Funeral services for Robert A. Jenczalik, 84, of Knox, are Wednesday, May 1 at 11 a.m. CDT at Knox Nazarene Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox is in charge of arrangements.
Fog-Related Crash Claims Life of Hamlet Woman
Alcohol and fog were both factors in an early morning LaPorte County crash that claimed the life of a Hamlet woman. Coroner John Sullivan says Amanda Lovins, 20, was southbound on Range Road in Kingsford Heights in a late-model Ford Explorer just after 1 a.m. and failed to stop at the T-intersection with County Road 800 S. Lovins crashed through the barrier into a concrete culvert. First responders from the Kingsbury Fire Department had to cut her from the wreckage. Sullivan pronounced her dead at the scene from blunt force trauma. He says her blood alcohol concentration was .283 at the time of her death.
Walorski Gives Update on Congress at Republican Lincoln Day Dinner
A crowd packed into the Bass Lake Property Owner’s Association building, filling up the seats and taking up every space available in the parking lot to attend the Starke County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. With a number of prominent community members in attendance, including government representatives at the county, state, and federal levels, including Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, those in attendance got a solid idea of what is happening legislatively.
State Budget Boosts Local Highway Funds
Pulaski County will get an additional $582,393 from the state over the next two years. Marshall County’s share is $1.1 million, LaPorte County will get an increase of slightly over $1 million, and Jasper County will draw down an extra $718,122 per year.
The Association of Indiana Counties applauds the move as a great step forward in improving our state and local road networks.
Knox Community School Board Dissects IREAD Results
The IREAD test is a state test given to all third grade students to measure their reading abilities and comprehension. If the student does not pass the test, he or she will be able to go through remediation and take the test again in the summer.
SCILL Center Graduation Program Set for May 16
Dr. Ron May, President of Ancilla College, will be the featured speaker during the event scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT. Scholarships will be awarded to the students as well as special awards for attendance, performance skills and highest test score average.
Knox Board of Public Works Discusses Drug Testing
The Knox Board of Public Works is attempting to reduce the number of required drug tests that need to be conducted on city employees.
Mayor Rick Chambers asked the department heads to provide job descriptions for their employees to determine those who are required to be drug tested. The only employees that need to be tested are CDL license holders and there are only handful that work for the city.
Prescription Medication Drop Box Available at Knox City PD
Norem gave an update on the utilization of the drop box to the Knox Board of Public Works last week. Norem explained that residents have left a few deposits in the newly installed drop box. He hopes that more people become aware of the drop box and help rid the area of potential prescription medication thefts.
John R. Romenzak
Funeral services for John R. Romenzak, 48, of Knox, are Saturday, May 4 at noon CDT at the Goodway Baptist Church in Medaryville, with visitation two hours prior to the service. M.C. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Absentee Voting Available Today at Starke County Courthouse
Voters in the Knox Community School District are examining a referendum question on the ballot that asks permission to move forward with a construction project at the Palmer Wing of the Knox Elementary School.
Knox Board of Public Works Discusses Resident’s Water Bill
The Knox Board of Public Works held discussion with a resident concerning her water and sewer bill.
Janet Black explained to the board members that there was a water leak detected underneath her house and she didn’t know about it. Her son had fixed the leak but she was shocked when she got her water bill and it was $410.47 – a far cry from her regular bill of $61.00.
Knox Community School Board Spotlights Music Program
Band Director Craige Phipps talked to the board about the successful season of the winter drumline, the winter guard and the groups who participated in state competitions this year.
Superintendent A.J. Gappa explained that the band got to go down to Disney World during spring break to play some music.
“After working with a professional musician for just about 45 minutes and doing some sight-reading, they played the music to the Disney cartoon Tarzan. They played the actual soundtrack. The board enjoyed watching that cartoon. It was kind of neat!” Gappa exclaimed.
Fire Hydrant Flushing Scheduled in North Judson and Knox
Candidates May Now Apply for Miss Pulaski County Pageant
Applications are available at the Eastern Pulaski and West Central School Corporations. Interested candidates must be at least 18 years of age as of June 1 and under the age of 21 by Aug. 16. Candidates should be involved in an organization such as 4-H, Girl Scouts or school clubs and the majority of the activities should take place in Pulaski County.
Applicants should not be married have no children.
If you need more information, call (574) 595-0875 or (574) 242-0844. Applications are due by May 10.
Pulaski County Public Library to Participate in Choose Privacy Week
Someone is always tracking you. Whether it’s on social media, phone calls or the websites you visit, your daily activities are monitored, recorded, collected and stored. Who is collecting this information?
Indiana Police K9 Practical Set for Saturday
All K9 officers and K9 partners from surrounding agencies will complete training in several different scenarios which include tracking, searches and drug recognition. This is for police officers only and not open to the public.
Training should take a majority of the day. This training helps keep tactics fresh for both the officer and the K9 in case an issue may arise in the area.
ISDA Encouraging Agribusinesses to Seek Federal Grants
Marshall County Commissioners Approve Payment Requests
The Marshall County Commissioners approved many monetary requests during their meeting this week.
Highway Superintendent Neal Haeck presented the commissioners with three bids he obtained to outfit the truck chassis that were recently purchased. The bids contained specifications for plows, truck beds and hydraulics to be assembled on the chassis. The commissioners approved the low bid submitted by Hoosier Equipment at a cost of $49,969 per truck which comes to a total of $99,938.
Marshall County Commissioners Accept EMPG Grant
The Marshall County Commissioners approved the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) for 2012 at their meeting Monday.
Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery has met all of the requirements in order to get the EMPG grant which covers half of his $40,000 salary.
O-D’s Riley Ready to Revamp Plymouth Ag Offerings
Plymouth High School’s recently hired agriculture instructor is working to develop combined science and agriculture classes for the School of Inquiry.
Jacob Riley plans to keep the traditional agriculture course offerings as well and says he hopes to expand the school’s existing program. He starts his new job with the Plymouth school system in July. He will also serve as the faculty adviser for the school’s Future Farmers of America program at Plymouth High School.
