Marshall County Commissioners to Meet Today
Marshall County Council Members to Meet Tuesday
Oregon-Davis School Board Expected to Approve Superintendent’s Contract
The Oregon-Davis School Board members will approve the superintendent’s contract during their meeting tonight and a new superintendent will be named.
New Opiod Prescribing Rules In Effect
Outdoor Christmas Decoration Contests This Week
From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight, the committee members will travel around the city of Knox and judge all outdoor decorations. Make sure you have all lighted displays turned on in order to be part of the contest. The first place winner will receive $100, second place will win $50 and third place will get $25.
Remember Safety When Heating Your Home This Winter
If you are using woodstoves or fireplaces, use only dry, seasoned wood to avoid the build-up of creosote. Creosote is an oily deposit that can easily catch fire. Avoid using a flammable liquid to start the fire. A sturdy screen should be placed in front of the fireplace to avoid sparks from flying into the room.
Mishawaka Man Arrested on Theft Charge
Charbonneau to Visit Fox’s Den in Pulaski County for Meet and Greet
Heater said she’s not sure what the senator will discuss, but he will be present to answer questions.
Relay for Life Team Holding Fundraiser Today
Only Two Shows Remain For Maxinkuckee Singers Christmas Concert
Underwood has been a Maxinkuckee Singer for 10 seasons, and Lichte said he’s been around for a few years longer than that. The group itself was established 32 years ago.
Use Caution When Giving Gift Cards This Holiday Season
Better Business Bureau officials receive complaints each year where a scammer obtains the numbers from the back of the gift card by removing the protective stickers and records them. By the time a person buys the gift card and the recipient attempts to use the card, there are no funds on the card.
DNR Offers Late Hunting Season For Canada Geese
The season runs Feb. 1-15 in 30 counties: Steuben, LaGrange, Elkhart, St. Joseph, La Porte, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko, Noble, DeKalb, Allen, Whitley, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Vermillion, Parke, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan and Greene.
Celebrate the Season at Tippecanoe River State Park
Hunting Range Accident Sends Porter Man to Chicago Hospital
A Porter man is hospitalized in Chicago after a Wednesday afternoon accident at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area. DNR officials say Timothy P. Tackett, 54, was at the property’s gun range when the accident occurred. He was reportedly adjusting a sight on his rifle when it fell, discharged and shot him in his right hand. Tackett told conservation officers he did not realize the weapon was loaded. He drove himself to Porter Regional Hospital and was transferred to Christ Advocate Hospital in Chicago for specialized treatment. The incident remains under investigation. Conservation officers remind anyone handling firearms to point the muzzle in a safe direction and always treat the firearm as if it were loaded.
Fulton Industries in Rochester Closing
A company in Rochester has announced it will be closing its doors, leaving 90 workers without jobs. Fulton Industries has announced that its only client has elected to stop ordering engine parts from the company, forcing them to close by the end of March.
WSBT-TV reported that a spokesperson for Fulton said keeping the plant open wasn’t a viable option and they plan to close by the end of first quarter 2014. Fulton Industries has been in business for more than 25 years with other locations in Peru and Rockford, Ill., as well as an administrative office in South Bend. Those locations will remain open.
Vehicle Found on RR Tracks in LaPorte County, Owner Denies Knowledge of Incident
On Tuesday evening, Norfolk Southern railroad officials told police that a vehicle was stuck in the middle of the tracks, just east of the Detroit Street crossing. When police arrived at 8:19 p.m. CT, they observed a car sitting abandoned in the middle of the tracks. An Amtrak train was stopped on the south track, just inches from the vehicle that had bottomed out on four track rails on a center track.
Plymouth Man Sentenced on Two Serious Felony Charges
Glenn Gridley, 53, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a charge of Manufacturing Methamphetamine. He admitted in open court that he had the equipment necessary to manufacture methamphetamine at his home on Bayless Street in Plymouth prior to his arrest on Feb. 7.
Winamac Town Dump Signed Off By IDEM
Rochester Man Arrested After Traffic Stop
The traffic stop occurred at the intersection of Church Street and Michigan Street in Lapaz. After an investigation, 36-year-old Jeffery Sustak was reportedly found to have been operating his vehicle after being convicted as an Habitual Traffic Violator.
Sustak was booked into the Marshall County Jail. His bond was set at $3,000.
