It’s taking drivers a while to get used to the new stop signs at U.S. 421 and State Road 14. The intersection became a four-way stop a couple weeks ago, following a number of serious crashes.
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Pay levels for North Judson-San Pierre’s non-teaching staff will be up for the school board’s approval tonight. Administrative salaries, non-instructional salaries, the non-instructional hourly pay schedule, and the transportation department’s pay schedule will all be considered.
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The Town of Hamlet will continue waiving utility penalties until the end of the month. The town council passed a resolution last week extending the waiver. It was first put in place in April, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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The Oregon-Davis School Board has decided to keep moving ahead with planned heating and cooling upgrades, despite some surprise at the potential cost. Board members had been under the impression that bringing the HVAC systems at the two schools up to date would cost a total of $6 million. But the list of projects presented Monday by guaranteed savings provider EMCOR totaled almost $13.2 million.
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The operators of a former Winamac ambulance service have been ordered to pay almost $1 million in restitution, in connection with a health care fraud scheme. Jacqueline Jay Podell, 46, and Michael Wilson, 53, both of Winamac, were sentenced last week in U.S. District Court, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch.
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Driving almost 100 miles per hour on U.S. 30 with a loaded firearm reportedly led to the arrest of a Georgia man Sunday. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say that around 5:15 Sunday morning, they measured an eastbound passenger vehicle’s speed at 96 miles per hour in the 6800 block of West U.S. 30.
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The Oregon-Davis School Board is getting ready to hire a new superintendent. Board members will take comments on a proposed superintendent’s contract tonight. It calls for a base salary of $95,000 a year, plus benefits. The school board is expected to vote on the contract next Monday.
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The Pulaski County Commissioners will consider health insurance and copier lease options this morning. The commissioners will be asked to approve a contract with Cardinal Copier Solutions. The company got a favorable recommendation from the county council last week, after it said it could save the county $30,000 a year.
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The number of Hoosiers filing for unemployment benefits is down significantly from the peak in March. The week ending June 6, 23,604 initial unemployment claims were filed. That’s actually a slight increase from the week before but down from a peak of over 139,000 in March.
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Some local libraries reopen to the public today. The Starke County Public Library System says it will allow up to 25 patrons at a time in its Henry F. Schricker Branch in Knox. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Hamlet, Koontz Lake, and San Pierre branches will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with up to five people allowed at a time.
Continue readingThe Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will once again accept walk-in customers starting today. BMV Commissioner Peter Lacy says license branches are also back to their normal operating hours.
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The number of Marshall County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 has now surpassed 300. Marshall County’s case count is at 301, according to Sunday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. That’s an increase of 16 from the day before.
Continue readingMultiple people were injured and several Knox residents lost power, following a pair of vehicle crashes Saturday evening. Starke County dispatchers say one person was taken to the hospital in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 8 that resulted in a power outage. NIPSCO reported that more than 200 customers were still without power hours later.
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Marshall County is reporting another 12 cases of COVID-19. A total of 287 Marshall County residents have tested positive as of Saturday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County had three more cases, bringing the total up to 51, while Pulaski County remains at 52. No new deaths were reported in any of those three counties.
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The Pulaski County Election Board has finalized the results of last week’s primary. Clerk JoLynn Behny says that of the hundreds of mail-in ballots sent out, only two were returned after the deadline. She says a total of 35 ballots were rejected.
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Firefighters and a hazmat crew were called to a farm equipment fire in Starke County Friday. It happened just after 5:00 p.m. in the 100 block of North Range Road, according to Knox-Center Township Fire Chief Kenny Pfost. He says two liquid fertilizer trailers caught on fire.
Continue readingYou’ll soon be able to find out how many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in your zip code. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Friday that Indiana plans to give zip-code-level breakdowns of positive test counts each week.
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A South Bend man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving 100 miles per hour without a license with a loaded firearm in the vehicle. LaPorte County Police say they pulled over a vehicle driven by Ankoma H. Kirk, 20, near U.S. 20 and County Road 350 East, just before 10:00 p.m. Thursday. During the traffic stop, officers say they found a loaded firearm in the passenger compartment.
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing will be available to anyone who wants it, starting Monday. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Friday that all OptumServe testing sites, as well as the State Department of Health’s drive-through sites, will be open to anyone who lives or works in Indiana, regardless of whether they have symptoms or are at high-risk.
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Most Knox park facilities are now open, but a few restrictions remain in place. Mayor Dennis Estok says the shelters, playground and exercise equipment, skate park, walking trails, and bathrooms are all open as of Friday. The splash pad is open from noon to 6:00 p.m., but it’s limited to 25 children at a time.
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