Oregon-Davis Teacher Launching SIDS Prevention Foundation following Death of Infant Son

An Oregon-Davis teacher is turning her own personal tragedy into a chance to prevent other families from experiencing the loss of a child. The school board began last week’s meeting with a moment of silence, after one of Kindergarten Teacher Kayla Borton’s two-month-old twin boys, Case Michael, passed away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

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Winamac Park Board to Continue Discussing Proposed ‘Swinging Bridge’ Historical Marker Tonight

A state historical marker for the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” will continue to be discussed during tonight’s park board meeting. Memorial Swinging Bridge Project organizers have asked the town to consider applying for a state marker. But at a cost of almost $3,000, the park board wanted more information about the historical marker program and what stipulations it may place on the bridge.

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Broadband Internet Company Surveying Knox Residents, Businesses for Fiber Service

Frequently Asked Questions
The Basics
The term broadband refers to high-speed internet access. Broadband is different from dial-up internet service for several reasons, including the following:

Broadband service provides a higher-speed of data transmission.
Broadband provides access to the highest quality internet services, such as videoconferencing for telehealth, that require large amounts of data transmission. Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband, Fibre to the home (FTTH), or Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) create an unbroken fibre connection all the way from an exchange directly to a property – making it our fastest, most reliable connection ever with FTTP providers uk. With speeds of up to 1Gbps, it’s ready for anything whether that’s binge watching your favourite box set in UHD, gaming with your mates, or simply connecting lots of devices to the internet at the same time.
Broadband access is constant. It does not block phone lines, and there is no need to reconnect each time you need to use the internet.
Why Broadband is Important
Broadband is important for rural health care providers interested in meaningfully using electronic health records, as many of the capabilities of health IT, such as telehealth and electronic exchange of health care information, require broadband capability.

Accessing Broadband
Broadband providers can be local telephone companies or other providers of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and fiber connections, a cable company for cable modem, a wireless or satellite company for wireless broadband, or an electrical utility for Broadband over Power Line (BPL). Who you will need to contact to obtain broadband access will depend on your needs and the technology available in your community.

A broadband internet company continues gauging interest in fiber optic service in the City of Knox. Surf Broadband Solutions has launched an online survey for a “100 percent fiber internet service.”

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Open House Planned Sunday for Culver Building Trades Home

photo from Culver Community Schools Corporation website

Culver Community High School’s building trades class is showing off its latest project this weekend. Students from Culver, Knox, and North Judson worked on the 1,600-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom home at 215 Lakeview Street over the past nine months, according to the school corporation’s website.

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Knox Board of Works Once Again Calls for Demolition of Garage at 204 W. Bender

The Knox Board of Works continues pushing for the demolition of a garage at 204 West Bender Street. A demolition order was issued more than two years ago, but owner Lucia Valladares argued that the structure was viable and contractors could have it repaired in two weeks. She continued appealing the order through the court system, until the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed the matter earlier this month.

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Knox Board of Works to Get Updates on 342-344 W. Spruce, 204 W. Bender Today

The Knox Board of Works will get updates on some ongoing code enforcement efforts this morning. Director of Building and Code Compliance Kenny Pfost told the board last month that a lot of progress had been made at 342-344 West Spruce Drive, after he imposed a $2,500 fine. The board will get an update on that property today, along with 204 West Bender Street.

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