. 35 for a warrant check.
Continue readingLaPorte Brothers Sentenced to Prison
Two brothers from La Porte were sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to federal felony charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Approves Resolution for Setting of Funds in the Budget for Solar Payments
The Pulaski County Council members approved a resolution this month that would include four separate funds in the county’s budget for the receipt of any economic development payments from solar projects in the county.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council Accepts Bid for Community Crossings Matching Grant Project
The North Judson Town Council members approved a bid for an upcoming Community Crossings Matching Grant project.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Updated on Solar, BESS Ordinances
The Culver Town Council members were updated on the progress of the solar ordinance and the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ordinance for the town.
Continue readingCheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Alumni Class Challenge Starts Monday!
Knox City Council Reviews Resolution for Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Knox City Council members reviewed a resolution Tuesday night for a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Continue readingWinamac Town Council Given Information on Water, Sewer Rate Studies
The Winamac Town Council members were given information on water and sewer rate studies when they met earlier this month.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre School Board Approves Bus Purchases
The North Judson-San Pierre School Board members approved bus purchases when they met last week.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves Conditional Offer to Police Officer, Approves Bids
The Culver Town Council members approved a request during their January 23 meeting from Town Marshal Wayne Bean to extend a conditional offer of full-time employment to Neal Wallace.
Continue readingKnox-Center Township Fire Chief Gives 2024 Statistics to Knox City Council, Board of Works Members
Knox-Center Township Fire Chief Kenny Pfost provided the Knox City Council members and the Knox Board of Works members with 2024 statistics when they met earlier this month.
Continue readingPoint-in-Time Count Today
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count, a method of recording a community’s homeless population, is being held today (Wednesday, January 29).
Continue readingSurf Internet Officials Present Requests to Starke County Commissioners, Starke County Council
Jim Morris with Surf Internet asked the Starke County Commissioners last week for a letter of support in order to apply for a federal BEAD grant to be able to service over 2,000 homes with fast, fiber optic internet connections.
Continue readingBill Expanding Mobile Healthcare Funding Heads to Senate
The Indiana House of Representatives advanced State Rep. Jim Pressel’s (R-Rolling Prairie) legislation to enable counties to use mobile integrated health care programs for Hoosiers living in areas that lack medical providers.
Continue readingElkhart County Homicide Unit Continuing Investigation into Deadly Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Dead
Three people are dead and two police officers are recovering after a shooting incident at Martin’s Supermarket in Elkhart Monday, January 27.
Continue readingIndiana State Police Investigate Officer Involved Shooting in Jasper County
The Indiana State Police, at the request of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting.
Knox Board of Works Informed about Brightspeed Bore Gone Wrong
During the January regular meeting of the Knox Board of Works, Director of Building, Planning and Code Compliance Lonnie Boley informed the board about a matter that involved a Brightspeed boring gone wrong. Boley stated that he had received a call from a homeowner. The homeowner had hired Home Comfort because his septic sewer system hadn’t been working since October.
Continue readingGas Prices around the State Fall
Average gasoline prices in Indiana have fallen 9.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.00/g Sunday. Prices in Indiana are 0.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 5.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 4.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.65 per gallon.
Knox City Council to Meet Tonight
The Knox City Council will meet tonight where they will review a resolution that would adopt the Starke County multi-hazard mitigation plan.
Continue readingPulaski County EMS Director Discusses Bids for New Ambulances
Pulaski County EMS Director Natasha Daugherty presented the Pulaski County Commissioners with a request bids for two different ambulances.
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