Starke County Economic Development Foundation Director, Charles Weaver, testified last week on a legislative bill that would lessen the requirement for mint farmers of having to acquire burdensome permits and regulations that could force them to not continue in that farming field. According to Weaver’s testimony, none of the mint farmers in Starke County know if they will be able to extract the oil from the crop because of the permit issue.
The North Judson Town Board approved a request by the Railroad Committee to increase the Town’s match for grants for railroad improvements. The extra money will come out of the railroad fund. The IRSF grant match was previously approved for $48,175 and the Railroad Committee needed an additional $13,423. The request was approved for a total grant match of $61,598. With the Town’s grant match, the total IRSF grant will be approximately $233,000. The Railroad Committee is also applying for a T-Grant and the town’s match will be $20,540 which will also come out of the railroad fund.
The grant money will be used to rebuild railroad crossings, install drainage pipes, railroad ties, switches, and many other improvements.
The Culver Community School Corporation is mourning the death of high school business teacher, Michael Schwartz. He passed away at the age of 57, Saturday, at his residence in Plymouth.
According to Principal Albert Hanselman, Schwartz was a avid sports fan who had attempted to visit every big league baseball park in his lifetime. He was a Dodgers fan, although he said the Cubs were his second favorite.
The Indiana State Police-Lowell and Bremen Districts released methamphetamine lab statistics from the counties they serve. 6 meth labs have been seized by the Department in LaPorte County and in Pulaski County, 6 in Jasper County, 7 in White County, 16 in Fulton County, 15 in Cass County, and 53 in Marshall County.
30 meth labs were seized by Indiana State Police in Starke County.
The first hearing on Senate Bill 192 took place Tuesday to discuss the need to study the marijuana laws in Indiana and find alternatives for arrests and incarceration, learn more about medical marijuana laws and even buy CBD and THC products at Laweekly.com. I also buy them from https://pacificgreens.co/
Senator Karen Tallian (D-District 4) said Tuesday that it is obvious that lawmakers need to investigate other options to the marijuana laws that put non-violent Hoosiers behind bars and tie up scarce resources that the public would rather see spent on infrastructure. Nation-wide polling data shows that 68% of adults support legalizing marijuana for recreational use. A lot of people have been self-medicating quietly with use of cannabis because of anxiety, PTSD, and lots of veterans can now get access to these products because of online shops like the DigiDrs official Missouri website.
Introduced by long-time reform supporter Senator Tallian, Senate Bill 223 would remove penalties for the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana, while Tallian’s Senate Bill 87 would establish the cannabis compliance commission to regulate all forms of legal cannabis in Indiana. The cannabis industry is growing as more and more companies are now investing in it, pushing the stock prices of cannabis companies higher. You can read Andy DeFrancesco statement about the best quarter of SOL Global since it’s inception.
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If you remember when downtown Knox was a vibrant shopping area, you probably remember the huge Sears Store that employed several dozen employees.
Dick Pettinato was one of those employees, and this week Mr. Pettinato will be Ted Hayes’ guest on “Ted Hayes Remembers”. The program can be heard at 12:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT each Friday on WKVI-FM.
Does anyone in our listening audience know what a Johnny Popper is?
Johnny Poppers are all John Deere tractors from the Model D in 1924 to the last series in 1958-1960. And they were called Johnny Poppers because of their distinctive exhaust sounds.
The Knox volleyball team won the school’s first ever Regional Championship. The Lady Redskins began by winning the Kankakee Valley Sectional, defeating Griffith 3-0, K.V. 3-1, and Andrean 3-0. They then went on to win the Knox Regional by defeating Hammond Gavit 3-0, before losing to Yorktown 3-0 at the Plymouth Semi-State. Knox ended their season with an overall record of 33-5 including a perfect 7-0 in the Northern State Conference. Congratulations to the Knox Lady Redskin volleyball team on an incredible year!
A race has developed in Hamlet. Frank Lonigro, Jr. filed for candidacy this week in the Starke County Clerk’s office for the Hamlet Town Board #3 seat. Bob Yung had filed earlier for the same seat. Both candidates will compete in the Democrat caucus.
A discussion of the marching band program is on the agenda for tonight’s North Judson-San Pierre School board meeting. The numbers have dropped to 14 which is not comparable to other schools the size of North Judson-San Pierre.
Superintendent Lynn Johnson told WKVI News yesterday that no decision has been made as to what to do with the program. She and the School Board looks forward to any positive input parents and the community have on this issue.
The Love In The Name of Christ Annual Banquet will be held this Saturday night.
“This is our sixth annual banquet,” said Director Debbie Wappel. “It will be held at the beautiful facility at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox.”
On Monday, we had census figures from Starke and Pulaski Counties. Here are census figures from around the Kankakee Valley:
Valentine’s Day has been a special day for 95 years for a prominent Starke County resident. Joe Smrt turned 95 yesterday, and his fellow VFW members surprised him with a party at the post.
“What better comradeship could you ask for than something like this? It was a complete surprise when Ben told me they were planning something for me ” said Smrt.
Indiana University Health-Starke Hospital announces the employment of Craig Felty as the Director of the Emergency Department and House Supervisor.
Felty has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and is pursuing a Masters Degree.
He is married to his wife, Tricia, and is the father of five children. The family resides in Hebron.
Knox Middle School students and staff raised $602 for the American Heart Association and as a reward for their efforts, on Monday, February 14th, select students threw pies in the the faces of willing teachers and administrators.
Enjoy these pictures from the fun-filled afternoon at the Middle School! Continue reading
The Kankakee Valley will be well represented at this weekend’s state wrestling finals. John Glenn senior Cody Strange (39-8) and Culver senior Jeremiah Harvey (41-4) advanced out of the Merrillville semi-state last Saturday. Cody defeated Davon Alwine of South Bend Clay 4-2 in the consolation round to take 3rd place in the 160lb weight class. Meanwhile, Jeremiah continued his dominance of the 285lb weight class by defeating Damon Howe of Plymouth 8-4 to take 1st place.
Cody will be taking on Heritage Hills senior Tyler Rickenbaugh (47-4) in the first round at state, while Jeremiah will take on Huntington North junior Andrew Mason (37-9).
Be sure to tune-in to Thursday Night Sports talk this week, as well as the Saturday Sportsline, to hear from both of these state finalists. Best of luck to Cody Strange and Jeremiah Harvey this weekend at STATE!!!
A former Winamac woman has been reunited with her baby after her husband took off with him on December 22nd. Sandy Young, represented by her Overland Park criminal lawyer, who is the mother of 10-month-old Jacob, has custody of the child after police found him in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday.
The Census figures were released last week. Here are the figures for Starke and Pulaski Counties:
Knox 3,704
North Judson 1,772
Hamlet 800
Bass Lake 1,195
Koontz Lake 1,557
San Pierre 144
Pulaski:
Winamac 2,490
Medaryville 614
Francesville 879
Star City 344
We’ll look at other towns and cities around us tomorrow.
