Food Finders Mobile Pantry to be in Winamac Friday

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The Food Finders Mobile Pantry Truck will be in Winamac tomorrow morning at the Pulaski County Human Services Building at 11 a.m. ET.

If you meet eligibility requirements, you will be able to pick up free frozen meat, beverages, snacks, baked goods, vegetables and cereal on a first come, first served basis. You have to meet 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines to participate.

If you need more information, call Pulaski County Human Services at (574) 946-6500 or the Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. at (765) 471-0062.

Knox Planning Commission Appoints Bruce Williams as Planning Commissioner

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Knox Mayor Rick Chambers
Planning Commission President Jeff V. Berg

After more than a month without a planning commissioner, the City of Knox Planning Commission last night made their appointment for the position. Greg Matt was not re-appointed to the position on Jan. 1, and a debate has been ongoing between Mayor Rick Chambers and the Planning Commission over who has the authority to appoint the planning commissioner.

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Knox Community School Board Discusses Update on Referendum

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Superintendent A.J. Gappa

The Knox Community School Board was updated on the public question that will be presented to voters in the school district on May 7. Superintendent A.J. Gappa gave this status to the school board members.

“The DLGF did approve the ballot language to be placed on the referendum ballot so that information now goes to the local county election board who will have a meeting to adopt that resolution and move forward from there,” said Gappa.

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Starke EMS Department Reports Higher Revenue for 2012 Than Expected

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Paul Mathewson

The Starke County EMS Department is reporting record revenue, as EMS Director Paul Mathewson and Mary Lynn Ritchie of the department approached the commissioners for their annual revenue report for 2012 with some very good figures. Ritchie explained that the department received more than their projected revenue, and said the new Advanced Life Support service is definitely a factor.

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Frain to Serve on NFDA’s Member Resources Advisory Group

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Sam Frain

A local funeral director has committed to serve as a member of the National Funeral Directors Association Member Resources Advisory Group.

Samuel Frain of Winamac will be working to fulfill the NFDA’s mission of supporting funeral directors as they provide families with meaningful end-of-life services.

The advisory group will also assist in evaluating existing member benefits; recommending new programs, products and services; review and provide feedback on new resources; and assist with the recruitment and retention of members from around the world.

Mexico Lindo, Demotte State Bank Team Up For Relay Give-Back Night

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Demotte State Bank Team Captain Candice Miller

The Relay for Life event is only getting closer, and teams are preparing their fundraisers for the year to ensure efforts kick off to a great start. The Demotte State Bank Relay Team has announced two fundraisers planned in the near future with proceeds from the events going toward Starke County Relay for Life.

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Hunter Education Course Scheduled

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A Hunter Education Class is being offered Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24, at the Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Headquarters on Toto Road in North Judson.

The course is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT and there is no fee for the course. Attendance is mandatory for both days and children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. You are encouraged to bring a sack lunch.

An Indiana Hunter Education Certification will be given to all participants who are successful in completing the course. This certification is required for any hunters born after Dec. 31, 1986.

For more information, call (219) 879-5710. Preregister by logging onto www.indianahuntereducation.com

Pulaski Highway Supt. Reinstated; Commissioners Meet Strong Public Opposition

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Dozens of people packed into the crowded commissioners' meeting room in support of Kenny Becker.

The Pulaski County Commissioners met some serious hostility last night during their regular meeting when several dozen people packed into the commissioners’ meeting room in support of Highway Superintendent Kenny Becker, who had been suspended with pay following an investigation by the commissioners into the highway department. The crowd was so boisterous that the commissioners were forced to adjourn their meeting early, having covered only one item on the agenda.

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Plymouth Man Arrested on Battery Charges after Alleged Stabbing

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A Plymouth man was arrested Friday after an alleged stabbing incident.

Officers from the Plymouth Police Department were called to a residence in the 700 block of Broadway Street in Plymouth after receiving a call of a possible stabbing incident. Officers arrived at the scene and found the victim, Crystal Mata, who had stab wounds to her hand and back. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.

Police continued to investigate the case and later arrested Crystal’s husband, 47-year-old Maximino Mata, on preliminary charges of Aggravated Battery as a Class B Felony and Battery with a Deadly Weapon as a Class C Felony. He is currently in the Marshall County Jail on a $20,000 cash bond.

Starke Commissioners Approve Imminent Domain Acquisition for Project

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Charles Weaver
Charles Weaver

After a lengthy discussion and with some hesitation, the Starke County Commissioners yesterday gave their unanimous approval to allow Lawson Fisher Associates, a civil engineering company from South Bend, to pursue land acquisition through imminent domain for a county project.

Charles Weaver, the executive director of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation, approached the commissioners with an update on the County Road 300 East and State Road 8 project. Weaver explained the project, which is essentially a reconstruction project, began several years ago with a request to INDOT to help fund the work, which he said aims to accommodate a larger amount of trucks in that area. He said it became a safety issue because of the increased amount of traffic, and in order to allow for greater economic growth, that bottleneck needs to be rectified.

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Culver Still Working on Comprehensive Plan

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The town of Culver is still in the midst of finding a planning firm to handle the drafting of their new comprehensive plan, and Town Manager David Schoeff said it should just be a few weeks before the town board has chosen a firm to handle the work. He said he’s strongly looking forward to getting this matter taken of.

Schoeff said the town has been working on this plan for quite some time and there’s a bit of a buzz about it because it’s coming closer and closer to fruition. He said the town has been persistent and patient, and now the document is almost complete, giving the town a a guidebook on where the community would like the town to ultimately end up, or what it will become.

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Art Teacher Sells Artwork to Fund Art Scholarship for Students

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An art teacher at John Glenn High School is looking to leave behind a legacy before he ultimately retires, which he said is something he’s lately been thinking a little about. John Thomas has been an art teacher at the high school for 40 years, and he said he’s decided to build up some scholarship funds to give to art-focused students looking for a degree in visual arts.

Thomas explained he wanted to start the scholarship because of the high fees related to an arts course.

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LaPorte City Officers to Work Extra Patrols in Feb.

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Officers with the LaPorte City Police Department will be busy this month conducting seat belt patrols and impaired driving patrols.

30 hours this month will be devoted by officers to conduct Operation Pull Over funded patrols. The officers will be working with the DUI Taskforce Indiana funded impaired driving patrols on the weekends in conjunction with the other departments participating in the LaPorte County DUI Taskforce.

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Man Wanted by Marshall County Police for Alleged Stabbing

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Brian Tapia

An altercation in Marshall County led to one man being hospitalized for a knife wound and a suspect on the loose. Marshall County police were called to the Plymouth Hospital Emergency Room at around 7:53 p.m. in response to a male subject with a knife wound to the stomach, and an investigation led police to find the suspect, Brian Tapia, had left the residence before police could arrive.

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