The Winamac Town Council has decided to officially hold off on transferring funds for the town’s swimming pool rebuilding project until next year. The town had previously pledged $150,000 toward the $643,000 project, and then decided to take that money out of its Economic Development Income Tax Fund. Continue reading
The City of Knox is prepared to roll out its new recycling carts. Waste Management will begin delivering the 64-gallon wheeled containers on Wednesday, July 27th. City officials say residents should place their open recycling totes at the curb that day for pickup, even if they are empty. Waste Management will pick them up and replace them with the carts. Continue reading
Culver’s annual Lake Fest gathering will take place this Friday and will run through Sunday.
A North Judson man wanted on felony warrants from Illinois now faces charges in Starke County after a Wednesday night standoff with police. Continue reading
State Road 10 east of Bass Lake will be closed for maintenance for the next several days. INDOT crews are chip and fog sealing the highway between County Road E 500 S and State Road 23. Doing so preserves the road surface. Continue reading
Knox Mayor Dennis Estok is ready to focus on the next planned Wythogan Park improvement. He shared a rendering of the proposed band stage with the city council Tuesday evening. The 18×30 foot structure will sit in the grassy area between the park entrance and the splash pad. Estok wants to use local fieldstones for the retaining walls and columns to mirror the columns at the park’s entrance. Continue reading
The Town of Hamlet is looking to maximize available state road funds in order to pave its streets. Continue reading
A caucus has been scheduled to fill the vacancy on the Winamac Town Council. Pulaski County Republican Party Chair Blair Todd says precinct committee members will meet at the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac on Monday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. They will be choosing a replacement for former council president Kenneth McFarland, who passed away late last month. Continue reading
If you’re playing Pokemon Go, here’s a tip – you won’t find a rare character at an electrical substation, and staying away from them while wandering in search of an elusive Pikachu could save your life. Continue reading
Pulaski County is taking steps to begin finalizing a contract for upgrades at the 911 dispatch center.
For several months, Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine has been discussing the process for meeting new state radio and communications requirements. Part of that is the installation of new dispatch consoles and service requirements.
Inmates at the Starke County Jail who are arrested for drug-related offenses will soon be able to seek treatment while they are locked up. The county is already home to the Indiana Department of Correction’s first non-prison based therapeutic community intensive inpatient drug treatment program. Continue reading
Sewer rates will soon be going up for Winamac residents. The Winamac Town Council gave its final approval to an ordinance Monday, raising the sewer rate by six percent. Eric Walsh with accounting firm Umbaugh and Associates says the increase will allow the town’s Wastewater Department to save about half a million dollars in the long term, by refinancing one of its outstanding bonds. Continue reading
Knox residents who want to operate their golf carts on public streets will have an opportunity to get them inspected before the city’s new regulations take effect on July 23rd. The Knox City Police Department will offer free inspections on Saturday, July 16 from 1 until 4 p.m. at their facility on Shield Street. Continue reading
Pulaski County hopes to streamline the process for digitizing some of its documents.
During Monday night’s County Council meeting, IT Director RB Walters discussed a possible upgrade for software to streamline the work. The state of Indiana does not necessarily require documents to be digitized, but record keeping and physical storage space are pushing county practices in that direction. Continue reading
The Eastern Pulaski School Board is preparing for the start of a new school year. During their Monday evening meeting, Superintendent Dan Foster notes the corporation continues to have a positive balance despite their major ongoing construction project. Overall the corporation is about 1 percent ahead of where they were at this time last year. Continue reading
The Town of Culver has some new plans for operating its emergency alert sirens.
During Tuesday night’s Culver Town Council meeting, a debate re-emerged over the use of emergency sirens to alert the community to tornadoes, fire calls, and other testing, but the way in which those sirens are employed has created competing interests.
Northern Indiana Power from the Past returns for its 39th year this week. The antique farm machinery show will be held tomorrow through Sunday in the Winamac Town Park. Continue reading
The 2016 Pulaski County 4-H Fair is in the books. This year’s auction brought in a total of $120,403.30. Continue reading
