Effective immediately, residents needing to conduct business inside the Starke County Courthouse or Annex buildings will have to call ahead and get an appointment. The Starke County Commissioners approved an order Monday night restricting public access to all county buildings due to a heightened community spread of COVID-19. The order will be reviewed during the commissioners’ next meeting on Monday, December 7.
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The Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that 5,218 more people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Fifty of those residents recently diagnosed with COVID-19 are from Marshall County, 14 are from Starke County and three are from Pulaski County.
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The Starke County Council members will be making decisions tonight in what areas to cut the 2021 budget. Starke County Auditor Rachel Oesterreich stated in last month’s meeting that over $340,000 needs to be cut from next year’s budget.
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The Culver Town Council members approved the hire of two new officers at the Culver Police Department.
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The Culver Town Council members adopted the amended golf cart ordinance and the animal drawn vehicles ordinance at their meeting this week.
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Over 100 people attended Wednesday’s Starke County Veterans War Memorial Plaza dedication ceremony. The plaza is located on the southeast corner of the Starke County Courthouse square at Washington and Pearl Streets in Knox.
Continue readingThere are 83 new positive COVID-19 cases in Marshall County, according to Wednesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThe Starke County Highway Department is preparing for the winter season, just in time for Winter Weather Preparedness Week!
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Indiana State Police troopers and local police agencies will be increasing seat belt enforcement patrols now through the end of November as part of the national Click it or Ticket mobilization.
Continue readingThe Indiana State Department of Health announced Tuesday that another 63 people have died from COVID-19 in Indiana, including one person from Starke County.
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Starke County Commissioner Kathy Norem talked last week with her fellow commissioners about complaints she has received from residents about people not wearing masks while inside the county’s businesses.
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The Culver Town Council members are expected to consider an additional reading of the ordinances that regulate the use of golf carts and the use of animal drawn vehicles in the Town of Culver.
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The West Central School Board members are looking to make improvements to the corporation’s bus barn, according to Superintendent Dan Zylstra.
Continue readingAnother 64 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Marshall County driving the total number of cases to 2,024 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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The dedication ceremony for the Starke County Veterans War Memorial is planned for Wednesday, November 11 at noon CT at the site on the southeast corner of the Starke County Courthouse square at Washington and Pearl Streets in Knox.
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An insurance increase for those who work for Starke County government may not be as sharp as originally thought.
Continue readingThe West Central School Board members held a public hearing Thursday night concerning the terms in the Master Teacher Contract.
Continue readingTwo more people have died from COVID-19 in Pulaski County, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingThe Indiana Department of Health announced Saturday that another 5,007 residents have tested positive with COVID-19 which pushes the state’s overall total to 205,722 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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