More COVID-19 cases have been reported in Starke and Marshall counties. Starke County had another four cases, while Marshall County had nine, according to Saturday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Knox Mayor Dennis Estok is urging residents to continue wearing masks when out in public. He notes that businesses still have the option to require employees to wear masks, even though Governor Holcomb eased the statewide mask mandate to an advisory.
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Efforts to add a memorial splash pad in Winamac have gotten a major funding boost. The Community Foundation of Pulaski County has agreed to let the almost $150,000 raised for the canceled swimming pool project be used for the splash pad instead.
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The North Judson Town Council has finalized some COVID-19 help for a local business. Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services (OTES) has gotten a $30,000 loan through the town’s Revolving Loan Fund.
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The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will be visiting North Judson on Monday, April 19. A drive-through distribution will be will take place from 10:00 a.m. to noon CDT at St. Peter Lutheran Church at 810 West Talmer Avenue, according to the food bank’s Facebook page.
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A Winamac native is retiring after a 26-year career as an Indiana State Police trooper. Master Trooper Jeremey Chapman joined the department in December of 1994. During his time there, he’s worked with the Lafayette District’s Problem Oriented Police program, served as a detective out of the Bremen Post, and in 2005, was promoted to sergeant in the Cyber Crime Unit.
Continue readingMarshall County is reporting its largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in over two months. Another 18 positive cases have been reported, according to Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Pulaski County Emergency Medical Services is looking at a wage restructuring to help with staff retention. EMS Director Brandon DeLorenzo told the county council Monday that two out of every three days, there’s only one paramedic-staffed ambulance in service at a time.
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The Town of North Judson is once again making it easier for residents to clean up their properties this weekend. Town Marshal Kelly Fisher is coordinating a spring cleanup event.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is easing one of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
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Winamac has a new town marshal. Officer Tyler Campbell was promoted to the position by the town council Monday. Former Town Marshal Mike Buchanan had been leading the department on an interim basis since Mark Hoffman stepped down last June.
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Downtown Knox has been added to the base level of the Indiana Main Street program. Knox Main Street United is now an accredited member of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Downtown Affiliate Network. It’s one of four incoming programs announced by OCRA on Wednesday.
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The Food Finders Food Bank Mobile Pantry will be visiting Winamac tomorrow, April 16. A drive-through distribution will be held at the Winamac Town Park, starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
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The Hamlet Zoning Board has finalized a list of incentives for new home development, and along with that, some procedures for building inspections.
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West Central is bracing for continued enrollment decline. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says the school corporation is looking to reduce staff through attrition, but he isn’t ruling out a reduction in force.
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Revving his engine at a police car reportedly led to the arrest of a LaPorte man on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Washington Street in LaPorte.
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A Kingsbury man has been charged in connection with a July, 2020 crash that left a Grovertown woman dead. Taren E. Abair, 29, was killed in a crash on U.S. 6 in rural LaPorte County, according to LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies.
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New security cameras will soon be coming to Wythogan Park, thanks to federal COVID-19 relief funding. The Knox City Council Tuesday approved the purchase of an eight-camera system from Vermillion Systems in Walkerton for close to $20,000.
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The Starke County Park Board is considering the future of the Bass Lake Beach and Campground’s operations. “I don’t know if everyone knows, but we were informed earlier this month, maybe last month, I don’t know, that Mr. Callahan is deceased now, is my understanding,” Board President Richard Ballard told the rest of the board Tuesday.
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The Hamlet Town Council is expected to consider a resolution outlining building inspection requirements tonight. The language proposed by Council President Dave Kesvormas would leave it up to the developer to hire a licensed home inspector.
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