With the Stellar Communities Designation Program deadline coming up next week, the Constellation of Starke Executive Committee has been putting the final touches on the Regional Development Plan (RDP).
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Indiana may have just awarded its largest round of Secured School Safety Grants, but Knox school officials are disappointed with their share of the funding this year. The Knox Community School Corporation was awarded less than $17,000, a significant drop from last year.
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When the Winamac Town Council met on Monday, Electric Department Superintendent Doug Shorter informed them about an overdue system upgrade.
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The Town of Hamlet is once again offering to split the cost of sidewalk upgrades with property owners. The town is taking applications for a 50/50 sidewalk replacement program.
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Though Halloween may still be several weeks away, the Mayor of Knox said he’s already received some inquiries about when the City’s trick-or-treating hours will be held.
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Knox officials held a public hearing over the 2020 budget during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
The City’s budget estimate for 2020 totals $3,065,579.
While no public comments were made during the hearing, Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston did provide some details about how certain figures included in the budget were determined.
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Attracting more visitors to the Winamac Town Park is the goal of several ideas presented to the town’s park board last week. Town Council Member Dave Schambers said he’d seen pictures of a beach that existed decades ago in the park and wondered if that might be a cheaper alternative to building a new swimming pool.
Continue readingA program that assists municipal officials with collecting on delinquent accounts was discussed during this week’s Winamac Town Council meeting.
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Issues with the West Central School Corporation’s wind turbine have school officials exploring their maintenance options. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says it was down for repairs for much of July, something that was very noticeable to the local community.
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The Starke County Commissioners are currently reviewing insurance information that was recently presented by their existing provider as well as another potential option.
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The Knox School Board has picked a construction manager for the school corporation’s $20 million building project.
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Any savings the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation might have seen in the cost of teacher pensions will likely be offset by a drop in enrollment.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is hiring some outside help with social media. The school board Monday approved an agreement with a company called #SocialSchool4EDU for the 2019-2020 school year, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Council approved the purchase of a new dump truck at the recommendation of Water and Street Superintendent Jeremy Beckner when members met Monday night.
However, rather than buying the vehicle all at once, it will be paid for in two separate phases.
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Local Pickle Ball players will soon be able to play the game more often with the anticipated addition of permanent nets to the courts in Wythogan Park.
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In order to address an obstruction to the designs on the freshly renovated water tower in downtown North Judson, some equipment had to be repositioned.
Continue readingThe West Central School Corporation has received the maximum possible grant award in this year’s round of Secured School Safety grants.
Continue readingThe Winamac Town Council authorized the creation of a ‘DNR Grant Fund’ by passing an ordinance Monday night.
Continue readingThe Knox City Council will hold a public hearing over the 2020 budget when members meet tonight.
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