The COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be effective in Pulaski County. Of the roughly 4,100 Pulaski County residents fully vaccinated, fewer than five of them subsequently tested positive, according to Nathan Origer with the county’s incident management team.
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A Michigan City man has been charged in connection with a March crash that left a LaPorte man dead. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say that on March 12, Eric A. Adair, 24, was driving northwest on U.S. 35, when he went left of center and crashed head-on with a vehicle driven by Nathan Blount, 32, near Nicomas Path.
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North Judson businesses can start applying for more COVID-19 relief in the coming days. The town council signed off Monday on the applications for the small business grants North Judson is offering as part of the third phase of the state’s COVID-19 Response Program. Applications are due back to the town by Friday, July 2.
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Updates on the Bass Lake Beach and Campground are expected during tonight’s Starke County Park Board meeting. The park board recently took direct control over the property, following the death of lessee Richard Callahan.
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The proposed expansion and renovation of the Pulaski County Justice Center has drawn some interest from a number of potential contractors. The county commissioners Monday opened a total of 48 bids for 22 different project categories.
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Whether or not Knox Elementary School should charge families for preschool was briefly debated during last week’s school board meeting. School officials are looking at charging $40 a week for five half-days of preschool a week*, while making arrangements to reduce the cost for families who can’t afford it.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation may be joining some of its neighbors in dropping the virtual learning option for the 2021-2022 school year. The school board recently voted to keep its continuous learning plan the same for now, but Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says she may recommend some changes later this summer.
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Bids for the Pulaski County Justice Center project will be opened during tonight’s county commissioners meeting.
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Oregon-Davis’s revived preschool program is seeing a considerable amount of interest. “We’re getting close to 40 kids for preschool, which is outstanding, but then when you factor in the kids who are going all day, there’s a good chance we could use two classrooms,” Superintendent Bill Bennett recently told the school board.
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The Town of Hamlet’s siren continues to annoy residents. The siren apparently has a habit of turning on and then getting stuck.
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The Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation’s school nurse got some recognition during last month’s school board meeting. Allison Wright was surprised with a “hometown hero” award from Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial.
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The Town of Winamac will officially dedicate its new splash pad today. A grand opening will be held at noon EDT at the Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad near the intersection of Logan and Jefferson streets.
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The Knox Society of St. Vincent de Paul has gotten an extra $1,000 for its efforts to help community members with rent, utilities, and other expenses. It got a surprise popup grant last week from the Starke County Community Foundation.
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The City of Knox will be paying more of its bills online. The city council last week passed a resolution authorizing Clerk-Treasurer Cyndi Mann-Kidder to make certain payments through Automatic Clearing House transactions and Electronic Funds Transfers.
Continue readingStarke County is looking for a new board of zoning appeals member. Auditor Rachel Oesterreich recently told the county commissioners that they still need to appoint someone.
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Knox High School’s vocational wing proposal has gotten bigger and more expensive. The addition has grown from 10,000 to about 14,500 square feet, according to updated plans presented by Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart to the school board Tuesday, with the projected cost going from $2.5 to $3.89 million.
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A North Judson native continues pushing for more business development in town. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Lisa Dan recently told the town council that Kirt Verhagen wants to bring a co-working space or maybe a popup store to North Judson.
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The Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” may be able to get some sort of historical marker at no cost to the town. Greg Henry with the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project gave an update to the town’s park board Thursday.
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Four of Pulaski County’s Tippecanoe River bridges are set to get some repairs. The county commissioners recently accepted a $112,000 quote from JCI Bridge Group for work on bridges 282, 207, 183, and 158.
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Six Starke County organizations are getting a funding boost for upcoming events. The Starke County Convention and Visitors Commission says it’s awarded a total of $6,400 in its first round of quarterly grants.
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