Indiana State Police will join more than 260 Indiana law enforcement agencies to crackdown on impaired drivers. The campaign continues through September 5th.
Troopers from the Lowell Post will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint sometime this weekend in Porter County. Troopers will also be conducting saturation patrols targeting impaired drivers through September 5th.
Starke County’s most well known citizen was born on this date in 1883. Henry F. Schricker was born in North Judson to parents Magdelena and Frederick Schricker.
During his lifetime, he was a two time Governor of the State of Indiana, Lt. Governor and a State Senator. He was also the Publisher and editor of the Starke County Democrat, a lawyer, bank cashier, fireman and organized Starke County’s first boy scout troop.
His Main Street home in Knox is now the Starke County Museum and the the library in Knox is named after him. A service award is given each year to a deserving individual who has given “service before self.”
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an accident that occurred Friday at 600 East and 700 North.
The accident involved a pickup truck and a moped. The driver of the moped, whose name has not been released by police, was taken to IU Health Starke Hospital and later airlifted by Med Flight to Memorial Hospital Trauma Center where he was listed in critical condition. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the accident.
The names of either individual have not been released. The Starke County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Hamlet Fire Department, Starke County EMS and the Koontz Lake Fire Department.
An accident last week left a Knox driver injured. Christopher Deem, of Binkley Drive, left the roadway on 300 East, near State Road 8. Because of his injuries, Deem was unable to give a statement as to why he left the roadway, striking a tree. For a time he was trapped in his vehicle and was extricated by the Knox-Center Township Volunteer Fire Department.
A Starke County prisoner is back in the Starke County Jail after escaping from Community Corrections home monitoring. Darwin Barnett was being tethered by an ankle bracelet which he removed August 19th.
After a 24 hour AWOL period, Community Corrections filed an escape notice with the Prosecutor and law enforcement. He was captured by North Judson Police and returned to jail on Wednesday, August 24th.
Ronald Lee Magers of Medaryville was arrested Thursday after an attempted residential entry. The victim identified the suspect as Magers and he was located a short time after the incident and taken into custody.
During a search of Magers’ clothing, a number of illegal items were located, including drug paraphernalia, digital scales, pills and several small bags that were suspected to contain marijuana. Magers was arrested and transported to the Pulaski County Jail. Formal charges are pending.
The Pulaski County General Election ballot is ready for November. Uncontested races will not appear on the ballot this Fall.
These contested races will appear on the ballot in Pulaski County:
In Winamac, Republican Melanie A. (Parish) Berger and Democrat David Weber will be vying for the Town-Clerk Treasurer’s seat.
Former North Judson resident and current Lowell High School Principal, Adrian Richie, will return to work after Labor Day on a part-time basis. Richie has been battling the effects of burns on 35 percent of his body after an accident that occurred at his home on July 6th.
Richie was trying to burn a pile of debris when he poured gasoline on a portion of cardboard when it ignited burning his arms and legs.
The state’s legislators are taking a close look at transportation in the state, and it isn’t just about roads. 17th District State Representative Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) is part of the Transportation Committee, and that group is holding three meetings this summer to discuss the transportation issue.
Dembowski said that the committee is engaged in long range planning for a three year time period.
In the first year the committee is identifying needs, or what should we have that we don’t have. The second year will be devoted to where do we go from here, and how do we attain what we don’t have now.
Melissa (Houston) Fairchild of Knox recently participated in the 2011 Komen Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day for the Cure event. She was joined by Susan (Welter) Close, formerly of Knox, and 1,900 other dedicated women and men in the event that raises awareness and funds for Breast Cancer research and community outreach programs.
Melissa has participated in this event for four years in a row and she walked 60 miles this year. She participated with the Chicago group and they started in Northbrook, Illinois and walked an average of 20 miles per day. Melissa raised over $4,200, bringing her four year total to over $14,000. She walks for her mother-in-law Paula Fairchild, her friend Ellis McCarty, and in memory of her friends Dianne Smith and Susan Davis.
