Property tax bills in Starke County feature a new assessment this year for cleanup and maintenance of the Yellow River and Kankakee River after the legislation pertaining to the assessment was approved in 2019 by Governor Eric Holcomb.
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The second phase of the Lake Max Trail will undergo a redesign phase following a closer look at the project.
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A rare adverse reaction to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in six patients has caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Indiana Department of Health to temporarily delay use of the vaccine until further review.
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There were 970 additional COVID-19 cases in the state reported Tuesday which pushed the overall total number of cases in the state to 700,775.
Continue readingThe Indiana Department of Health is suspending the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine amid reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration representatives want further review of its safety. State officials say they have not been directed to do this, but they are doing it out of the “abundance of caution”.
Continue readingThe Culver Town Council members will meet tonight where a second reading on an ordinance establishing park fees or costs will be considered. Costs to rent the Culver Beach Lodge will increase during its in-season operation and off-season operation.
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The Marshall County Republican Party will hold a caucus on Friday, April 23 at 5 p.m. ET at the Marshall County Republican Headquarters facility to fill a vacancy on the Culver Town Council.
Continue readingAnother six people in Starke County tested positive with COVID-19 which pushed Starke County to reach a total of 2,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
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The Starke County Commissioners approved an ordinance last week that would establish a fund in the budget for receipt of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Continue readingAnother 1,198 people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19 including 12 more people in Marshall County, three more people in Starke County and two more people in Pulaski County. A total of 698,692 people in the state have tested positive with COVID-19 since March of 2020.
Continue readingA free mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the Indiana Department of Health will be open in La Porte April 13-17 at Rural King, 1340 State Road 2 West.
Continue readingThe number of daily new COVID-19 cases in the state continues to be above 1,000 while multiple new cases are being reported locally.
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Starke County EMS Director Travis Clary said the personnel situation at the department will soon look a bit different.
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The former Roosevelt High School in Gary will be the site of the Indiana Department of Health’s walk-in days Sunday, April 11 and Monday, April 12.
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The La Porte County Sheriff’s Department investigated two accidents and arrested one driver on suspicion of drunk driving.
Continue readingThere were 35 new COVID-19 cases reported in the tri-county area in Friday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Starke County EMA Director Lewis Matzat asked the Starke County Commissioners to consider moving the EMA position from part-time to full-time in order to get everything up to speed in that department.
Continue readingSeventeen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the tri-county area, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingMarshall County and Starke County are in the yellow status in this week’s updated County Metrics Map concerning community spread of COVID-19. Pulaski County is in the blue status.
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