Arrowhead, the primary sponsor of Jeb Burton’s No. 4 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) entry, has defaulted payment to the team. This will cause a loss of Burton’s truck team and the loss of 20 percent of the current Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) workforce.
Snow Sticks Around Kankakee Valley
The snow keeps coming!
Snow covered the area again Friday night and Saturday with mixed precipitation falling in specific areas in the region. Snow will let up Saturday night, but travel on road remains hazardous. Meteorologists are predicting another round of heavy snow Tuesday night into Wednesday. We’ll have more information as it develops.
Drive slowly and give snow plow drivers room to work. If you don’t have to travel, it may be a good idea to stay home.
Ryan Blaney’s Race Load Increases with Team Penske
He’s got a full-time ride in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Brad Keselowski Racing and that’s just the beginning for Ryan Blaney in 2014.
It was announced this week that Blaney, 20, will compete in 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series races for Team Penske and also drive two races in the Sprint Cup Series.
NASCAR Media Week News Briefs
It was a rather busy week for race teams and the press as media week commenced on Monday. Press conferences with Stewart-Hass Racing, Leavine Family Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Team Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports, Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, and Richard Childress Racing. Martin Truex, Jr. was the only driver on at the scene in Charlotte this week. He Skyped his media obligation from Anguilla. Being that it was snowing in Charlotte, reporters and his Colorado teammates from Furniture Row Racing were jealous of Truex’s on-location report.
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall Sentences Several Offenders
Carrie Hensley pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a charge of Dealing in Narcotic Drugs (Heroin). Judge Kim Hall sentenced her to ten years in the Department of Corrections with three years suspended to be served on probation. She will participate in a therapeutic community while incarcerated. If she successfully completes a rehabilitative program and serves half of her sentence, she may petition the court for a modification of her sentence.
Three John Deere Companies Merge to Form GreenMark Equipment
Indiana Excise Officer Cites 109 Speedway Convenience Stores for the Sale of Alcohol
The officer began her investigation on Dec. 26 when she received an anonymous tip that a South Bend convenience store sold beer on Christmas Day. Continue reading
Knox Council Approves New Hope Proclamation
The Knox City Council this week proclaimed each Tuesday in February “New Hope for Families Days,” urging all citizens of the community to participate in all efforts to make Knox and Starke County a model of a healthy community.
KVREMC Operation Roundup Grants $5000 to Starke County Organizations
The Kankakee Valley REMC Operation Roundup Trust grant program has awarded $7,050 to area nonprofit organizations, showing their support for such organizations as they have for the past 14 years.
Amanda Steeb, communications director for KVREMC, said they’ve been able to give more than $850,000 since their start in 2000 because of their members and generous contributions by those who round up their electric bills each month.
Financial Aid Workshops Help Complete FAFSA Form
The FAFSA form can be a little intimidating and the representatives will provide help with every aspect of getting grants, scholarship and other financial resources for college.
Drive Sober This Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday continually ranks as one of the most dangerous times of the year for drunk driving deaths. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 43 percent of all traffic fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday and the early hours of the following morning in 2012 were caused by drunk driving, compared to an average of 31 percent for the year as a whole.
Cause of Monday Night Fire to be Investigated Today
The cause of a house fire on Toto Road near Fletcher’s Carpet will be investigated by a representative of the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office today.
Firefighters from the Knox-Center Township Fire Department and Bass Lake Fire Department were called to the scene Monday night and extinguished the fire after three hours of battling sub-zero temperatures and frozen water valves. Crews were called back to the scene at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday for a rekindle. Fire Chief Kenny Pfost told WKVI that heavy fire was visible in both instances.
No injuries were reported.
LaPorte Man Arrested after Alleged Fuel Theft
LaPorte police were notified on Wednesday morning that a man had left the Speedway Mart on Lincolnway without paying for gasoline.
Knox Council Approves Fire Contract for Center Township
Travel Watches in Effect for Northwest Indiana
All of the counties in the WKVI listening area are under an “orange level” travel watch this morning. That means only essential travel, such as trips to work and school, is recommended. More snow is set to move into the area this afternoon. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for a mixture of snow and sleet. As always, we’ll bring you the very latest on the air and online at WKVI.com. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to bookmark our closings and delays page. That’s where you’ll find a link to the Indiana county travel advisory map and more.
Additional $5 Million Allocated to Low Income Energy Assistance Program
Concert Scheduled to Share Drew Shearin’s Music
A Knox resident is spearheading a movement to bring the late Drew Shearin’s music to life in a unique concert at the Culver Academies.
Kemble Manning, a senior at Culver Military Academy, and his classmate Denver Blackson from Washington, have presented the music to the Culver Academies Theater and Music Departments to prepare a concert featuring Shearin’s music.
Snow Removal and Potholes Keeping INDOT Crews Busy
Historically low temperatures gave way to a 50 degree swing in less than 24 hours.
It’s Tax Season; Get Prepared To File
“As far as individuals are concerned, there are not a lot of changes on the tax laws. Some of our credits have been extended, such as the energy credits, the child tax credit, charitable distribution credit – some of those have been extended through 2017. They were originally set to expire for this year, but they’ve extended those on,” said Bachtel.
Starke County Unemployment Figures Improve
According the Indiana Workforce Development, Indiana’s unemployment rate is declining as people return to the work force. The labor force has increased by nearly 6,000 in December and has grown by over 21,000 in three months.
Starke County ranks tenth in the state in terms of unemployment at 7.7 percent, which is higher than the state percentage. Starke County dropped a half of a percentage point in the rate in December from November. Pulaski County ranks 74th at 5.4 percent, Marshall County is ranked 32nd at 6.8 percent, LaPorte County is fourth with 8.3 percent, and Porter County ranks 30th with 6.9 percent unemployment.
