Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders: FINAL
Terry Minix-OD (20 years): 290-144 .668
Dan Huizenga-Knox (11 years): 130-118 .524
Gina Hierlmeier-Culver (7 years): 106-53 .667
Brad Odom-West Central (8 years): 88-86 .506
Rick Budka-South Central (5 years): 45-58 .436
Jeff Wagner-Winamac (3 years): 47-22 .681
Kyle Amor-John Glenn (2 years): 20-22 .476
Brian McMahan-LaCrosse (4 years): 14-48 .225
Debbie Bolen-NJSP (1 year): 12-9 .571
Boys Scoring Leaders (Season): FINAL (10ppg)
Riley Charlesworth (LaCrosse): 20.6ppg (20 games)
Trent Elliott (Culver): 19.3ppg (22 games)
Zach Shidler (Winamac): 16.0ppg (23 games)
Bryce Guse (LaCrosse): 14.1ppg (19 games)
Adam Clindaniel (SC): 12.7ppg (20 games)
Blake Hurford (OD): 12.6ppg (18 games)
Dalton Bailey (NJSP): 12.3ppg (21 games)
Drew McKay (WC): 11.2ppg (15 games)
Dylan Short (Knox): 10.9ppg (21 games)
Jake Strong (Glenn): 10.6ppg (22 games)
Boys Individual Scoring (Career): Minimum 300 points
Riley Charlesworth (Sr)-LaCrosse: 899
Zach Shidler-Winamac (Sr): 899
Trent Elliott-Culver (Jr): 875
Colton Hill-Knox (Sr): 617
Collin Stevens-Culver (Sr): 617
Micah Budzinski-Culver (Sr): 525
Adam Clindaniel-South Central (Sr): 481
Jake Strong-John Glenn (So): 457
Dylan Short-Knox (Sr): 450
Bryce Guse-LaCrosse (Jr): 396
Blake Hurford-OD (So): 394
Sam Culver-LaCrosse (Sr): 374
Dalton Bailey-NJSP (Jr): 323
Nathan Stegemiller-Glenn (Sr): 323
Austen Hayes-Glenn (Jr): 310
Zach Johnston-OD (So): 301
*As reported to etpearl.com
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): FINAL (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.5ppg (26 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 16.9ppg (15 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 16.1ppg (22 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 14.8ppg (21 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 13.5ppg (26 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 13.5ppg (22 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.5ppg (26 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 12.5ppg (20 games)
Haley Collings (OD): 12.3ppg (26 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 11.9ppg (20 games)
Kaitlin Zachary (Knox): 11.0ppg (22 games)
Gabbie Sievers (LaCrosse): 10.8ppg (22 games)
Kyler Columbia (Glenn): 10.6ppg (21 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 10.6ppg (20 games)
Loren Vukovits (Glenn): 10.3ppg (20 games)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.1ppg (22 games)
Alivia Kruger (WC): 10.0ppg (24 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 1,340
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 989
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 986
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 814
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 756
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 754
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 717
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 664
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 553
Haley Collings-OD (Jr): 506
Gabbie Sievers-LaCrosse (Sr): 489
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 458
Kyler Columbia-Glenn (So): 451
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 450
Kayla Zimmerman-NJSP (Sr): 448
Tatum Schultz-Culver (So): 390
Katie Dreessen-Glenn (Sr): 383
Alivia Kruger-West Central (Jr): 350
Bethany Brogdon-Winamac (Jr): 349
Mickella Hardy-Culver (So): 325
Carah Ochs-Glenn (Sr): 322
Nikki Frasure-Knox (Sr): 304
Loren Vukovits-Glenn (So): 302
*As reported to etpearl.com
In light of Todd Boldry’s permanent surrender of his teaching license, Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the Knox Community School Board Monday night approved his resignation as an educator at the Knox Middle School.
“Todd Boldry’s resignation had been submitted by his lawyer and the board did accept it,” said Gappa. “His position had been filled by a teacher on a temporary contract from the time he was suspended earlier this school year,” said Gappa.
While the debate over an erroneously-permitted commercial structure has officially come to a close, some loose ends are still being wrapped up by Betty and George Dotlich. The pair had valiantly fought tooth-and-nail over a commercial structure that had been permitted as a single-family residence, ultimately winning the appeal in the Starke Circuit Court under Special Judge Patrick Blankenship ruled that the Board of Zoning Appeals failed to follow proper procedure and made a permitting decision unsupported by substantial evidence.
The Culver School Board appointed two people to sit on the Wage Determination Committee, which Superintendent Brad Schuldt explained will meet in the Marshall County Courthouse to establish the prevailing wage for an upcoming elementary school project.
Schuldt said the corporation will soon be renovating the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system at the elementary school. Schuldt said he and Francis Ellert will serve on the committee, and the project is expected to start as soon as the school year comes to a close, with the work to be wrapped up before the beginning of the next school year.
The Marshall County Commissioners have approved a request by NIPSCO to acquire information needed for a 100-mile power transmission from Burr Oak to Topeka.
The representatives had asked for the names and address information for communications purposes in moving forward with the project. They reiterated that they want to keep the public informed about the project and how it will affect them in the construction process.
