The roof at the Nancy J. Dembowski Center was recently repaired. Knox Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston told the city council Tuesday evening Warsaw-based Royalty Roofing successfully applied Duro-Last coating to the flat surface. The material carries a 15-year guarantee. Continue reading
A mobile app created by the state of Indiana will begin bringing county travel status updates in real time to residents and visitors to the Hoosier state.
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One week from today, the Tippecanoe and Bicycles Too ride will take place in Pulaski County.
Purdue University Northwest is hosting an event next week that hopes to get students to enroll a bit quicker than usual.
The Knox City Police Department is within $1,000 of being able to add a K-9 to its ranks. Police Chief Harold Smith told the board of works Wednesday their cost has dropped from $16,000 to $13,000 for the dog and training for Officer Chad Dulin. Continue reading
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The Town of Hamlet stands to benefit from the annual Starke Hospital Day of Service. Each year employees spend a day improving the community. Past efforts have included painting at Sandy Acres Park in Knox and installing equipment at the North Judson Town Park. Continue reading
Purdue Extension and the Department of Natural Resources are teaming up to educate landowners on forestry management techniques.
Police officers in Starke County will have quicker access to data stored on cell phones thanks to a software grant received by the Knox City Police Department. Det. Sgt. Dave Combs says it will save considerable time when it comes to investigations. Continue reading
The Pulaski County Republican Party held a caucus on Monday to select a replacement for a vacancy on the Winamac Town Council.
A spot was opened following the death of Winamac Town Council President Kenneth McFarland earlier this year. Since that time, Tommy Murray has been acting president of the council.
The Hamlet Town Council voted last night to fund the paving of several streets with money in their economic development income tax fund. The Starke County Highway Department has agreed to do the work if the town will pay for the materials to pave 1.2 miles of roads. Continue reading
Although the Indiana General Assembly will not convene until next year, a task force is actively working this summer on future ways to fund Indiana’s road improvements.
The Knox City Council plans to revisit its ordinance regulating the operation of tattoo parlors within the city limits. Councilman Tim Mann raised the issue Tuesday night. He recently spoke to a man who wants to put a tattoo shop in town but is unable to do so because of the strict regulations governing such a business. Continue reading
Authorities in LaPorte County have released the name of the bicyclist killed in a crash on U.S. 421 in Westville around 9:15 last night. Continue reading
One person is dead following a vehicle versus bicycle crash on U.S. 421 in LaPorte County. It happened around 9:15 last night near the Purdue North Central campus in Westville, according to officials from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department. Continue reading
City of Knox employees could be getting pay raises in 2017. The salary ordinance adopted on first reading by the city council last night proposes a 1 percent raise for department heads and a 2 percent pay increase for employees. Mayor Dennis Estok is also proposing a 2 percent boost in compensation for members of various boards and commissions. Continue reading
The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will start the school year with a lone technology coordinator for all of the buildings. Continue reading
The Town of Culver has moved ahead with annexing land for a future development.
During Tuesday night’s meeting, Council members considered a couple of items related to the annexation. The 13 acres resides in Union Township in the 500 block of West Jefferson Street. To properly bring utilities to the area, the owner petitioned the Town to annex the land.