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The Knox Harvest Days Festival was held August 26th-28th. Residents enjoyed shopping at the arts and craft booths, eating a variety of food, Courthouse Tours, music, and the parade on Saturday afternoon. Here are some pictures from the parade. Enjoy! Continue reading
On Thursday, August 25, Sergeant Fred Rogers responded to a call in Medaryville reference a Criminal Mischief. The victim identified the suspect as RONALD LEE MAGERS, age 26 of Medaryville. Magers was located by Rogers a short time later walking down a city street. Magers attempted to gain entry into a residence and was taken into custody by Rogers. During a search of Magers clothing, a number of illegal items were located, which included a smoking device, digital scales, pills, and several small bags of suspected marijuana. Magers was transported to the Pulaski County Jail and incarcerated pending formal charges.
Officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department apprehended a North Judson man after he was allegedly involved in a bar fight and ended up destroying a motel room Wednesday night in North Judson.
Police were called to the Route 10 Bar and Grill after an alleged fight had occurred between two individuals. The suspect, Danny Manns, left the premises. Police later found the suspect vehicle in the park and it was unoccupied. Police learned that the vehicle Manns was driving belonged to Joe Brown of Knox who said Manns should not have been in possession of the vehicle. Police searched the area and was unable to find Manns.
Here is just some of the news that made the news in the Kankakee Valley this week:
Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Steve Disney said the school year has started off on a high note, after seeing improved ISTEP scores in the 2010-2011 school year. Continue reading
The seats were filled and members of the community eagerly awaited the start on the discussion of gas prices yesterday evening. Scott Imus, Executive Director of the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, explained some of the main factors that drive gasoline prices at the pump.
According to Imus, the commodity market is mainly to blame for the price of fuel. Imus said that never has there been more speculation and investment in oil markets. Imus says that crude oil supplies are at a five-year high and oil demand is down, but crude oil prices have rocketed to $110 a barrel in April, up from $85 a barrel in Feb.
The Knox City Council is considering doing away with the Knox City Court. Following his annual report to the Council this week, Judge Charles Hasnerl ran into a barrage of questions by the Council and Mayor Rick Chambers when it was revealed that the court had run into the red.
Judge Hasnerl attempted to answer the Council member’s questions.
“The biggest problem is a shortfall,” said Judge Hasnerl. “We don’t have exact figures but if you just look at it in hard numbers, we’re looking at approximately a $40,000 difference between what the City Court budget is and what is actually going into the City’s General Fund.”
One of the biggest fears of closing down Monterey Elementary has become a reality: Vandalism of the old elementary school building. According to James Fleury, president of the Monterey Town Board, two windows were broken out of the school several weeks ago. He says if the vandalism continues, it could make the building an eyesore.
Knox City Police Department officers recovered a vehicle, Tuesday, that had been reported stolen from the Cambe dealership in Knox.
The vehicle, a red 2010 Chevy Silverado, was reported stolen November 18th, 2010. It was parked in the south lot of the business and it was last seen on the property on November 17th. The truck was found to be in the possession of Cheyenne Allen, 34, at his Winamac residence. When asked about the truck, Allen said he allegedly purchased it from two subjects. He said he never got the title to the vehicle and suspected it to be stolen, but never reported it to police. He said he paid $3,500 and exchanged an older Dodge truck for the new vehicle. He had also reportedly purchased a trailer from the pair and found it to be stolen. The owner had confronted him and it was returned to the owner.
The Starke County Commissioners have taken another step in providing Advanced Life Service to the County’s residents by signing a contract with IU Health Starke Hospital to be the sponsoring hospital. Also approved was a contract with a physician to be the Medical Director. That person will reportedly be Dr. Almuhannad Alfrhan.
The Pulaski County United Fund has partnered with Net Literacy to distribute six refurbished computers to area non-profit agencies.
United Fund agencies, PEAK Community Services, Inc. and Pulaski County Human Services, Inc., will receive three computers each. PEAK will use the computers in group homes located in Winamac. The computers will allow the residents access to job postings and applications. Additionally, residents will be able to gain the skills needed to establish and maintain relationships through the use of email, social networking and internet research. Pulaski County Human Services will place two computers in the Headstart “Resource Room” in Winamac to provide parents with exposure to educational resources. One computer will be placed in the Senior Center, Von Tobel Center. PCHS also plans to offer computer classes.