A former Winamac student appeared in a new show last night on CNBC Prime called “Treasure Detectives.”
“Treasure Detectives” takes you inside the world of arts, antiques and collectibles and asks the question: is it a fake or is it worth a fortune? World-renowned art detective Curtis Dowling and his team of investigators, including former Winamac resident Catherine Knebel, research items to make sure they are authentic or if the owner is the victim of an elaborate hoax. Each week, the team meets collectors and verifies the authenticity of collectibles, artwork and antiquities using innovative technology and their own knowledge to determine if an item is the real deal or a real piece of junk.
On Friday, March 1, the Plymouth High School Jazz Ensembles went head-to-head with other schools in the annual Indiana State School Music Association’s annual jazz contest under the direction of band director Bryan Ames.
Ames said that this year, the school took two groups to the competition: both their full jazz ensemble and jazz combo group gave outstanding performances, earning the top-rated gold awards. The jazz combo performed first, playing two Latin selections featuring improvisational solos by senior guitar player Jacob Harley, then I also found this awesome guitar shop in Dursley which is just incredible as they have some of the best guitars available so have a look there as it’s a great place.
An 11th grader from LaPorte High School was honored at the Statehouse for placing first in an essay contest.
Jessica Bohlin was recognized by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and State Representative Tom Dermody (R-LaPorte) for her winning essay in the contest entitled: “Our Food, Our Farmers: Nourishing Generations of Hoosiers.” Five other essay winners were also acknowledged in two other age categories at the Statehouse Tuesday.
A suspected gas leak has been reported at the Country Acre Mobile Home Park in Hamlet.
NIPSCO and the Hamlet Police Department arrived at the scene and after a preliminary investigation, it was found that some unknown person went into a mobile home and turned on the gas. It filled the home and the area was evacuated for the resident’s safety.
Starke County’s crisis pregnancy center will soon have a new home. Starke United officials turned over the keys to their building on Lake Street to Bella Vita Crisis Pregnancy Center this morning. Secretary Rhonda Adcock says the former downtown post office location meets a lot of the organization’s logistical goals. These include having two entrances so new clients who come for pregnancy tests can do so through a different door than established ones who are there for counseling or to earn baby bucks. The building is also handicap accessible and offers plenty of space for counseling, classrooms, meetings and staff offices. Adcock says the building also provides a convenient location with ample parking nearby. The center isn’t quite ready to relocate just yet, as some interior renovations need to be done to make it user friendly. Those can happen soon, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous local donor. Starke United no longer needs the building due to their administrative merger with the community foundation. They’ve transferred ownership to Bella Vita.
Winamac Police Chief Mike Buchanan said Jamie Sheets, 39, was traveling eastbound on Pearl Street on Monday, Feb. 25, at an excessive speed and hit a parked car. She continued eastbound where she struck a tree at a home at 202 N. Riverside Drive and then stopped after the vehicle hit a garage on that property.
Buchanan noted emergency personnel could not get a pulse at the scene and she was taken to Pulaski Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Buchanan spoke to Coroner Steve VanDerAa who reported the autopsy revealed that she suffered a heart attack prior to the accident. She had no visible injuries.
A new highway superintendent will be taking the reins in Starke County, having been appointed by the Starke County Commissioners this week. Stephen “Rik” Ritzler boasts an extensive history of experience and success with projects throughout Indiana, and said he will focus on bringing funds to the county and improving the highway department by providing the employees with the resources they need to do their jobs to the best of their ability.
The Marshall County Commissioners approved the hire of an independent contractor to fill in as director of court services while the current director takes a leave of absence.
Ron Babcock will be covering the Marshall County Community Corrections Department from March 13 through April 13. This is a 24-hour and 7-day-a-week position. The contract approved was for $2,100 to be paid to the contractor. The contract could be extended if more time needs to be filled.
Superior Court 2 Judge Dean Colvin made the request for the help. He also mentioned that the Community Corrections program is working well in the county and more and more offenders are being accepted into the program. Judge Colvin noted that a permanent part-time person may be needed in the future to help with the abundance of people in the program.
Pulaski County Commissioners plan to interview candidates for the vacant highway superintendent and maintenance supervisor positions Friday. They ratified the terminations of highway manager Kenny Becker and maintenance supervisor Morry DeMarco during a tense public meeting last night. Both were fired during an executive session a week ago. That action has raised questions about whether open meetings law violations occurred. Formal complaints filed by outraged citizens are still pending before Indiana Public Access Counselor Joe Hoage. Additionally, Becker has filed a $500,000 notice of tort claim against the commissioners, county attorney and auditor. They were all served copies of the proceeding prior to the start of last night’s meeting and now have 90 days to respond. Stay tuned to WKVI throughout the day for more on this story, and watch for updates on our website at www.wkvi.com.
A Winamac man will soon be the honored recipient of the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce’s H.J. Halleck Community Service Award. The award is presented in honor of an individual’s selfless donation of time, energy, and hard work in an effort to make their community a better place for everyone to live, and this year, David W. Barr will be presented with the award on March 8 at 6 p.m. at the event center in Winamac.
