Starting today, a Starke County road will be closed for a bridge repair project. County highway officials advise 100 East will be closed between State Road 10 and 500 South for the next month.
Culver School Board to Hold Budget Hearing, Consider Monterey Proposal
The Culver School Board will be hearing public comments on the 2016 budget, capital projects plan, and bus replacement plan. Also at tonight’s meeting, the board will have a public hearing on the lease agreement, bond refunding, and improvement bonds. Continue reading
Starke County Youth Club Receives Gift from Golden Living Center
The Starke County Youth Club can continue its efforts to provide quality after school programs to local students thanks to a local business. The nonprofit recently received a $1,000 award from the Golden Living Center Community Support Initiative. SCYC Executive Director Irene Szakonyi says the organization has been delighted to perform service learning projects in partnership with Golden Living Center. She says their gift means quality activities like learning to invest in community can continue at Club. Continue reading
EPA Promotes Septic Maintenance
Septic system maintenance is being promoted with the Environmental Protection Agency’s third annual SepticSmart Week. Continue reading
Car Seat Safety Checks Offered in LaPorte
IU Health LaPorte Hospital is holding a free car seat safety check tomorrow afternoon. Continue reading
Community Services of Starke County Hosts AARP Smart Driver Course
An AARP driver safety program is being held next month by Community Services of Starke County. Continue reading
WKVI’s Nathan Welter Pays Off Sports Bet
The North Judson-San Pierre High School athletic department is a little bit richer, and WKVI Sports Director Nathan Welter is very sparkly after yesterday’s homecoming pep rally. He’s a Knox graduate known for looking for NBA expert picks and winning big. This time however, he made a different kind of wager with news director Mary Perren, a N.J.-S.P. graduate on the outcome of last week’s game. North Judson won, so Welter had to pay up. Continue reading
Winamac Community Middle School Deals with Construction
The school year’s off to a good start at Winamac Community Middle School, in spite of construction going on at the school building. That’s the message principal Ryan Dickinson gave to the Eastern Pulaski School Board Monday. Continue reading
IU Health Associates Give Back to Community
The walking trail at the North Judson Town Park has five new outdoor exercise equipment stations, thanks to IU Health associates. Continue reading
Winamac Puts Finishing Touches on Trail
The Town of Winamac is putting the finishing touches on its new trail. Continue reading
Harvest Fest Gets Underway in Downtown Knox
Enjoy family-friendly activities, crafts, live music and more during the Harvest Festival in downtown Knox this weekend. Festivities get underway this morning at 10 with an opening prayer and flag raising ceremony, followed by a pet parade. Town-wide yard sales are also taking place. Pick up a map at the Knox Moose Family Center. While you’re downtown, stop by the Starke County Courthouse for a guided tour. Continue reading
Francesville Fall Festival Continues
The Francesville 
Fall Festival continues today. Continue reading
Judge Sets Sentencing Date for Accused Child Molester
The Knox man accused of molesting a young boy at his Heaton Street home earlier this year will be sentenced in late October. Robert “Moped Bob” Wislinski, 67, pleaded guilty to one count of child molesting and one count of possession of child pornography during a hearing Thursday morning in Starke Circuit Court. Continue reading
Arrowhead Country RC&D Explains Grant Framework for Starke Forest Recommendation
A local conservation agency says they don’t require specialist input prior to delivering on grant fund requests.
The comments come after a recommendation by the Starke County Park Board to seek grants from Arrowhead Country RC&D. If selected, monies would be used to construct a bypass ditch across the south side of the Starke County Forest. The work aims to move water around a decades-old marsh, preventing damage to wildlife in the area.
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Options Exist for Financially Drained Pulaski Airport
Pulaski County will likely soon begin looking into alternative options for Arens Field following budget difficulties in 2016.
This week, the Pulaski County Council cut funds from the airport’s budget at the request of the Department of Local Government finance, leaving just enough to pay for the single employees salary. Even that was reduced by $300. Operating the airport has become much more difficult given the lack budgeted costs for utilities and plowing the runways during the winter months.
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Society of Innovators Inductees Announced
Ivy Tech Community College has announced this year’s inductees to The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana. Continue reading
“Tar Spot” Fungus Identified in Northern Indiana Fields
A corn disease not previously reported in the United States has been spotted in northern Indiana.
Plant pathologists say “tar spot” is a fungal disease that develops brown lesions on the corn leaf. Black ascomata later appear, protruding from the leaf. The structures produce spores which spread the “tar spot” fungus.
Benefit Planned for Domestic Shooting Victim
A benefit will be held tomorrow for a woman police say was shot by her estranged husband last month. Continue reading
Royalty Set to Reign Over Knox Harvest Festival
The Knox Harvest Festival returns to downtown this weekend with activities for the entire family. The first event actually took place last weekend with the festival pageant, sponsored by the Knox Moose Family Center. Keisha Ashton of North Judson was crowned Miss Harvest. She’s a junior at North Judson-San Pierre High School. Continue reading
Francesville Fall Festival Starts Today
Today’s the start of this year’s Francesville Fall Festival. Continue reading
