Earlier this week, the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced it has awarded $2.3 million to 324 nonprofit and public entities across the state, in order to fund arts organizations and arts projects around the state through the Fiscal Year 2027 Arts Organization Support and Fiscal Year 2027 Spring Arts Project Support grant programs.
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The Porter County Soil & Water Conservation District has announced a Soil to Supper event in La Porte County that is open to the community.
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Kankakee Valley REMC shared an announcement this week regarding the Youth Power and Hope Awards.
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Starke County Community Services is seeking volunteers to sponsor upcoming community lunches.
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The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that US Highway 35 is now re-opened in La Porte County.
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The Pulaski County Highway Department is reminding residents that La Porte Construction crews have started CCMG bridge projects this week.
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INDOT is joining state transportation agencies across the U.S. this week in a public awareness campaign aimed at helping drivers avoid striking low bridges with their vehicles or oversize loads.
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The 2027 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application will be available August 3, 2026 in Starke County through the Starke County Community Foundation.
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Average gasoline prices in Indiana have risen 14.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.49/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana.
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STARKE COUNTY. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dunnet Bay Construction Company will close State Road 39 between State Road 8 and C.R. 50 S beginning on or after Monday, August 3.
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At 1:38pm Central Time today, July 27th, Starke County residents received an Emergency Alert from the National Weather Service.
The alert read: “National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 3:00 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter.”
More updates will be provided as they are made available. The National Weather Service can be found online at https://www.weather.gov/.
The City of Knox is inviting families to cool off before the start of the school year with its first-ever “Slide the Hill” event.
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A portion of Boyd Boulevard in La Porte will be closed for utility work beginning Monday, July 27th.
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The Knox Park Board will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th, at 5:30pm Central Time at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center.
Continue readingGovernor Mike Braun visited Indiana State Police District 13 in Lowell Thursday to recognize the agency’s recent public safety efforts in Northwest Indiana.
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PORTER & PULASKI COUNTY. – Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will conduct seal coat operations on State Road 8 and State Road 39 beginning on or after today, Monday, July 27th.
An announcement on Friday from the Pulaski County Building inspector shares some reschedule dates for a few public meetings.
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The American Red Cross has issued a national blood crisis declaration, calling on voluntary donors to give blood immediately as summer donations have fallen to a four-year seasonal low.
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The Starke County Commissioners approved a one-time payment of $25,550 from the commissioners’ discretionary budget and an annual appropriation of $5,000 for the Starke County Humane Society during their July 20th meeting.
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