The Oregon-Davis School Board approved a reopening plan last week, but Superintendent Bill Bennett says it’s already had to be updated. “We now have a mandatory mask mandate, so that is one part of the plan that will be adjusted,” he explains. “We originally had strongly recommended, so we will now be wearing masks and taking them off when we can adhere to social distancing.”
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Yellow River kayak launches, more parking improvements at the Starke County Forest, and unified signage are a few of the projects the Starke County Park Board is hoping to tackle in the coming months.
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A program to help Hoosiers struggling with their rent payments during the pandemic has gotten more than 20,000 applications. Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Executive Director Jacob Sipe gave an update on the Indiana COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program during Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference.
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The Indiana State Department of Health continues to revise its list of COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities. The state has asked facilities to report their historical case data from March 1 through July 14.
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Indiana will remain in Stage 4.5 of Governor Holcomb’s Back on Track plan for another month. Holcomb announced Wednesday that he plans to update his executive order to extend Stage 4.5 through August 27.
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While many events are being canceled, plans for Hamlet’s Yellowstone Trail Festival are still moving ahead. The Hamlet Town Council got an update last week. This year’s festival will include a fireworks display on Saturday, August 15, following the parade.
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The Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant project has officially been extended by 56 days, but not without some concerns from the board of works. Board members approved the extension during a special meeting Tuesday.
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The Pulaski County Council recently approved the renewals of ongoing tax abatements, but not without some concerns from the Assessor’s Office. It was noted that FRATCO has apparently missed its employment targets.
Continue readingOregon-Davis is delaying the start of the school year by three days. That moves the first day of class to Tuesday, August 11, according to a letter to parents from Superintendent Bill Bennett.
Continue readingLaPorte County Police have released the name of the woman killed in a crash on U.S. 6 last Friday. Sheriff’s deputies believe Taren Abair, 29, of Grovertown, was killed when the Toyota RAV4 she was driving was involved in a head-on crash with a Ram pickup truck.
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North Judson is moving ahead with efforts to get COVID-19 relief for small businesses. The town council passed a resolution last week allowing officials to apply for $250,000 from the state’s COVID-19 Response Program. That money would then be used to provide grants to local businesses, according to Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe.
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will continue discussing a proposed time extension for the wastewater plant project today. Thieneman Construction is asking for an extra 56 days to complete the work. Substantial completion had originally been scheduled for next Monday.
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The Pulaski County Board of Zoning Appeals wants more time before deciding whether a solar farm proposal can move ahead with its permitting process. After almost two hours of public comment Monday, board members voted to table the Mammoth Solar special exception request, to give them more time to research the project’s potential impact on the environment, ecology, and wildlife, as well as residents’ health.
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The Starke County Health Department is updating its mask mandate, to bring it in line with the statewide mask order when it comes to schools. Starke County’s mandate took effect last Wednesday, just hours before Governor Holcomb announced his own order.
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Another local event has been canceled, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The City of Knox has announced that the 2020 Fall Bash that had been scheduled for September 19 has been canceled. That includes the fireworks show and the Knox Alumni Reunion.
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A proposed solar farm development will be the focus of a public hearing held by the Pulaski County Board of Zoning Appeals tonight. A company called Mammoth Solar is seeking permission to build solar arrays on more than 4,500 acres of farmland. Tonight, the BZA will take comments on Mammoth’s request for a special exception.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is looking to improve school bus safety in its latest round of school handbooks. Superintendent Dara Chezem says school buses will load and unload on the door side only, when the bus is operated on a highway within town limits, eliminating the need for kids to cross the highway to get to the bus.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is using CARES Act funding to make sure students don’t fall behind during the pandemic. The school board last week approved the hiring of four new staff members with the federal money.
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Knox students struggling to pay for lunch continue to get some help. The school board recently accepted a donation of more than $3,100 for delinquent lunch accounts from First National Bank of Monterey.
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Winamac officials are happy with the upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant but say the contractor still has more work to do. Town Manager Brad Zellers gave an update during the July 13 town council meeting.
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