The Winamac Park Board continues discussing ways to spruce up the entrance to the fairgrounds in the back of the Town Park. During this month’s meeting, Park Board President Jon Chapman noted that the short wooden posts surrounding the circular landscaped island where the sign is located are rotting. He proposed making that area smaller, but replacing the wooden posts with a concrete curb.
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Upgrades to Winamac’s wastewater treatment plant are wrapping up. Wastewater Superintendent Barry Day recently told the town council that the new ammonia removal system was set to be fired up around April 6.
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The City of Knox is reducing its workforce to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The city council Tuesday approved a measure to reduce the workforce until April 6 at 11:59 p.m., mirroring the state’s stay-at-home order.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will continue to conduct eLearning and provide meals during the Indiana’s stay-at-home order. In a letter Tuesday, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said she believed that those are essential functions to students and the community.
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The Knox Community School Corporation continues to update its plans in response to COVID-19. School officials say eLearning will be suspended after Monday, March 23, through spring break, and until April 13.
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When extracurricular activities resume, Oregon-Davis High School will have a new sports team. The addition of a club softball team was officially approved by the school board last week, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
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Winamac High School’s Athletic Leadership Council has a new tool for teaching leadership skills to student athletes. Athletic Director Bill Ball and council members recently discussed the Habitudes curriculum with the Eastern Pulaski School Board. Ball said the 12-lesson program is being incorporated into monthly Athletic Leadership Council meetings this year.
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A Knox woman was arrested Saturday, following a suspected stabbing. Knox City Police say medics were called to the 100 block of St. Louis St. Saturday morning. Medics reportedly called police when they noticed that the patient, a 58-year-old man, had been stabbed in the abdomen.
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The West Central School Corporation will start eLearning the week of April 6. School officials say the week of March 23 will be the school corporation’s planned spring break. Students will then get the following week off, which will be covered through waiver days from the state.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Corporation will continue to hold three eLearning days per week through the end of April. School officials released their extended eLearning schedule Friday.
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The Redskins Closet is becoming a valuable resource for Knox students, thanks to growing support from the community. The program was begun by Knox Middle School students as a way to make sure their classmates have access to toiletries, clothing, and other necessities.
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The announcement that schools will be closed until May 1 has drawn a response from North Judson-San Pierre School Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. In a letter Thursday, Zupin said that while the decision seemed imminent, it still stings.
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The Eastern Pulaski School Board took action Wednesday to allow support staff to get paid while regular classes are canceled.
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The Knox Community School Corporation’s new electronic sign is now up and running. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board Monday that the sign at Main Street and Redskin Trail was turned on that morning.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will continue to pay its support staff while regular classes are canceled. Employees will get paid the regular amount during the emergency closure, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin.
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The North Judson Town Council has finalized a financial adjustment for the town’s wastewater project. Initially, there was money in the project budget to cover road patching on Franklin and Main streets once sewer work wraps up there, but town officials have since decided to do the work separately.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Board has taken action to pay the school corporation’s support staff while in-person classes are canceled. Superintendent Dr. Don Harman says board members passed a resolution Monday authorizing school leaders to take appropriate actions “to ensure the safety and well-being” of the school community through the end of the current term.
Continue readingThe Knox Community School Corporation continues to adjust its plans in response to the coronavirus.
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The Starke County Public Library System has closed all of its locations until further notice. Those with library materials are asked not to return them yet, according to the library’s Facebook page. Due dates have been extended until April 27. Library Director Kathleen Bowman says there’s no timeline yet for when the library will reopen.
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