Maxinkuckee Players Looking to 2011

Posted on Author WKVI

The Maxinkuckee Players are already making plans for the 2011 summer presentation.  A meeting is scheduled in Culver early next month to elect officers.

If you have a suggestion for a possible musical production for the Players 2011 season you may contact Charlie Weaver at 574-772-5000 in Knox,  who is a member of the selection committee. That committee will make several suggestions to the Players members who, in  turn, will  make the final selection at a meeting in January or early February.
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Starke County Commissioners to Review Hospitalization Insurance

Posted on Author WKVI
Starke County Commissioners ( L to R ) Kathy Norem, Dan Bridegroom, Jennifer Davis

The Starke County Commissioners will be meeting at 4:30 this afternoon to review health insurance plans.  The three members have divided 5 quotes from various agents for review.  The bidders are:  Key Healthy Partners, First Source Insurance, Teachers Credit Union, The Healy Group  and First Choice Insurance Services.  After comparing cost and coverage the members will meet in an open meeting to select the company that will be the health insurance provider.

Starke County Commissioners to Discuss the Creation of an Open Burn Ban Ordinance

Posted on Author WKVI
Starke County Commissioners ( L to R ) Kathy Norem, Dan Bridegroom, Jennifer Davis

The Starke County Commissioners are expected to discuss the creation of an open burn ordinance at its meeting tonight.

EMA Director, Ted Bombaghetti, told WKVI that while the County’s burn ban was in effect, information was received that a lot of people were illegally burning garbage, construction materials and tires. The Commissioners want to enact an ordinance  that will ban that type of burning activity and impose fines if the ordinance is violated. The Commissioners feel that a local, county-wide burn ban will help curb that type of burning instead of waiting for action from the State.

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