Employees were in front of MPI on Monday to protest what they believe are unfair labor practices at the company.
Picketers say they got into the picket lines after the company allegedly changed several conditions of their work without first negotiating though did not specify the changes.
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Unemployment rates continue to fall. Continue reading
“The little shop in the middle of nowhere where wonderful folks come from everywhere” is the 2015 Starke County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.
Kersting’s Cycle Center owner Jim Kersting and his late wife, Nella, opened a small engine repair shop south of North Judson on State Road 39 in 1960. The original building has grown to more than 37,000 square feet with more than 20 employees during the busy motorcycle riding season. Continue reading
A Monday morning home visit by Starke County Community Corrections ended with a trip to jail for a Hamlet man. They contacted the Hamlet Police Department after doing a routine check on 51-year-old Donald Frazier and reportedly finding suspicious items. Continue reading
A local cheerleading squad is once again on its way to competing on the national level. Continue reading
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles license branches will adjust their hours next Monday and Tuesday in order to accommodate prospective voters. They will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 and from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. During those times license branches will only process new, amended or replacement ID card and driver’s license or learner permit applications. New driver’s licenses and learner permits will only be processed if the customer has already completed the required testing. Continue reading
A LaPorte woman is facing charges following what investigators say is a series of Arsons in the community.
42-year-old Shonda Shropshire was taken into custody on October 16th. She is accused of starting four separate fires that occurred in the 800 block of Clay Street in September of this year.
Formal charges are pending against a 30-year-old Knox man accused of having sex with a juvenile. Officers from the Knox Police Department arrested Charles A. Dixon on Friday, Oct. 23 following an investigation prompted by an Oct. 19 report to the Department of Child Services. Continue reading
A longtime Starke County Extension Home Economist is the winner of the 2015 Henry F. Schricker Award. Named for the former governor and Starke County native, the award is given annually to a resident who embodies Shricker’s credo of service before self. This year’s committee, comprised of Starke County Chamber of Commerce representatives and former Schricker Award winners, selected Melba Shilling as the honoree. Continue reading
The Starke County Election Board will consider a request for poll watchers during a brief meeting this evening. The committee formed to support the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation’s general fund tax referendum has submitted a formal request to allow volunteers to keep an eye on each precinct. Continue reading
Pulaski County’s still looking for nominations for torchbearers for next year’s Indiana Bicentennial celebration. Continue reading
The Starke County Museum and county historian Ed Hasnerl recently hosted a roundtable meeting of county historians. Jeanette Rooney is the Assistant Director for local history services at the Indiana Historical society. She says each of Indiana’s 92 counties has an appointed volunteer historian as part of a program co-sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Historical Bureau. Continue reading
The Indiana Department of Transportation and the Road Construction Awareness Corporation are teaming up in the name of highway safety. They’re adding new signs at entry points to the state and major interstate construction projects reminding motorists to “Slow Down, Save A Life” because “We’re All in This Together.” Continue reading
A past winner of the Henry F. Schricker Award and numerous other honors and accolades was laid to rest yesterday. WKVI’s Ed Hanserl remembers his friend, Jim Shilling.
Ed Hasnerl will share more memories of Jim Shilling with WKVI News Director Mary Perren on tomorrow’s Kankakee Valley Viewpoints public affairs show. It airs at noon CDT on K99.3 WKVI and can also be streamed live on our website.
Put on your poodle skirts, slick back your hair and enjoy music and festivities from the 1950s and 60s for a good cause tonight at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in downtown Knox. The WKVI staff is hosting a benefit to help our morning show host, Tom Berg, pay for medical expenses associated with his ongoing cancer treatment. Continue reading
South Bend-based 1st Source Bank is being recognized for its customer experience. Retail banking research firm MSR Group says the bank has the best branches in the Midwest. Continue reading
The WKVI News and Sports Departments and General Manager met this week with officials from North Judson-San Pierre High School to discuss allegations raised by two parents during the Tuesday, Oct. 21 ‘s school board meeting and reported by WKVI News. We received this response from them this morning and agreed to publish it in its entirety on our website. We have also removed the original story from our site in an effort to stop the spread of misinformation. As the principal of North Judson-San Pierre High School, I do not make a habit out of publicly commenting about school business. The allegations of misconduct that were recently made at a school board meeting (and subsequently reported by WKVI) are serious. I choose to comment publicly on this situation now because it is serious, and because it is important for anyone that has read the initial report to know the truth. Continue reading
A day before his funeral, the late Jim Shilling received one final honor. Continue reading
Starke ranks near the bottom of a 92-county quality of life study recently conducted by Ball State University. “The Human Development of Indiana Counties: A Policy Perspective,” looks at factors like health and longevity, knowledge and education and standard of living in its rankings. Continue reading
