A New Carlisle Volunteer Firefighter killed while battling a Tuesday night blaze at a LaPorte County business will be laid to rest on Monday. Continue reading
Emergency Bridge Repairs On Schedule
Emergency repairs to the bridge on Starke County Road 700 East over the Yellow River are on schedule to wrap up next week. Continue reading
Back-to-School Shots and More Available at HealthLinc Event
Uninsured youngsters who still need back-to-school physicals and shots can get both at HealthLinc in Knox. The facility is celebrating National Health Center Week today with an open house from 3 until 6 p.m. Appointments are necessary to get physicals and shots, but a number of other services are available to walk-in customers. Continue reading
North Judson Yard Sales Scheduled Tomorrow
Head to North Judson for bargains tomorrow. Town-wide yard sales start at 8 a.m. and continue through the day, rain or shine. Continue reading
Coroner Releases Details in New Carlisle Assistant Fire Chief’s Death
New Carlisle Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Middlebrook died of blunt force trauma while battling a Tuesday night blaze at a business. The LaPorte County Coroner shared that information with our reporting partners at WNDU-TV. Continue reading
Plymouth Officials Hit Pause on Tennis Court Project
Representatives from the Plymouth Tennis Club and City of Plymouth are pausing in their plan to develop new tennis courts at Centennial Park. They issued a joint statement saying “this pause will allow the organizations to better address remaining questions before moving forward.” Continue reading
Starke County Commissioners Approve Change Order for 300 East Project
The Starke County Commissioners Monday approved a $70,000 change order to add a right turn lane to the rebuilt intersection of State Road 8 and County Road 300 East. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver said it was omitted from the original project specifications in order to keep costs in order. Continue reading
School Year Under Way at The Crossing
The academic year is off to a good start at Starke County’s newest school. Classes started last Friday at The Crossing. It’s a faith-based alternative school that offers a mix of classroom and vocational training to youngsters who have been expelled, dropped out of school or have otherwise fallen through the educational cracks. Continue reading
Additional Gravesites Available in Highland Cemetery
The Town of North Judson has additional graves available for purchase in Highland Cemetery. A recent survey of the east side of the current property allowed the addition of approximately 84 sites. Continue reading
Overnight Blaze Claims Firefighter’s Life
A volunteer firefighter is dead after battling an overnight blaze in LaPorte County. Continue reading
North Judson Town Council Accepts Building Donation
North Judson will soon have a new town hall. First Farmers Bank and Trust has offered their former bank building and properties on Lane Street as a donation to the town. The council voted unanimously to accept that offer Monday night. Continue reading
Portion of Starke County Road 300 East to Partially Reopen Today
A portion of Starke County Road 300 East will reopen to traffic today. Work is ongoing to widen the road and rebuild the intersection with State Road 8 to improve access to the Knox Industrial Park. Continue reading
Starke County Commissioners Accept Bridge Bids
Work on two replacement bridges in Starke County will begin as soon as possible. The county commissioners Monday accepted bids from LaPorte Construction Company for the bridge on County Road 800 East over Eagle Creek and the bridge on County Road 900 South over Bogus Run. They submitted the lowest of the two bids for both projects. Continue reading
Starke County Commissioners Approve Ambulance Service Expansion
The Starke County EMS base in North Judson will soon have a paramedic on duty around the clock. The county commissioners approved the expansion of Advanced Life Support, or ALS, service to that base immediately and to Grovertown starting Jan. 1. Knox already has 24-hour ALS coverage. Continue reading
ISTEP Scores Mixed for Area School Corporations
Indiana students overall showed improvement on their ISTEP scores in both math and language arts. Scores released yesterday by the Indiana Department of Education indicate 80.7 percent of students passed English, compared to 79.5 percent in 2013. Math scores went up from 83 to 83.5 percent statewide. Continue reading
Former Walkerton Library Director Due in Federal Court
The former Walkerton Library director is scheduled to appear in federal court today. Scott Klingerman is accused of spending more than $40,000 worth of library funds on vacations, gas, car insurance and a health club membership. Continue reading
Starke County Commissioners to Discuss EMS Director Salary
The Starke County Commissioners will discuss the salary for the new county EMS director when they meet this morning. They’re still searching for a replacement for Paul Matthewson, who resigned from the director’s position July 1. Keith Eimgh is serving as director in an interim position until a permanent replacement is hired. First though the commissioners want to review the salary for the job. Continue reading
Knox Water Services Affected By Hydrant Changing
About 110 Knox Water customers will be without water today due to scheduled maintenance. The city is changing three100-year-old fire hydrants on East Lake Street. Continue reading
Knox School Board to Discuss Assistant Principal’s Salary
The Knox Community School Board will discuss the salary for new elementary school assistant Principal Rebecca Despot when they meet this evening. Continue reading
Watch for School Bus Traffic as the School Season Starts
Students will be headed back to classrooms next week and Indiana State Police officers urge you to watch for school bus traffic.
When approaching a school bus from any direction and it is stopped with its flashing red lights activated and stop arm extended, motorists are required to stop, even on multiple lane highways. Motorists who are on a highway that is divided by a barrier or unimproved median are required to stop only if they are traveling in the same direction as the school bus. If there is no unimproved median or barrier, then all lanes in all directions must stop.
