The first day of candidate filing ended with a few familiar names on the May primary ballot. In Starke County, County Council Member Brad Hazelton is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 1 County Commissioner, the seat currently held by Kathy Norem.
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The Culver School Board has chosen new leadership for 2020. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the board reorganized for the year Monday.
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A semi driver faces multiple citations, after police say he crashed into irrigation equipment that was being moved on State Road 2 Tuesday afternoon. LaPorte County Sheriff’s Deputies say they had blocked traffic in both directions on State Road 2 at County Road 600 East, when an eastbound semi drove around the stopped traffic and into a turn lane, narrowly missing a marked police vehicle.
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Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies made fewer arrests in 2019 than in 2018. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that deputies made 398 arrests last year, down from 510 the year before.
Continue readingThe Culver Community Schools Corporation is a step closer to letting students take religious education classes for credit. Last year, the Indiana General Assembly approved an update to state law that lets public secondary schools award academic credit for religious instruction offered by a church or similar organization, if the school board adopts a policy allowing it.
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Knox Elementary School is once again adjusting its student drop-off procedures. Principal Michelle Tarnow told the school board Tuesday that parents are no longer allowed to drop students off at the circle drive.
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The Hamlet Town Council tonight will continue discussing how to get a new home built on a piece of town-owned land at Lincoln and Pearl streets. Some options mentioned so far include selling the land to the highest bidder or promising to refund the purchase price if a home is built to the town’s specifications.
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Creating a single point of entry at the Pulaski County Courthouse won’t wait until a large-scale renovation project. Starting next month, visitors to the courthouse will have to use the basement entrance on the west side of the building, following a decision by the county commissioners Monday.
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The death of a man found in a LaPorte County pond Friday morning is now being treated as a homicide. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says the man, whose body was found in water south of Fish Lake, has been identified as Joseph D. Clopton, 47, of Chicago. Police say Clopton had been reported missing on December 19.
Continue readingAn initiative that aims to keep non-violent individuals out of jail while awaiting trial is now in effect throughout Indiana. Indiana Criminal Rule 26 seeks to move the criminal justice system from a cash bond system to one based on risk, according to Starke County Prosecutor Leslie Baker.
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While concerns about ILEARN results continue to hold up the release of the state’s school letter grades for the 2018-2019 school year, the separate federal accountability ratings are now available.
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Support continues to grow for a centennial project for the Winamac Town Park’s Memorial Bridge. Residents are raising funds to install a decorative lighting feature in time for the hundredth anniversary of the bridge’s dedication on July 4, 2023.
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The Pulaski County Commissioners will reorganize for 2020 when they meet tonight. In addition to selecting the board’s president and vice president, they’ll also make several department appointments for the year.
Continue readingThose thinking about running for office in 2020 can start filing on Wednesday. Several county offices are on the ballot this year.
Continue readingA group of juveniles who were caught vandalizing the Winamac Town Park will have to clean it up, according to the town’s park board president.
Chris Schramm, who’s also a detective with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, told the rest of the board Thursday that town police apprehended the juveniles for spray painting last weekend.
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Indiana State Police are still looking for potential new troopers. They’re accepting additional applications for the 80th Recruit Academy.
Those who complete the training and join the force will get a starting salary of $48,000 a year, health insurance, a lifetime pension after 25 years of service, and other benefits.
Continue readingLaPorte County Police are investigating, after a body was found in water south of Fish Lake. The Sheriff’s Office was called to the 4300 block of South County Road 800 East around 10:00 a.m. Friday
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Indiana’s 2019 graduation rates were released by the Department of Education Tuesday. Of Starke County’s school corporations, Knox had the highest total graduation rate at 94.4 percent, while Oregon-Davis had the lowest at 77.1 percent.
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The Starke County Election Board is expected to vote on a switch to vote centers next week. So far, residents seem to be in favor of the change, according to Clerk Bernadette Welter-Manuel.
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