Five new firefighters were hired to the Winamac Fire Department.
Fire Chief Bill Weaver told the town board that one of the applicants is fully trained except for training at the station with the trucks. The other four will need training.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was recognized yesterday by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for the county’s participation in the DUI Task Force.
The Marshall County DUI Task Force is comprised of officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, and the Bremen, Bourbon, Culver and Plymouth Police Departments. The officers coordinate efforts to keep impaired drivers off the roads with saturated patrols and check points to check for drunk and unrestrained drivers.
An official award presentation was held yesterday morning at the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. This is the second year in a row the officers within the DUI Task Force have been awarded for their efforts.
The Iris-Elm Christmas Arrangements Show, a long-time Winamac tradition, is set for Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET in downtown Winamac. It is scheduled during the Winter Wonderland events and the show will be held in the H&R Block office in Winamac.
You are welcome to stop by and enjoy the holiday arrangements.
A Walkerton man died Thursday after his car was struck by a train.
64-year-old David Hollinger was traveling eastbound on U.S. 6 in the Walkerton area around 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning when he illegally went around the “road closed” barricades on the tracks that are under construction and attempted to cross them.
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 11/17/12)
Terry Minix-OD (20 years): 270-141 .657
Dan Huizenga-Knox (11 years): 121-107 .531
Gina Hierlmeier-Culver (7 years): 97-44 .688
Brad Odom-West Central (8 years): 76-77 .497
Jeff Wagner-Winamac (3 years): 35-16 .686
Rick Budka-South Central (5 years): 35-52 .402
Brian McMahan-LaCrosse (4 years): 8-37 .177
Kyle Amor-John Glenn (2 years): 5-18 .217
Debbie Bolen-NJSP (1 year): 2-1 .666
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): through 11/17/12 (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.0ppg (3 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 18.0ppg (3 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 17.6ppg (3 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 16.7ppg (4 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 15.2ppg (4 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 15.2ppg (4 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 15.0ppg (3 games)
Carah Ochs (Glenn): 15.0ppg (2 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 14.2ppg (4 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 12.6ppg (3 games)
Mickayla Wenzel (WC): 12.3ppg (3 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 11.5ppg (4 games)
Loren Vukovits (Glenn): 11.5ppg (2 games)
Tatum Schultz (Culver): 11.2ppg (4 games)
Morgan Eggleston (Glenn): 10.0ppg (1 game)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.0ppg (2 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 889
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 733
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 680
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 549
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 541
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 524
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 468
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 427
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 330
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 330
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 317
*As reported to etpearl.com
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a trial should be held for a former LaPorte High School volleyball coach on charges that she failed to report a relationship between a 15-year-old player and a 48-year-old coach.
MaryBeth Lebo faces two misdemeanor charges of Failing to Report Child Abuse or Neglect, and the Court of Appeals ruled that a trial should be held to determine whether Lebo knowingly and intentionally failed to inform the relationship between the girl and coach Robert Ashcroft, who had been sentenced to 21 years in prison for sexual misconduct and child seduction last year.
The Marshall County Commissioners held more discussion on the request from Plan Director Ralph Booker, who is asking for their support in seeking the position of part-time planner for the city of Plymouth. Booker said he feels the position would enhance cooperation between the city and county, but the commissioners have their concerns about a possible conflict of interest.
A pair of Knox residents were arrested Thursday after they allegedly stole prescription medication.
A Knox resident called the Knox City Police Department to say that she dropped a bottle of prescription medication outside her home and Timothy and Priscilla Bodine picked it up and stole it. The Bodines were over at the residence and to pick up coats and when the victim handed the coats to them, she told police it was then that she probably dropped the medication that she had in her hand. She later noticed it missing and believed that’s when she lost the bottle.
With family, governmental officials and friends in attendance, former State Representative Nancy Dembowski was honored for her years of service at an open house yesterday. The celebration was held in the building that now bears her name, the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center.
Emcee Ted Hayes brought up several people to speak including Starke County Economic Development Director Charles Weaver; Councilmen Linda Berndt, Jeff Berg and Greg Matt; plus County Democrat Chairman Kenny Wallace. Knox City Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston and his wife Michaelene also thanked Dembowski for representing Starke County so well.
