Senator Lugar Losing Support

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Senator Lugar

Is Richard “Dick” Lugar in trouble with his own party? If you talk with the 67 County Chairmen who have endorsed his opponent in the spring primary he is.

Richard Mourdock is the Indiana State Treasurer and a favorite of the conservative wing of the party that considers Lugar too much of a moderate. He is rated one of President Barack Obama’s favorite Republican Senators.

Lugar was first elected to the Senate in 1976 when he defeated then-U.S. Senator Vance Hartke. He has been so popular that in the 2006 election, the Democrats didn’t even run a candidate against him.

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Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department to Offer Registry for Alzheimers, Dementia and Autism Patients Prone to Wandering

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Pulaski County Sheriff Michael Gayer told WKVI that the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department has had many calls concerning missing people; specifically those with Alzheimers, Dementia and Autism. The Sheriff would like to start a registry and have individual profiles on file at the Sheriff’s Department so if your loved one is missing, he/she can be located easily.

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IU Health LaPorte Hospital Earns Quality Respiratory Care Recognition

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Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital again earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition with a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of respiratory care services available in hospitals.

About 700 hospitals, or approximately 15% of hospitals nationwide, received the award. IU Health LaPorte Hospital has received the award consecutively since 2007.

Maxinkuckee Players 2011 Summer Production and Road Schedule Announced

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The Maxinkuckee Players 2011 production is Nunsense-The Mega-Musical and it will be performed on the stage of the North Judson-San Pierre High School auditorium for two performances, Saturday and Sunday, August 13th and 14th. This will be the first Maxinkuckee Players performance on a Starke County stage.

After nearly 30 years of shows on the high school auditorium stage in Culver, this year the Players will present their shows in Argos, in Bremen and in Culver as well as in North Judson. Summer construction work at the Culver site lead to the road production schedule. Some years ago, the annual show was moved to Argos due to construction work at the Culver auditorium.

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Friday Night Mixed League 03/11/11

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Friday Night Mixed League 03/11/11
Team Standings:
1. 4-Alarm Fire 70.0-42.0
2. Alley Aces 69.5-42.5
3. Rollin’ Thunder 66.0-46.0
4. Good Friends 60.0-52.0
5. Dolezal Family 57.5-54.5
6. Undecided 56.5-55.5
7. Mariah’s Hill 56.5-55.5
8. Raiders 54.0-58.0
9. Hard Times 51.0-61.0
10. Feel the Power 49.5-62.5
11. Baugh Construction 48.5-63.5
12. O’s Tap 33.0-79.0
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Former Knox Resident Living in Japan Not Harmed in Earthquake

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Peggy Ikeda

A former Knox resident who has taught in Japan for a number of years is reported to be “safe and sound.” Peggy Ikeda, daughter of Kiyoko and the late Giichi Ikeda, emailed her sister, Dr. Katherine Kamrath, that there was none of the devastation where she lives.

Peggy is a 1969 graduate of Knox High School. She lives and teaches in Kanazawa, Japan, which is on the western side of the island.

As a side bar to this story, Dr. Kamrath reports that her mother, Kiyoko, is in an assisted living complex near her home in Lafayette, California.

Kiyoko (or Kee-oh as she was known to everyone in Knox) was a former Starke County elected official before retiring to the west coast to be near her daughter and family.

Starke County Health Officer Asks Commissioners for Fee Changes; Reports on Food Inspections

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Dr. Theresa Alexander

New Starke County Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Alexander, came before the County Commissioners at their most recent meeting to ask for two changes. She asked for a change in fee structure and a change in implementing a fine.

On the fee structure, she asked for a reduction in the septic permit fee from $200 to $60 because the future Sanitarian will not be able to conduct a soil sample. That will need to be done by a Soil Specialist, arranged for by the contractor or applicant.

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North Judson-San Pierre and Oregon-Davis Schools Look to Cut Programs; Staff to Solve Budget Issues

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North Judson-San Pierre Superintendent Lynn Johnson

North Judson-San Pierre and Oregon-Davis Schools will be in grave financial trouble next school year. North Judson-San Pierre stands to lose $1.2 million and Oregon-Davis  stands to lose $500,000 in funding next school year because of a change in the state funding formula.

They say larger class size, fewer programs offered and teacher layoffs may be the only way to make the necessary budget cuts. According to North Judson-San Pierre Superintendent, Lynn Johnson, and Oregon-Davis Superintendent, Dr. Steve Disney, education reform is making it difficult for public school administrators to provide the best opportunities possible. Mrs. Johnson, for one, is leery of what vouchers will do to her corporation.

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‘Breaking Down the Bars’, Featuring Lisa Owens, Continues Tonight

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Lisa Owens

The second segment of the Lisa Owens story on the “Breaking Down the Bars” program will be broadcast tonight at 8:00 p.m. on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Owens was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison for the shooting death of her husband, Jeff.

In the first segment, Owens met with her sister and they discussed the future after her release from the Rockville Correctional Facility.

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LaPorte County Task Force Arrests Wanted Fugitive

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Lydell Hill

The LaPorte County Task Force located and arrested another wanted fugitive in the City of LaPorte.

On Friday, March 11th, investigators began to actively seek 19-year-old Lydell Hill, who resides in East Chicago, Indiana. Hill was wanted for three counts of Dealing Cocaine. One of the counts was a Class A Felony while the remaining two were Class B Felonies. Hill was also wanted in Cook County, Illinois for violation of his probation relating to an Armed Robbery charge.

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Meth Lab Explosion in Plymouth Injures Two

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Two residents were injured after a meth lab explosion in Plymouth early Sunday morning.

According to the Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Police and Fire were dispatched to 707 Pearl Street in Plymouth at 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 13th in reference to an explosion. A search warrant was executed at the residence where remains of a meth lab were located. Police learned that Dawn Brauneker was dumped at the Plymouth Emergency Room and was severely burned. A second victim, Glenn Linderman, was located later that morning. Both victims were taken to the Fort Wayne Burn Unit.

A suspect in the incident, Scott Davis, was taken into custody and has a preliminary charge of Manufacturing Methamphetamine.

North Judson Police Investigating Break-in at Rays Super Foods

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The North Judson Police Department responded to a break-in at Ray’s Super Foods on Lane Street on Friday around 4:50 a.m.

According to North Judson Police Chief, Doug Vessely, a back entry door appeared to have been pried open and a front window was broken out. Unknown subject(s) entered the business taking both cash and merchandise with several tobacco products being taken as well. It is believed the burglar(s) made entry between 3:00 and 4:20 a.m. Police have few leads and are asking for the public’s help by encouraging people who might have any information regarding this incident to call the North Judson Police at (574) 772-5914 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-342- STOP or 1-574-288- STOP.

Chief Vessely reminds residents that if you call Crime Stoppers you don’t have to leave your name and they do not have caller ID.