Most road work will be suspended over the Memorial Day weekend, but a few restrictions and reduced speed limits will remain in place, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
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Hamlet residents will have the chance to help decide the town’s future Tuesday. A public input session is being held as part of the town’s comprehensive planning process.
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Some Eastern Pulaski athletic facilities are getting upgrades. Superintendent Dan Foster says a couple projects were discussed during last week’s school board meeting.
Continue readingKnox High School will be getting a new guidance counselor next school year. On Monday, the school board approved the hiring of Sarah Richard. “I’m excited to be home,” she told board members.
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Funding arrangements have been finalized for the Pulaski County Highway Department’s dump truck purchase. Earlier this month, the county commissioners agreed to let the Highway Department purchase the used truck from Pozzo Truck Center that had been traded in by Porter County. Last week, the county council formally approved the payment of the $40,000 cost out of the Local Roads and Streets Fund.
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Preparations continue for Hamlet’s Railroad Street project. Engineer Lee Nagai gave an update to the town council Wednesday.
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North Judson-San Pierre students will soon have access to new iPads. The school board Tuesday approved a lease agreement with Apple that will allow the school corporation to get 420 of the devices.
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After months of discussions, the Pulaski County Commissioners have decided to keep TK Lawn Service as their mowing contractor. Maintenance Director Mia Salyers told the commissioners Monday that she went through the three bids the county received, broke down the costs, and determined that TK’s was the cheapest.
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A report of a Snapchat message led to a heightened security presence at Eastern Pulaski Schools Wednesday. Superintendent Dan Foster says the matter was brought to a teacher’s attention Tuesday afternoon.
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Before the Pulaski County Council finalized one request for additional funds for Superior Court Pauper Counsel, Judge Crystal Brucker Kocher was already asking for more money.
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North Judson-San Pierre students will have new transportation procedures as well as a weighted grading system at the high school, as part of the 2019-2020 student handbooks approved by the school board Tuesday.
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Eastern Pulaski employees will still get paid for school days that have been canceled due to weather, following action from the school board last week.
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The Knox School Board took action Monday to correct an issue with this year’s budget. Board members gave their permission for another $1.3 million to be spent on personal services in the Education Fund.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Commissioners decided Monday to move ahead with some office relocations, but not without a heated discussion about the county’s facilities. The commissioners voted to temporarily move the Assessor’s Office from the basement of the courthouse upstairs to the commissioners’ current meeting room.
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The Knox School Board has taken its first officials steps toward financing a potential building project. Board members passed a series of bond-related resolutions Monday.
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A new state law will mean changes for the license renewal process for teachers. Now, area educators are voicing their concerns.
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Starke County saw a big drop in its unemployment rate. It went from 5.4 down to 3.7 percent between March and April, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Continue readingResidents will have another chance to weigh in on Knox Community Schools’ building project tonight.
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Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies’ new pension plan may soon be fully funded, at least for a year. Last year, the county council approved a switch from a 20- to a 32-year retirement plan.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski students will start school a little later on Wednesdays next school year. Superintendent Dan Foster says it’s part of a new professional development plan approved by the school board last week.
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