As warmer weather starts to spread across the area over the next few weeks, many homeowners will likely begin clearing their yards of leaves and debris to spruce things up for springtime.
The Town of Culver is reminding residents that the street department is willing to remove leaves and braches that are piled at the curb as long as they follow a couple of rules.
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The new North Judson Town Superintendent was selected during Monday night’s council meeting. With a vote of 4-1, Joe Leszek was hired to the position.
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Knox Board of Works members received an update about the property on 1&3 N Main Street when they met last week.
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The Starke County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch Center received a few calls early Saturday morning about an incident occurring in the 8100 block of Oak Avenue in Walkerton, near the Koontz Lake region.
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In order to help keep the public informed about the possibility of severe weather events and other potential dangers, the Starke County Emergency Management Agency will be supplying free weather alert radios today.
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Knox Street Superintendent Jeff Borg informed the Board of Public Works and Safety of an upcoming railroad closure when members met last week.
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Fatal house fires are reportedly on the rise. Last year, the state Fire Marshal Tracked 93 fatalities from home fires compared to 72 in the previous year. Nationally, two-thirds of all fatal house fires occur in homes without working smoke alarms.
In order to address those startling statistics, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security has launched the Get Alarmed program, with a goal to install 10,000 smoke alarms in homes in the next two years.
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The North Judson Town Council will host their first meeting of the month tonight at 6:30 p.m. Continue reading
Over the last few years, the Starke County Justice Center has implemented some innovative programs to help inmates combat substance abuse disorder.
The Fostering a Recovery Mentality (F.A.R.M) program is one that’s really blossomed recently.
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Knox Board of Works members were informed this week that Wastewater Treatment Plant employees are currently “land applying” for the spring.
Continue readingThe heavy rainfall that’s anticipated for this weekend has the potential to cause some minor flooding.
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Knox Board of Works members were informed about a recent water system inspection when they met Wednesday morning.
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Knox City Council members received an update about a Parkview property from Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston when they met Tuesday evening.
Houston explained, “We’ve been going through the process of going through a tax certificate sale with the county. We paid $35 for a property in Parkview, 315 Spruce Drive.”
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As North Judson officials dive into creating an updated comprehensive plan, Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe has encouraged town council members to keep potential housing goals in mind.
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A few different change orders related a recent fire truck purchase came before the Knox Board of Works members Wednesday morning.
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While the National Day of Prayer won’t be until Thursday, May 2nd, community members only have a few more weeks to get tickets to the annual Prayer Breakfast hosted by the City of Knox.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Marshal Kelly Fisher recently approached council members with a request to use one device for her personal number and work number.
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Knox residents are reminded that spring leaf pick-up will begin next week on Monday, April 1st.
The first week of leaf pick-up will run from the first day of April through Friday, April 5th. Leaves will be picked up again during the week of Monday, April 29th through Friday, May 3rd.
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North Judson-San Pierre school board members held the first reading over the schools’ wellness, technology
