Indiana is directing a portion of its federal COVID-19 money to childcare providers. Childcare and out-of-school programs can apply for funding to cover three months of operating costs, under the new Build, Learn, Grow Stabilization Grants program.
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Marshall, Starke and Pulaski Counties are in the orange status on the updated Indiana Department of Health’s County Metrics Map. The orange status indicates a high community spread of COVID-19.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation may be starting over with its HVAC project. Superintendent Bill Bennett says the school board decided last week to discontinue services with EMCOR, a year and a half after it hired the company as a guaranteed savings provider.
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The Knox High School vocational wing cleared another procedural hurdle Tuesday. The school board officially approved additional work on the new wing.
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Efforts to develop a regional ag strategy have gotten a nearly $35,000 boost. The grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration was officially announced by the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission and Starke County Economic Development Foundation this week.
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Local firefighters are urging residents to do their part to prevent brush fires. “We’re starting to get into that fall weather, brush fire awareness,” North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Chief Joe Leszek told the town council Monday. “If it’s windy, it’s really dry, don’t burn. Use common sense. Keep your fires maintained. So hopefully, that’ll cut down on some of our brush fires this year.”
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The Culver School Board members took action Monday night to adopt the 2022 budget, Capital Projects Plan and Bus Replacement Plan.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in the tri-county area remains in the double digits, according to Tuesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Police Department was called to the scene of an accident where officers say a pedestrian was struck by a car and died early Monday morning.
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Last week, Pulaski County was placed in the red status on the Indiana Department of Health’s COVID-19 map. But the county commissioners aren’t ready to reinstate any restrictions.
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The Starke County Commissioners reviewed the Starke County Plan Commission’s favorable recommendation on the rezoning of several parcels pertaining to an upcoming solar project.
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Eleven students have left the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation since face masks became mandatory, according to Superintendent Dara Chezem’s COVID-19 update to the school board Monday.
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The Knox School Board will take comments on the proposed teacher contract tonight. The base salary range, under the proposed agreement, is from $40,700 to $65,715. But teachers rated “effective” or “highly effective” would receive $4,000 on the base salary, or 11 percent increase on the base.
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Those looking for work in Starke County’s manufacturing sector can visit with up to a dozen employers tomorrow. The Starke County Economic Development Foundation is teaming up with WorkOne for a job fair at Knox High School.
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Drivers in the area of Cavalier Drive in Culver will soon need to watch for a stop sign.
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Hamlet town employees will not get a pay raise in 2022, under the town’s budget proposal. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told the town council last month that it just isn’t feasible.
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Another 40 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the tri-county area. There were 18 people in Marshall County diagnosed with COVID-19, 18 people in Starke County and four people in Pulaski County. They were among 1,822 new cases in the state, according to Monday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
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The Starke County Council members will meet at 4 p.m. CT today where they will review a Rainy Day ordinance for the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation. They will also talk more with Prosecutor Leslie Baker about an investigator position and review a transfer request from Purdue Extension.
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