The Starke County Community Organizations Active in Disasters meeting scheduled for tonight (8/7) had to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Starke County EMA Director J. Nier proposed rescheduling the meeting for next week with a tentative date of Tuesday, August 14th. Continue reading
More than 50 Starke County students received some back-to-school shopping assistance on Sunday during the annual Kankakee Valley Fraternal Order of Police “Shop with a Cop” event.
North Judson Town Marshall Kelly Fisher discussed the experience during her report at Monday night’s town council meeting. Continue reading
A two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and a police vehicle took place on Saturday in front of the Knox VFW.
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The North Judson Town Council members will receive a presentation over insurance when they meet tonight at 6:30 p.m.
A meet and greet and a sweet treat are in store for Culver Elementary School students and their parents this evening. Continue reading
If you’re looking for a way to get more involved in your community, you should consider joining the Starke County COAD.
The group will be meeting this coming week on Tuesday, August 7th in order to coordinate more about local efforts.
Starke County COAD, or Community Organizations Active in Disaster, aims to encourage collaboration among local residents and officials in order to strengthen the community to be better prepared for disaster response and recovery. Continue reading
Representatives with the International Cultural Exchange Services (I.C.E.S) are seeking loving families willing to open their homes to a student from another country.
I.C.E.S Northwest Indiana Field Manager Jamie LeDonne works with local coordinators to find host families and she provides guidance and advice to ensure that the exchange student and the host families are receiving all the support that they need. Continue reading
An inspirational Knox student who impacted the lives of countless people before his sudden passing in October of 2011 continues to make a major impact posthumously.
Community members have the chance to collectively commemorate Drew Shearin and contribute to the cause created in his honor this Saturday at the 7th annual “Drew’s Gift of Music” event.
The charitable organization “Drew’s Gift” has been instrumental in providing band students throughout Indiana with the equipment they need to pursue their musical passions. Continue reading
The maps for Saturday’s town-wide yard sale in North Judson are printed and ready to be picked up.
Town Billing Clerk Jennifer Vanek said approximately 500 maps will be available. They can be picked up from Town Hall, as well as multiple local businesses including Family Express, Good-to-Go, Heartland Market Grocery Store and NAPA. Continue reading
You can do your part to help Red Cross restock their shelves with blood donations by attending a local drive today.
From 12:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. (EST) the Community Wellness Center of Winamac will be hosting a blood drive. Continue reading
The six-month long investigation into the death of 37-year-old Knox resident Barbara McCurdy continues.
As previously reported, McCurdy was initially reported missing on January 20th. The report indicated she was last seen last in Knox on January 14th, driving her black 2006 Chevy Cobalt. A missing person investigation ensued and McCurdy was eventually found deceased in her vehicle at a Winamac car dealership on February 2nd.
The Pulaski County Coroner’s ruling for the cause of death will be kept confidential while the death investigation remains ongoing. Continue reading
Officials in the town of Winamac agreed to attend a joint meeting with Umbaugh and other local officials to discuss issues with the local income tax (LIT).
When town council members met in a special session on Monday, Clerk-Treasurer Melanie Berger informed them that Pulaski County Public Library representatives recently met with Umbaugh Executive Partner Todd Samuelson to discuss the problem.
Berger said they expressed an interest in holding a meeting where town and county officials, as well as any other agencies impacted by LIT levy freeze, could receive additional information from Umbaugh. Continue reading
A request to amend the Winamac golf cart policy was revisited by Town Council members when they met Monday night.
Council President Tom Murray noted that when resident Tony Calabrese came before the members during their first meeting in July, they said they would take his recommendation under consideration. Calabrese asked the council to consider adding utility vehicles, such as “Kubotas”, to the vehicles allowed on town roads.
Since they haven’t met since then, President Murray said they should discuss it during the special session to reach a consensus before their next official meeting. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski Community School Board members said goodbye to some employees and filled a few open staff positions when they met in a special session last Thursday.
Superintendent Dan Foster explained that the open assistant principal position at the high school was filled with Dr. Eugene Sweeney from the Granger area. Continue reading
Senior students who may be stressing out about how to pay for college will be happy to learn that applications are now available for the Starke County Community Foundation’s Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
Community Foundation officials say that in order to be eligible for this 4-year full-tuition scholarship, applicants have to currently reside in Starke County. They also need to be a high school senior on track to graduate with a diploma from an accredited Indiana high school by the end of June 2019. Continue reading
Contractors were selected for the two divisions of the Winamac water project, during Monday night’s special town council meeting.
Midwest Engineers Senior Project Engineer Mike Sullivan informed members that the “release of funds” notice has been received from OCRA and he summarized the two separate parts of the project that were bid out. Continue reading
Knox Code Enforcement Officer Kenny Pfost discussed several problematic properties with members of the Board of Works last Wednesday.
Pfost provided the members with an update about the rental properties belonging to Melvin Zeiters. At the Board of Works meeting in June, members were informed that Zeiters had brought at least one of his homes located at 407 W. Lewis Drive into compliance.
However, during their most recent meeting, members learned that little has been done to address the violations on several other properties. Continue reading
The cafeteria staff at Eastern Pulaski Community Schools will be receiving a pay bump, following a decision made by school board members in a special session they held last week. Continue reading
Knox Board of Public Works and Safety members considered bids for two Community Crossings projects when they met last Wednesday.
Street Superintendent Jeff Borg told board members that since the 2018 grant application has not been submitted yet, these proposed projects are not a done deal. Borg said, “The way this will work is, we have bid them out and we will award the contractor with the bid, providing that we are awarded the grant.”
He explained that the bids were broken up to account for two separate projects; a mill and fill job as well as an overlay project. The companies that submitted offers were E&B Paving and Reith. Continue reading
Returning substitute teachers and those interested in subbing are invited to attend an information session at North Judson-San Pierre tomorrow.
The community’s substitutes are being asked to come to the Bluejay Meeting Room at the North Judson-San Pierre Middle School at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in order to learn more about working for the NJ-SP school corporation. Continue reading
