The Pulaski County Commissioners will consider an agreement with Purdue University for its Extension services tonight. During tonight’s commissioners meeting, updates are also expected from Sheriff Jeff Richwine and IT Director RB Walters. Continue reading
The Crossing School of Business and Entrepreneurship does more than just educate students. That’s the message CEO Rob Staley shared last week during the faith-based alternative high school’s fall fund-raising banquet in Knox. Continue reading
Some student-athletes at Winamac High School are working together to promote the school’s various sports teams, as well as build their own leadership skills. Continue reading
The Salvation Army is gearing up for its annual bell ringing campaign, and organizers are looking for some help. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis students and their families may soon have some new rules for their use of the corporation’s take-home electronic devices. Continue reading
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation will soon offer some of its students some extra academic help. Superintendent Don Harman says the corporation is planning to start a new remediation program. Continue reading
The Eastern Pulaski School Corporation is switching the software for much of its operations, and that will mean some changes for parents. On Monday, the school board approved the purchase of the Skyward Student Management Suite and Financial Suite. Continue reading
A vehicle reported stolen in September has been recovered by the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office. Officers say a red Mercury Monterey, believed to be an early 1960s model, was found abandoned in a rural area south of New Buffalo, Michigan. Continue reading
Upgrades are continuing at the Bass Lake Beach and Campground. Assistant Manager Larry Clarich told the Starke County Park Board Tuesday that repairs to the gazebo are basically complete. Continue reading
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is entering into an agreement with the LaPorte Physicians Network, which would provide an athletic trainer for the school’s winter sports season. Continue reading
Culver residents can help make sure everyone in the community has a Thanksgiving turkey. The Culver Middle and Elementary School Student Councils are teaming up for a turkey drive. Continue reading
The Town of North Judson is reminding residents that trash pickup now takes place on the streets, instead of the alleys. Trash should be placed along the curb for pickup. Once pickup is complete, garbage cans should be moved away from the street. Continue reading
Metro Recycling has decided not to add a facility in the North Judson Industrial Park, after all. Complaints raised by a number of residents during last week’s North Judson Town Council meeting appear to have been successful in causing the company to reconsider its proposal to add a recycling transfer station, just outside the town limits. Continue reading
Students at the Eastern Pulaski School Corporation are learning how to protect themselves from child molestation and inappropriate behavior. Continue reading
The Starke County Park Board plans to meet with two planning firms interested in putting together a five-year plan for the county’s park facilities. The park board has been working with the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Edwin Buswell to find potential contractors. Continue reading
The Starke County Park Board is expected to get an update on the creation of a five-year plan for the county’s park facilities. Having a plan in place would make the county eligible for grant funding from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Continue reading
A restaurant planned for Downtown Culver hopes to improve its atmosphere while increasing diners’ safety. Lucrezia Restaurant, an Italian restaurant with locations in Chesterton and Crown Point, is planning a third location in Culver. It will be located at the former site of the Corndance Café at the corner of Main and Madison. Continue reading
A plan for bike trails in the Culver area was presented during last week’s town council meeting. The Troyer Group has been working for over six months to put together a master plan for bike and pedestrian facilities. Continue reading
Upgrades to Culver’s water treatment facility are substantially complete. Mark Sullivan with Midwestern Engineers told the Culver Town Council Tuesday that the new plant has been up and running for a few months. Continue reading
Two Culver-Union Township Public Library Board members will keep their seats beyond the end of the year, following action by the Culver School Board this week. Library board president and longtime teacher Melanie Robertson requested to be reappointed, which the school board did Monday. Continue reading
