Drug Investigation Results in Five Arrests

 
 

An investigation by the Knox Police Department into alleged drug activity results in five arrests. Officers executed a search warrant around 4:30 p.m. yesterday at a home in the 200 block of Clark Street in Knox, according to Knox Police Chief Harold Smith. He says they found illegal drugs, a large sum of money and a firearm inside the residence. Continue reading

Federal Judge Sentences Former LaPorte County Chief Deputy Auditor

 A former LaPorte County chief deputy auditor was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court on embezzlement, tax and wire fraud charges.

Mary Ray, 68, of LaPorte, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She was also ordered to forfeit more than $137,000 and pay more than $801,000 in restitution. She was convicted last September of two counts of theft of government monies, two counts of making false statements on a tax return and seven counts of wire fraud. Continue reading

Ralph E. Oldt, Jr.

A graveside service and military rites for 65-year-old Ralph E. Oldt, Jr. of New Lenox, Ill. will take place this spring at Bruce Lake Cemetery. Harrison-Metzger-Rans Funeral Home Kewanna Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Change in Hospital Ownership Leads to Establishment of Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte

IU HealthThe affiliation between Community Health Systems, IU Health and IU Health LaPorte and Starke Hospitals has been finalized.

Indiana University Health is now a minority owner of IU Health LaPorte and Starke Hospitals. They own 20 percent, and CHS subsidiaries own 80 percent. IU Health will share equal governance of the new organization. Officials say this will ensure a local voice is heard in all future decisions.

Part of the agreement is the creation of the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte (HFL). It’s a new, independent, nonprofit foundation that’s dedicated to empowering residents in and around LaPorte to live healthy and well. Continue reading

State of Pulaski County Economy Addressed by CDC Director

Pulaski County Economic DevelopmentThe state of the Pulaski County economy is a mixed bag according to CDC Executive Director Nathan Origer.

During Tuesday evening’s Pulaski County Economic Development Summit, Origer gave his State of the Pulaski County Economy Address. In it, he highlighted several of the positive steps the county has taken to build capacity for businesses, and to improve the quality of life within the county.
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Names, Details Released in LaCrosse Fatality

 
 

Alcohol, speed and slick roads were factors in a single-vehicle crash near LaCrosse that claimed life and sent another person to a South Bend hospital.

It happened just after 11 p.m. Tuesday on State Road 8 just east of 600 West, according to officials with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies found a black 1999 Dodge Ram truck on its side and say a man and woman had been thrown from the vehicle. Neither were wearing seatbelts, according to investigators. Continue reading

Fire Victim Identified As Investigation Continues

Photos courtesy of the LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Photos courtesy of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office

Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office and LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department are still looking into the cause of yesterday’s fatal mobile home fire. The Kingsford-Union and Kingsbury Fire Departments were initially dispatched to a medical alarm call at 9:19 a.m. at a home just outside of Kingsford Heights. Continue reading

Court Process Protections Developed for Rape Victims Under Bill

State Senator Ed Charbonneau
State Senator Ed Charbonneau

State Senator Ed Charbonneau is sponsoring a bill designed to give protections to rape victims in the state of Indiana.

The bill, House Enrolled Act 1064, is designed to develop a process whereby rape victims may file a petition in the courts to end the parental relationship between an alleged rapist and a child conceived as the result of a violent sexual act.
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