Knox students will head back to class a day later than previously thought next school year, after school officials apparently miscounted the number of class days. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board last week that the 2021-2022 school calendar had an extra student day in the first semester.
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A retail business has been able to purchase space in Downtown Winamac, thanks to some financing help from Pulaski County. The county commissioners last week approved a $144,000 Revolving Loan Fund application from Alisha and Jeff Becker.
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Another 22 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Marshall County. That brings the total number of cases there to 4,870 since the pandemic began, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. The number of new cases in Starke and Pulaski counties remains in the single digits, with seven in Starke County and five in Pulaski County.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is raising the pay for its support staff. “We raised our minimum starting pay to $9.50 an hour,” says Superintendent Bill Bennett, “and for those employees who are making over $9.50, they received a 25-cent-per-hour raise.”
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Planning continues for a series of five kayak launches along the Yellow River. The Starke County Park Board recently applied for a Destination Development Grant from the state. Officials will learn whether they’ve made the finalist round on February 15.
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Three more COVID-19 cases were reported at North Judson-San Pierre Junior/Senior High School in the past week. In her weekly update Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said a student, a teacher, and a staff member tested positive.
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Starke and Pulaski counties have been moved to the orange status on the Indiana Department of Health’s County Metrics Map, while Marshall County remains in the red. All three counties still have to follow red-level restrictions, though.
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Volunteers are ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Pulaski County residents. The county’s vaccination clinic opens today in the Winamac Knights of Columbus Hall. Forty-four individuals are signed up to get their first today.
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The Town of Winamac is keeping much of its leadership the same for another year, but a few uncertainties remain. During the first town council meeting of 2021 Monday, members reappointed Mike Buchanan as chief of police.
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The leadership in the City of Knox will look largely the same for another year. Mayor Dennis Estok announced his yearly appointments to the city council Tuesday.
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More COVID-19 relief will soon be going to Indiana’s Main Street communities. The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs has launched a second round of its Taking Care of Main Street program.
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It would become a lot harder for local governments to defund the police, under a bill authored by State Senator Mike Bohacek. Senate Bill 42 would prohibit local entities from cutting budgets for police, fire, or other public safety services, unless there’s a revenue shortfall or the property tax levy is reduced.
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Local teachers are voicing their concern with Indiana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Last week, state officials announced that the next phase of the vaccine rollout will be by age, with those 80 and older being the first group eligible to get it.
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Efforts to add kayak launches along the Yellow River will continue to be discussed by the Starke County Park Board tonight. Board members will consider environmental permitting and get an update on the Destination Development Grant application.
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The Pulaski County Council is looking to carry over spending permission for the county’s COVID-19 response into 2021, but not without some questions about that money’s oversight.
Continue readingThe Knox City Council will consider a number of organizational items to begin 2021 tonight. Council members will elect a president pro-temp and appoint representatives to the board of zoning appeals, redevelopment commission, and plan commission.
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LaPorte City Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting early Saturday morning. Officers say a man was shot at Lucky Bar at 1004 Lincolnway, according to a City of LaPorte press release. He was taken to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he remains in stable condition.
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Four people were arrested, after LaPorte County Police say officers found “a significant amount of illegal drugs” in a stolen box truck Sunday. Around 1:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies say they got a report of a stolen vehicle and eventually pulled it over on U.S. 20 east of Fail Road.
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The Knox Community School Corporation has raised the pay rates for substitute teachers. The new pay rates were approved by the school board last week, at the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
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