A North Judson family lost their home the day after Christmas due to an accidental fire. The North Judson-Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the home on Wesley Street around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26 and remained on the scene for about two hours. Nobody was injured, but the family’s dog died in the blaze. Fire Chief Joe Leszek tells WKVI News the trailer fire was started by the homeowner trying to unthaw pipes.
Ron May, president of the college, said the class begins in the summer and offers a chance for those with a licensed practical nursing license to take the next step and earn their registered nursing license.
The 2013 Henry F. Schricker Award winner was recently announced.
Joan Haugh was selected as this year’s winner. Haugh has been the director of Community Services of Starke County for 30 years and has been involved in many volunteer projects in the county. Some of those volunteer efforts include working with the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Habitat for Humanity, Moving Starke County Forward, Starke United and the Salvation Army. She is active in her church, the SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, and has previously taught CCD classes there as well as marriage preparation classes.
Mother’s Against Drunk Driving officials urge to you plan ahead. Designate a sober driver to make sure you and all of your party guests get home safely after a celebration. Retrieve the number of a local cab service before you head out so you can have a safe ride home. You should also consider hiring a shuttle or limousine service to transport you and your friends from the event you are attending or arrange for a hotel stay for you and your friends.
Knox officers were able to use footprints to track and capture the juvenile suspects who reportedly admitted to stealing items from several vehicles all around the Knox area. A search warrant was executed at a 309 Ruthie Drive residence and stolen property was recovered.
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The Grovertown man whose body was discovered in a ditch near his home Monday was not the victim of a homicide. Starke County Coroner Kris Rannells tells WKVI news he’s awaiting preliminary autopsy results on 26-year-old Isaiah Lincoln Grounds in order to confirm his cause of death. Grounds was last seen on Monday, Dec. 9 at the Grovertown Truck Stop, and his wrecked car was reportedly found abandoned nearby. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office issued a missing person’s alert for Grounds on Thursday, Dec. 12. Rannells says the initial pathology reports will be available next week. The autopsy was conducted yesterday.
Ancilla College is offering a free college course to first-time students to help kick-start a college career. Todd Zeltwanger, executive director of institutional advancement at the college, told WKVI that a number of students have started their college career through the We Believe In You program.
The program offers a chance for new students to give college a shot and get readjusted to a life of education.
One of the most common resolutions made each year is to quit smoking; unfortunately, nicotine addiction is a hard battle to win, but the folks at the Quit Line are eager to help smokers drop the nasty habit. Ainslee Lara is a quit coach with the Quit Line and she offered a number of tips for those who are looking to fight their cravings.
Lara recommends smokers plan ahead to quit rather than just trying to drop the habit on a whim. She said it’s better to have a plan for how to manage the withdrawals, especially for regular smokers. Plan ahead at least a week or two, she said, and account for the discomfort of withdrawals.
Many Hoosier families are struggling to stretch their grocery budgets. A reduction in food assistance benefits last month meant about 36-dollars less in food stamp benefits per month for a family of four. And that’s resulted in longer lines at food pantries and soup kitchens, says Tim Keane, who heads the Second Harvest Foodbank of Central Indiana.
You may give the O-K for your child to see a PG-13 movie, thinking the content is age-appropriate, but a new study says when it comes to some risky behaviors on-screen, there’s little difference between PG-13 and R-rated flicks. Amy Bleakley is a research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, author of a study in the latest edition of the journal, Pediatrics. She says a PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, doesn’t always stop the kind of material parents may think it does.
The Knox City Council on Monday night hustled to get last-minute fund transfers out of the way before the holidays, ensuring that no city funds are in the negative. Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston advised the council that transfers were necessary in the general, motor vehicle highway, park and recreation, and the river boat revenue fund for the payment of vouchers.
