Knox will be a bargain hunter’s paradise for the next few days. City-wide yard sales get under way today and continue through Sunday. Maps of sale locations are available at the Moose Lodge across from the courthouse starting at 6 a.m. Breafast and lunch will also be served there. Continue reading
Crews from the Knox Water Department successfully removed a nonfunctioning fire hydrant by Wayne’s Lube Oil and Filter on Carlson Drive this morning.
Water Superintendent Todd Gardner told WKVI that residents on Carlson Drive and Pine Street from Henry Drive to Carlson Drive will need to boil water until water test results come back on Friday. The results will determine if the water is healthy for human consumption without the boil water order.
A fire hydrant was replaced behind the B&K Restaurant in Knox this week. Residents in that area are also encouraged to boil water until further notice.
Water will be shut off to Knox residents again on Wednesday morning in order for street crews to remove a fire hydrant.
Residents on Carlson Drive and Pine Street from Henry Drive to Carlson Drive will be without water from about 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CT. Water Superintendent Todd Gardner said a fire hydrant behind Wayne’s Lube Oil and Filter will be removed.
The Knox Water Department successfully replaced the fire hydrant behind the B&K Restaurant on Tuesday morning. The hydrant was a century old.
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More money will be loaned to the Town of Monterey for help in upgrading their wastewater system.
Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer and Monterey Town Council President Jim Fleury appeared before the Pulaski County Council Monday night. They requested an additional $15,000 to their original loan request of $20,000. When the town began assembling information for a 2013 grant to help with the cost of wastewater treatment plant improvements, the engineers used numbers relevant to 2013. Origer says the estimates have gone up since then.
The Town of Culver will soon have an ordinance establishing its very own EMS Department.
During a work session on Tuesday, Council members reviewed language in the ordinance and had an opportunity to ask questions about the language. Difficulty has been experienced attracting and retaining volunteers to serve on the volunteer EMS department in Culver-Union Township.
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The Town of Winamac furthered discussions on a project that looks to create walking trails in the community.
During Monday night’s Town Council meeting, pricing for a section of the Winamac Parkway was reviewed. That walking trail is being developed along with other similar projects.
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Part of the decision-making process for revolving loans in Pulaski County’s economic development could soon be handled by a separate entity.
The changes are still considered preliminary, but discussions are taking place at the Pulaski County Community Development Commission to move risk-analysis and loan recommendations to Valparaiso-based “Regional Development Company.”
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E-poll books will be used in this November’s Municipal General Election in Marshall County.
The county council Monday morning approved an additional appropriation for the purchase of 15 iPads at a cost of $35,010. The appropriation was advertised prior to the council’s unanimous approval. The iPads will be outfitted with the necessary software to be used for voters to sign in at the polls.
A local law enforcement agency is taking part in a national and statewide driver safety initiative. The next Click It or Ticket enforcement effort kicks off Friday and continues through May 31. Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies on the lookout around the clock for drivers and passengers who aren’t wearing seat belts. Continue reading
The Pulaski County Commissioners received information last night about a Local Option Highway User Tax (LOHUT) that can be used to construct, reconstruct, repair or maintain streets under a county, city or town jurisdiction.
Pat Conner from the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) out of Purdue University explained that the LOHUT is made up of a surtax of the vehicle excise tax and wheel tax. The surtax and a wheel tax can be a flat rate decided by the council that will be payable at the time vehicle registration is due. If the council decides to pass the LOHUT, an ordinance would be approved, and a public hearing held to gather opinions concerning the increase.
The Marshall County Council has decided to step back and gather more information before moving forward with a Local Option Highway User Tax (LOHUT).
The LOHUT contains a surtax of the vehicle excise tax as well as a wheel tax.. That money can be used to reconstruct, construct, repair or maintain streets under county, city or town jurisdiction.
The West Central School Corporation will see another significant state funding cut to the General Fund budget in the 2016-2017 school year.
Superintendent Don Street gave the school board the hard figures during their meeting last week.
“Based on the state legislature, it is projected that West Central will be down about $300,000 for the 2016-2017 school year in the General Fund,” explained Street. “All of that is based upon our enrollment.”
Promises of greater communication were made during the Winamac Town Council meeting, Monday night.
The Council met with a member of the Town’s Tree Committee, for all intents and purposes, is acting alone in the role. Several meetings have been held between the Town Council to discuss the future of the committee.
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Health and wellness will take center stage tomorrow at the 4th annual Starke County Community Health Fair. It’s sponsored by Community Services of Starke County and IU Health Starke Hospital. Several free health screenings will be offered. Hospital marketing director Ted Hayes says that’s consistent with the hospital’s “preventive medicine” mission statement. He notes the two top causes of death in the United States are hypertension and diabetes and says both are silent killers.
The health fair will get under way at 2 p.m. at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox with a group PyIo fitness class. It’s a combination of Pilates and yoga which helps to strengthen the mind and body and improve your cognition. Continue reading
The Knox City Council will review the proposed five-year comprehensive plan when they meet tonight.
The comprehensive plan contains needs and wishes of the city that includes downtown projects, improvements to Main Street, the addition of signs and other features on South Main Street, beautifying the area around the schools and Sandy Acres Park, and an improvement to the Parkview area. Also included in the plan is an infrastructure and utility extension from Main Street to County Road 200.
The Starke County Election Board will be convening for the first time since last week’s Knox Primary Municipal Election.
Tuesday was the first election Starke County Clerk Vicki Cooley. Few of the races were contested during the primary. Incumbent Mayor Rick Chambers was defeated handily by former Mayor Dennis Estok. Several other City Council seats were contested, largely on the Democratic side.
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A piece of legislation affecting Indiana’s gaming business was allowed to become law.
State Representative Tom Dermody discussed House Enrolled Act 1540 during a visit to Knox in April, saying the legislation was the biggest jobs bill of the session in Indianapolis.
State Senator Jim Arnold is promoting legislation that he anticipates will be signed into law in the coming weeks.
Much of the legislation championed by the LaPorte Democrat provides help to military veterans and emergency responders.
Starke County Sheriff’s Deputies responding to a tip about possible drug activity made an arrest Sunday morning. They got a report around 10:45 a.m. of a man in a woods with a rifle and a strong chemical odor nearby. Officers found a burnt methamphetamine lab in the woods, according to a news release, and items used to make meth. Continue reading
