The Eastern Pulaski School Board approved the calendars for the next two school years Monday. Superintendent Dara Chezem says that one of the big changes is that fall break will be a week later both years.
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The Winamac Park Board will reorganize for the year tonight. Two new members are expected to take their seats for the first time, and members will choose this year’s president and vice-president. The board’s secretary and attorney will be up for reappointment, and Park Manager Dave DeLorezno is scheduled to give his monthly report.
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The Knox Board of Works had three code enforcement hearings scheduled last month, but officials were able to work out agreements with the property owners before the meeting began. Public hearings were scheduled for 504 East Culver Road, 1498 East John Street, and 342-344 West Spruce Drive.
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The City of Knox is trying to get more COVID-19 relief for its small businesses, but first, it needs residents to weigh in. The city is applying for $200,000 through the state’s COVID-19 Response Program.
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The Knox City Council will consider whether to chip in $5,000 toward the city’s Main Street effort tonight. A group called Knox Main Street United has formed to help revitalize the downtown and seek a Main Street designation from the state. That would make the downtown area eligible for additional grants and other outside redevelopment help.
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The Town of Winamac has issued a Freeze Warning for its water and sewer customers. The water and wastewater departments ask customers to let the water run in a stream the size of a toothpick from a faucet inside their home or business. Customers should continue to let their water run until the town announces an end to the Freeze Warning, even if the temperature rises above freezing.
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The North Judson-San Pierre High School gym will get some upgrades starting next month. The school board recently approved contracts for a new floor that will be done by floor marking contractors, bleachers, and the reconfiguration of the basketball backboards, at the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
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If more homes are going to be built in Hamlet, someone should actually be inspecting them like an inspector from foundation inspection Kansas City, according to Town Council Member Brian Earnest.
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West Central’s athletic facilities are getting an upgrade. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says work is starting on the new softball press box.
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More information on when construction may begin on Common Collabs’ manufacturing facility in Knox is expected in the coming weeks. In the meantime, economic development officials are working to make sure the site will have the proper road access. Common Collabs plans to make cold brew coffee and other packaged beverages at a facility in the Knox Industrial Park off of Division Road.
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West Central students could soon have a new option for religious education. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says a group of local churches has expressed interest in setting up a program.
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North Judson officials are hoping to resolve a nearly two-year-old dispute related to the town’s water improvement project. HRP Construction says it was hit with a $14,000 repair bill, after its crews damaged a utility line while working on the project in 2019.
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The Winamac Police Department will soon be adding two new officers. The town council voted last week to offer the two vacant full-time positions to Andrew Speer and Aaron J. Zimmerman.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is looking for a second opinion on its HVAC project. Last year, the school board agreed to issue $6 million in bonds. But the amount of work that guaranteed savings provider EMCOR says that will cover is far less than what board members say they were told by the previous school superintendent.
Continue readingThe West Central School Board welcomed its newest member last month. Jake Tanner took his oath of office, along with returning members Amanda Sharpe, Dennis Gutwein, and Jonathan Gutwein, according to Superintendent Dan Zylstra.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation has chosen a construction contractor for its upcoming elementary school project. Last week, the school board Brown and Brown General Contractors of Wakarusa.
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The Town of Winamac has picked a demolition contractor for an abandoned grain elevator near Logan and Jefferson streets. Jackson Demolition Services of Rochester was selected by the town council Tuesday, according to Town Manager Brad Zellers. The company submitted the lowest of eight bids, at a cost of $124,000.
Continue readingDowntown North Judson could see some improvements in the coming years, thanks to some help from Ball State University. Grad students under the direction of Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation J.P. Hall will complete a downtown redevelopment study this spring.
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