North Judson businesses can now apply for up to $10,000 in COVID-19 relief. The town has been awarded $250,000 through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ COVID-19 Response Program.
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Six more Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That means 916 of the county’s residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since March, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Starke County added one positive case for a total of 215.
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Winamac’s pickleball players say they need more courts to accommodate demand, but some park board members still don’t want to give up on tennis. A couple years ago, the park board agreed to re-stripe the Town Park’s remaining tennis court for both tennis and pickleball.
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State health officials are addressing skepticism about how big a role COVID-19 actually plays in the deaths attributed to it. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says a recent data report from the National Center for Health Statistics about what death certificates say about deaths from COVID-19 has been widely misinterpreted on social media.
Continue readingIndiana State Police will be stepping up patrols over the Labor Day weekend. Extra troopers will be patrolling the highways, thanks to two federally-funded programs.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner is warning Hoosiers about the dangers of large group gatherings over the Labor Day weekend. During Wednesday’s briefing, Dr. Kris Box warned that COVID-19 can spread quickly, especially if people aren’t wearing masks and staying six feet apart.
Continue readingAnother eight Marshall County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s according to Thursday’s update from the Indiana State Department of Health. Almost 10,000 Marshall County residents have now been tested for the coronavirus. Of those, 910 of them have tested positive at some point.
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A couple of projects will impact travel on State Road 8 starting next week. In Starke County, State Road 8 will be closed between county roads 100 West and 100 East for a pipe liner installation at Range Road, by complying with environmental standards a SEMRAD tank gauge is needed for leak detection.
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The Winamac Park Board will continue discussing the possibility of an ADA-compliant swing in the Town Park. Phillip Crippin has offered to install the swing as part of an Eagle Scout project.
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A local attraction will once again be welcoming visitors to North Judson this weekend. The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has been limiting its train rides to one day a month, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Saturday, the museum will offer three 10-mile excursions to English Lake. They’ll leave the North Judson depot at 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:00 p.m.
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Those struggling to pay their rent due to COVID-19 appear to be getting another break. While Indiana’s eviction moratorium expired on August 14, the federal government is planning to implement its own moratorium starting Friday.
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Schools that have switched to virtual learning will continue to be fully funded, even though the fall student count date will not be pushed back.
Continue readingMarshall County’s COVID-19 case count has now surpassed 900. The Indiana State Department of Health says 901 Marshall County residents have tested positive since the start of the pandemic, according to Wednesday’s update. That’s an increase of six from Tuesday. Starke County also added another case, for a total of 213.
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The Knox Community School Corporation will be keeping its school resource officer for another year. The school board Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Knox, allowing Travis Schieber to continue serving as school resource officer.
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Work is picking up at the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant. That’s according to Engineer Steve Henschen with Jones Petrie Rafinski. He told the board of works last week that the building shell is up, and the building is almost completely enclosed. Henschen added that work inside the building was proceeding at a “rapid pace.”
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The Pulaski County continues making arrangements for IT services. The county commissioners recently approved a quote from Roeing IT Solutions to handle regular updates for all of the county’s computers at a cost of $1,200 per month.
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Constellation of Starke is making a second attempt at gathering volunteers to help with its regional development and community improvement efforts. The group is asking residents to fill out an online survey to gauge their interest in serving on one of its subcommittees.
Continue readingTwo more Starke County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That brings the county’s total up to 212, according to Tuesday’s update from the Indiana State Department of Health. The state has calculated Starke County’s seven-day positivity rate at 5.2 percent for all tests but 11.5 percent when limited to unique individuals.
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Many Starke County residents are experiencing housing insecurity every day, but currently the resources they need can only be found outside the county. That’s according to Matt Ohime, the pastor of Davis Wesleyan Church who’s spearheading the effort to organize a Starke County Resource Center.
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The Knox School Board will take comments on a proposed superintendent’s contract tonight. Under the proposal, Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart would get an annual base salary of $111,500, plus benefits.
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