Officials at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration are making sure that the state’s remote student learners have access to food.
Continue readingState Officials Work to Get Food to Remote Learners
School Dashboard to be Added to State COVID-19 Information Website
State health officials are adding a school dashboard to the state’s coronavirus website at www.coronavirus.in.gov.
Continue readingOfficials Announce New Name for Starke County Hospital
Starke Hospital is now known as Northwest Health – Starke as announced Wednesday morning.
Continue readingEight More Marshall County Residents Test Positive for COVID-19
Another eight Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total up to 1,029, according to Wednesday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. Starke County added two cases, for a new total of 274.
Continue readingBoil Water Advisory Lifted in Culver
Starke County Man Sentenced on Charges of Possession of Methamphetamine
A Starke County man was sentenced per the terms of a plea agreement in Starke Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon on two separate charges of possession of methamphetamine.
Continue readingHamlet’s Starke Street Railroad Crossing to Be Closed Thursday through Monday
Hamlet’s Starke Street railroad crossing will be closed tomorrow through Monday. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts says the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad appears to be planning to do work, but the extent of any repairs isn’t currently known.
Continue readingOwner of 204 West Bender, 6 North Pearl Faces Additional Penalties
The owner of a pair of Knox properties now faces additional penalties, after city officials say she failed to complete repairs by this month’s deadline.
Continue readingStarke County Meet the Candidates Event to Be Held Tonight
Starke County voters have a chance to hear from a number of the candidates on November’s ballot tonight. WKVI is teaming up with the Starke County Chamber of Commerce and the Starke County Leader for a Meet the Candidates night.
Continue readingPulaski County Income Tax Decrease to Take Effect Tomorrow
The drop in Pulaski County’s local income tax rate will apparently take effect a little earlier than originally planned. The drop from 3.38 to 2.85 percent will take effect tomorrow, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Continue readingNorth Judson Sets Trick-Or-Treat Hours
The Town of North Judson is moving ahead with trick-or-treating. The town council last week officially set trick-or-treat hours for 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe said that’s in line with what many communities in the state have scheduled.
Continue readingBuilding Projects Continue at Culver Community Schools
Several New Positive COVID-19 Tests Reported
New positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Marshall County and in Starke County in Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingKnox Community School Corporation Reports Enrollment Drop
Enrollment is down at the Knox Community School Corporation. “1,716 is our ADM, which is 37 less than what we had in the spring and 50 less than what we had a year ago in the fall,” says Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
Continue readingStarke County Resource Center Volunteers Moving Ahead with Warming Center Plans
While the Starke County Resource Center’s goal of setting up a full homeless shelter is on hold, plans for a daytime warming center are quickly moving ahead. A number of potential volunteers, most of them affiliated with local churches, gathered Monday at the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Knox, where it would be housed. Among other things, they looked at how to go about providing meals, clothes, resources, and programs to people who need help.
Continue readingKnox City Council Adopts 2021 Budget, Sets 2021 Meeting Schedule
The Knox City Council adopted the 2021 budget last week. It totals just over $3 million, with almost $1.6 million of that being the General Fund. While those are slight decreases from this year’s budget, Mayor Dennis Estok previously noted that the amount of revenue should be slightly higher.
Continue readingWinamac Town Council Approves Rezoning for Vander Haag’s Expansion
A Winamac truck repair business’s expansion plans recently cleared a procedural hurdle with the town council. Town Manager Brad Zellers told council members that Vander Haag’s planned to purchase the neighboring property to the south, to add onto the current facility. The town council approved the business’s request to rezone the parcel from residential to light industrial.
Continue readingCulver School Superintendent Updates School Board on Grants
Culver Community School Superintendent Karen Shuman updated the school board last week on two large grants received by the corporation.
Continue readingDeadline Approaching for Schricker Award Nominations
There’s still time to nominate someone for this year’s Henry F. Schricker Award. It’s presented annually by the Starke County Chamber of Commerce to recognize residents who put “service before self.”
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