The Starke County Community Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Preschool Fair for local children and their families this evening at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox. Several local preschools will be represented, including Marshall-Starke Head Start. Education Director Dawn Wallen says regardless of which school you choose, structured learning is essential to development. She says 85 percent of brain development occurs between birth and age 5. Continue reading
Preschool Fair Offers One-Stop Shop for Parents, Youngsters
Parents of preschool-age Starke County children can take advantage of a one-stop shop tonight at the 3rd Annual Starke County Community Foundation Preschool Fair. Representatives from the county’s nine preschools as well as other programs that serve young children and their families will be on hand to share information. Continue reading
SCCF Preschool Fair Scheduled Tomorrow Evening
Parents of preschool-age Starke County children can take advantage of a one-stop shop tomorrow night at the 3rd Annual Starke County Community Foundation Preschool Fair. Development Director Sarah Origer says the goal is to increase awareness of how important preschool is.
“We encourage parents, grandparents, caregivers, the whole family, to come out for this preschool fair. I guarantee they will learn something new about offerings for young children in Starke County.” Continue reading
Marshall-Starke Head Start Loses $90,000 in Funding
Mike Lintner, president and CEO of the Marshall-Starke Development Program, said a $90,000 funding cut due to the federal sequester has forced them to cut transportation to some students they serve.
Marshall-Starke Head Start Accepting Applications
Head Start students treated and released following crash
The 15 Marshall-Starke Head Start students whose bus got hit by a truck this morning on the way to school have been released to their
parents. They were all taken to IU Health Starke Hospital to be checked out after bus 37 was hit by a truck as it was crossing Heaton Street at Lake Street by One Stop just before 8 a.m. Continue reading
Knox Police Investigating Crash Involving Head Start Bus and Truck
Passengers on Marshall-Starke Head Start Bus 37 are getting checked out at IU Health Starke Memorial Hospital after their bus was struck by a truck this morning at the intersection of Heaton and Lake Streets in downtown Knox. There’s no word yet on the extent of their injuries, and the crash remains under investigation. The bus was crossing Lake Street and was struck by the truck, which is registered to Standard Pallet, Inc. of Knox. A witness told investigators the bus had the right-of-way.
