After being housed in a building at 307 Carlson Drive for many years, the license branch is now located in the strip mall directly north of the Christos restaurant and bears the address of 1919 S. Heaton St.
The Knox branch is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. While in-person transactions are not available on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, you may conduct license or registration transactions online at http://www.mybmv.com.
Last month’s fire at a Rochester fireworks store was deliberately set. Every fire department in Fulton County responded to the July 17 blaze at Windy City Fireworks on State Road 14 at U.S. 31. In addition to flames, they also had to dodge exploding fireworks, which created a sky show that could be seen for miles. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those involved, according to our reporting partners at WNDU-TV. Anyone with information should contact the Indiana Arson Hotline at 1-800-382-4628 with anonymous tips.
The North Judson Town Board this week held a public hearing before their regularly scheduled meeting; the public hearing was held to conduct a budget workshop, as the board viewed their proposed budget, breaking it down line item by line item. This way, the board could determine if any adjustments were necessary for the 2014 budget before finally approving it.
While there were a few members of the public present for the meeting, no negative comments were made, according to Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry. She said there were no real adjustments made, but she did recommend to the board that the amounts for utilities or fuel be changed after comparing them to what was required the previous year.
The participants in the Moving Starke County Forward program have now “moved” Starke County around the world to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a total of 15,670 miles.
At the beginning of the initiative, officials encouraged all of the participants to walk at least 3,000 miles, or from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge. That goal was blown out of the water and since May 27, those in the program have walked 15,670 and a new goal of 25,000 miles was set. They are inching closer and closer to that goal.
The Knox Community School Board heard an update on the progress being made to the start of school.
Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the administrators gave a building update and an update on the registration process.
“The teachers were in for two days of professional development on Tuesday and Wednesday of the current week in anticipation of the upcoming school year,” said Gappa. “Teachers will begin school officially on Monday and the kids will come on Tuesday, Aug. 13.”
Gappa gave an update on the maintenance projects performed at the school during the summer.
“They’ve been cleaning and taking care of all of the buildings. The parking lots were sealed and we did an area of paving between the bus parking lot and the west parking lot at the high school. All of those things that had gone on during the summer in anticipation of the upcoming school year was part of that report to the board.”
Customers of an area bank warned of a text message scam. Alliance Bank advises several customers and non-customers have gotten messages stating their account has been deactivated and they need to call a telephone number. Alliance Bank officials stress this is a hoax and they will not request account information via text. Do not call the number in the message, as it is not affiliated with the bank. Please call your local Alliance Bank office if you have provided this information or if you have any questions.
Kimble was found dead Tuesday afternoon in a grassy ditch on I-94 by a contractor from a mowing crew. His family had reported him missing on Monday, Aug. 5 after he was last seen on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Frank Esparza, Jr., 20, was sentenced on a charge of Dealing in a Narcotic Drug (Heroin), a Class A felony. Judge Kim Hall sentenced Esparza, Jr. to 30 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections with no part of the sentence suspended. If he is placed in a therapeutic community while in prison and he successfully completes the program, he may petition the court to modify his sentence after he serves 20 years of his sentence. As part of the plea agreement, charges of Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Maintaining a Common Nuisance and Possession of a Syringe were dropped.
On Tuesday, 48-year-old Petra Couchman presented a Walmart customer service representative with a bottle of laundry detergent saying she wanted to exchange it for a cheaper product. The exchange was made and she was given the difference in price which was approximately $16.05.
LaPorte City Police responded to a complaint of two young girls breaking into vehicles. When they arrived at West 10th and K Streets in the area of the Roselawn apartment complex, the officers reportedly found two girls carrying large bags and one had a large amount of cash hanging out of her shirt.
Professional development activities have been going on in the past couple of days at all buildings. Continue reading
“We’ve had favorable conditions through pollination and the cool temperatures have helped the corn kind of realize close to their maximum potential this year,” commented Rushing.
Officials say he has undergone surgery after a sprint car accident at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Monday night. He suffered two broken bones in his right leg as a result of the accident where he struck a spun lapped car that sent his sprint car tumbling. Continue reading
A tense evening in North Judson ended with the arrest of a 48-year-old resident who is accused of firing shots inside his Talmer Avenue residence. Warren Chapman initially refused to surrender when officers from the North Judson Police Department arrived at his home, which is located just west of Brantwood’s and across the highway from the former NJ Foods store. Police Chief Doug Vessley requested assistance from the Starke and Pulaski County SWAT Team, and volunteer firefighters barricaded the streets in the surrounding area. When SWAT team members entered the home, Vessley says they found Chapman in the basement. He surrendered without incident and was taken to jail. Charges are pending.
Three deputies arrived at the Cale Street Apartments in Lapaz to take a wanted felon into custody Sunday afternoon. When the officers arrived at the scene, they witnessed the suspect, Christopher Bunch, flee on foot and enter a pickup. Continue reading