The Winamac Town Board approved several ordinances during their meeting last week, including an ordinance establishing the regulation of the opening of the fire hydrants owned by the Winamac Municipal Waterworks Utility.
The Town Board also approved ordinances that establish the salaries and wages for the position of town mechanic, Town Manager, clerical personnel for the Town of Winamac, the seasonal position of Park Manager Assistant, the Winamac Police Department and the crossing guard.
One board member opposed the salary ordinances stating that the federal government gave a 1.7 percent standard of living increase and did not agree with the $.50 raise. The ordinances did pass with four out of the five members approving the vote.
More than 43 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend which is an increase from last year.
Wednesday is the busiest travel day of the year with 90 percent of travelers traveling by automobile to visit with family and friends during the holiday. The next most popular mode of travel for the holiday is airplane and followed by train and bus.
Gas prices may stay around the current price, but with the oil rig fire off the Gulf Coast on Friday may affect prices. The explosion came a day after oil giant BP reached an agreement to pay penalties of $4.5 billion for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster which also occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.
The biggest shopping day of the year is coming up on Friday and the Indiana Department of Labor is encouraging retailers to make is a safe holiday shopping season.
Crowd management preparation is recommended. Train employees to handle the crowds and provide them with the knowledge of how to address any emergency situation that may arise. Emergency training may include the proper use of Automated External Defibrillators.
Shoppers are encouraged to treat others with kindness and not engage in physical force to obtain the items you wish to purchase.
IU Health Starke Hospital has announced an expansion of services in the Wellness Center. Heather Skelly, head of the program, said it’s a great way for the public to stay healthy by getting shape that is available to everyone.
The public is invited to tour the facility where Skelly, an athletic trainer for the Knox High School for 11 years, will offer an assessment of each individual’s physical capabilities before introducing them to the equipment. Former physical therapy patients are also invited to use the facility.
11-17-12
Winamac-53 Manchester-46
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 18 points, 4 3-pointers, 4-4 free throws, 4 rebounds
The WKVI/Five Star food drive for the Community Services of Starke County Food Pantry was held Saturday at Five Star and it was a success. The boy and girl scouts in North Judson also helped get donations for the food drive.
Several carts were loaded with food items and several cash donations were made. Community Services of Starke County Director Joan Haugh said it greatly helps the food pantry. Continue reading
Inspectors from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management made their way to the hog farm owned by Lee Nagai at 1755 E. 400 N. in Knox on Friday to investigate complaints of a potent manure smell emitting from the farm. Barry Sneed from IDEM said they received four complaints Friday. He explains why the odor from the farm was so strong and was experienced for miles away.
“Obviously, the manure has an odor to it to begin with and there are certain times of year that the farmers will apply the manure to the field and usually it’s when there’s no crops in the field,” said Sneed. “They have to keep their manure lagoons down to a certain level and so as a result, they’ll have to apply that to the field.”
It was an emotional day in the Starke Circuit Court yesterday as Judge Kim Hall finalized four adoptions in an historical moment before the public and the media. For the first time in the history of the Starke County Courthouse, Chief Justice Brent Dickson signed a rare order authorizing the adoption proceedings to not only be open to the public, but also to be televised and recorded by the media. Only three counties in Indiana were given this order.
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month and the increasing need for adoptive families, the four adoption hearings were held before a packed courtroom with several guest speakers, including Rhonda Adcock, the director of Starke County CASA, who spoke about how important adoption is.
Today is the day to help your neighbors in need.
Members of the WKVI staff will be ready to take your non-perishable food donation for the Community Services of Starke County Food Pantry today at Five Star in Knox from 9 a.m. to Noon. When you get to the store to pick up your groceries, put a few other items in the cart for the pantry and that donation will go to help the over 290 families that utilize the food pantry each month.
Detectives from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a theft incident in the Plymouth area.
James and Kathy Bottorff reported that unknown suspects entered their two unlocked cars parked at their residence and stole two digital trunking hand-held scanner, two GPS units, a DVD player with dual monitor and one back-up camera with a 2.5’ color LCD monitor.
If you know anything about this incident, call the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department at (574) 936-3187.
