Pulaski County voters have narrowed down their list of candidates heading into November’s General Election. The tightest race of Tuesday’s primary was for county auditor. Incumbent Republican Laura Wheeler narrowly defeated challenger Tim Hoffa Jr. by a margin of 50.49-percent-to-49.51-percent or just 17 votes. Hoffa had led throughout the early returns, before Wheeler took the lead with the final vote center counted.
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Voters head to the polls for the 2020 primary election today. In addition to president, governor, and U.S. representative, voters will also get to decide on a number of local races.
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The Town of North Judson is finally getting a splash pad. Materials and plumbing quotes for the Norwayne Field splash pad were approved by the town council Monday. The splash pad materials will come from Rain Deck for just over $10,000, while TLC Plumbing will do that work for a little more than $27,000.
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Pulaski County’s small businesses may have to wait a bit longer for financial help. The county had asked for $250,000 from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Program to give grants to local businesses.
Continue readingKnox officials are disappointed by the rate of participation in this year’s census so far. Mayor Dennis Estok discussed the response rate with the city council last week.
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State officials are outlining their response to this weekend’s violence. In a press conference Monday, Governor Holcomb said protests started out as an “understandable and needed” response to the death of George Floyd, but took on a tone of organized crime.
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Primary Election Day is tomorrow. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The election was delayed by 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a number of other adjustments have been made.
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A potential COVID-19 relief grant program for Pulaski County’s small businesses is expected to be discussed during tonight’s county commissioners meeting. The county is asking for $250,000 from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Program.
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Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is not in favor of extending the deadline for mail-in ballots to make it back to county clerk’s offices, in spite of concerns that thousands of votes could go uncounted. “There are 92 counties in this state, and we cannot change deadlines because somebody is too busy or whether it’s lack of preparation of getting the work done,” Lawson said during state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Friday. “So deadlines are there for security and accountability.”
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Most unemployed Hoosiers have been able to get their first unemployment check within three weeks, according to Indiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Fred Payne.
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Governor Eric Holcomb has put the Indiana National Guard on standby to assist local communities, in response to this weekend’s violence following the death of George Floyd.
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A second Marshall County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health showed that six more Marshall County residents have tested positive, bringing the total to 108. Starke County remains at 39 positive COVID-19 cases, while Pulaski County has 46.
Continue readingA minor had to be rescued from the Tippecanoe River by hovercraft Saturday afternoon. In a Facebook post, the Monterey Fire & Rescue Team says that at 3:11 p.m. Saturday, it got a report of a minor in the water stuck on a logjam and was on the scene within two minutes.
Continue readingThe number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has now surpassed 100. Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health showed 12 new cases in Marshall County, bringing the total up to 102.
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Emergency responders were called to a house fire in Monterey Thursday evening. The Monterey Fire & Rescue Team Facebook page says firefighters were called to the scene just after 6:00 p.m. and remained on the scene for over three hours.
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There’s still time to cast your ballot early, ahead of Tuesday’s primary. In-person absentee voting continues for Starke County voters at the Starke County Courthouse in Knox. Polls are open today from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Monday from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Continue readingIndiana has made millions of dollars available to help small businesses and electronic manufacturing services for medical products through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation unveiled some new funding programs during state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Friday.
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State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box is voicing her frustration with those who choose not to wear face masks in businesses.
Continue readingMultiple new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Marshall County is now up to 90 positive cases, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health, an increase of 10 from Thursday’s report.
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Two people were hurt and a man was arrested after a head-on crash on U.S. 20 in LaPorte County. Sheriff’s deputies say it happened around 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Investigators believe a passenger vehicle was stopped in a westbound lane waiting to turn left on County Road 250 East. A pickup truck apparently tried to go around it by going left of center and crashed head-on into an eastbound passenger vehicle.
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