The Knox Board of Works is going after unpaid fines on a couple of properties. Board members voted Wednesday to attach a $5,000 civil penalty on 401 East Lake Street as a special assessment on its taxes, if it isn’t brought into compliance by September 3.
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Paid COVID-19 leave will be up for discussion during a special Winamac Town Council meeting today. Council members will also discuss a potential change in the police department’s retirement fund and hear from the Pulaski County Tribe.
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Hamlet’s new decorative streetlights are getting some positive feedback. Town Council President Dave Kesvormas says he’s gotten a lot of complements about the new lights on Starke Street. “It almost looks like a runway when you come in late at night when it’s foggy,” Kesvormas said during Wednesday’s council meeting. “It looks pretty cool.”
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WKVI is hosting the fourth annual Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Radiothon today. The foundation provides grants to teachers for expenses that may be out of children’s reach.
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Keep your pets safe from the summer heat. That’s the message from Knox Mayor Dennis Estok.
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Updates on code enforcement efforts are expected at this morning’s Knox Board of Works meeting. Public hearings are scheduled for 1 North Main Street and property belonging to Melvin Zeiters.
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The Eastern Pulaski Schools campus may be getting some upgrades, thanks to a local boy scout. Phillip Crippin plans to add improvements to the outdoor lab as part of an Eagle Scout project presented to the school board this month, according to Superintendent Dara Chezem.
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North Judson-San Pierre students in grades seven through 12 will continue with eLearning through the end of the week.
Continue readingKnox residents can weigh in on the city’s 2022 budget proposal tonight. It totals just over $3.1 million, with a General Fund of almost $1.6 million, a Motor Vehicle Highway Fund of almost $402,000, and an Economic Development Income Tax Fund of almost $616,000.
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Oregon-Davis is adding a junior high baseball team. The new team was approved by the school board Monday, at the recommendation of Superintendent Bill Bennett.
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The Oregon-Davis preschool program is back up and running. The school board got a tour of the preschool classrooms last month, but teacher Tish Cooper says there’s one thing you won’t find there.
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The City of Knox is adding a full-time director of parks and recreation. The city council voted to establish the new position earlier this month, according to draft meeting minutes.
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The Oregon-Davis School Board will get a look at support staff salaries when it meets tonight. Board members are expected to get a comparison of non-certified salaries. They’ll also get a report on the reading curriculum and consider the creation of a junior high baseball team.
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The Town of Hamlet is figuring out how to spend its share of federal COVID-19 stimulus money. The town council recently took action to create a fund in the town’s budget to accept almost $172,000 in American Rescue Plan money. Half of that will arrive this year and half next year.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre students in grades seven through 12 will continue with eLearning through Wednesday, August 25, while repairs are made to the high school’s air conditioning unit.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski Schools were placed under a soft lockdown Friday, after a threatening message was reportedly sent to the school corporation, according to a notice school officials sent to families.
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Knox residents’ trash pickup fees will soon be going up. An updated fee ordinance was adopted by the city council last week, according to the draft meeting minutes. It raises the monthly fee to $14.15 this year, $14.72 next year, and finally to $15.30 in 2023.
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North Judson-San Pierre students in grades seven to 12 will get two more eLearning days, while the high school’s air conditioning unit is being repaired. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin says the rebuild of the unit is underway and will be complete in a few days.
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The former leader of the Gary and Griffith school systems is now the principal of North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School. Dr. Peter Morikis was officially hired by the school board Tuesday.
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A second round of COVID-19 relief is on its way to North Judson businesses. Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told the town council Monday that checks were sent out to businesses that applied late last week. “That’s been wrapped up and disbursed and everything sent to KIRPC for their reporting,” Rowe said.
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