Sunday is Cancer Survivor Awareness Day. The Starke County Young Professionals group will commemorate the event a day early, according to group member Jessica Craig. Continue reading
Moving Starke County Forward’s fifth annual Get Moving Challenge is now underway. Starke County Walks to the National Parks in America began on Memorial Day and continues through Labor Day. Community members are encouraged to walk, run, bike, or take part in any physical activity of their choice. Participants can then log their miles for a chance to win prizes.
Free meals will be available this summer to children in the North Judson area. As part of the USDA Summer Food Service Program, the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will offer breakfast and lunch at the elementary school.
The owner of a partially collapsed building in downtown North Judson will not be able to retrieve his personal property from inside. The 205-207 Lane Street Structural Engineering Report prepared by South Bend-based DLZ found the building to be in “critical condition” overall. Continue reading
Renting Hamlet’s park facilities will soon cost you a bit more. The park board voted Wednesday to charge $25 to rent a pavilion, along with restroom access. Five dollars will be refunded when the restroom key is returned to the town hall. Up until now, Hamlet only charged a $10 refundable deposit for pavilion rental.
The Winamac Park Board will continue discussing improvements to Veterans Memorial Park tonight. Board members have been planning to add a decorative archway, and the VFW and American Legion have each offered to donate a bench. Continue reading
Disney’s Wish Upon a Cure is the theme for the 2017 Starke County Relay for Life event. It gets under way tomorrow afternoon at the Hamlet Fairgrounds. Ericka Taylor-Joseph is the chair for the 18-hour event. Continue reading
Art and train enthusiasts will have a chance to learn more about the popular South Shore Line posters this weekend. Knox resident Mitch Markovitz is the artist behind the “Just Around the Corner” poster series. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, he’ll host a gallery talk Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. Continue reading
Gas prices have been at a decent level lately as opposed to recent months.
Gasbuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Dan McTeague said the local retailers are working the numbers very closely.
“Prices are reflecting the wholesale and tax of about $2.20 a gallon and that looks to be in some places the going price,” said McTeague. “A lot of gas stations are really operating with their proverbial noses very close to the grindstone. I’ve seen some places that are moving up to $2.45.”
A Knox man was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after a Plymouth police officer responded to a call about two intoxicated people inside a vehicle in the 1,000 block of W. Jefferson Street.
After further investigation, police say Edward Royce, 35, had an active arrest warrant out of the state of Michigan for dealing and manufacturing drugs.
Royce was booked into the Marshall County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Michigan to face charges there.
Residents on the west side of Pulaski County will have a chance to check out books each Wednesday when the West Central Bookmobile rolls into Medaryville. It will be set up outside the Pulaski County Human Services Community Reading Center at 510 E. Main St. from 11 until 11:30 a.m. EDT each Wednesday through June 28th. Continue reading
The Culver-Union Township Public Library is celebrating the start of its summer reading programs with ice cream and a movie on Monday. Continue reading
Members of the Hamlet Lions Club will be cooking for a good cause this weekend at the Starke County Fairgrounds. President Mitch Siemens says they will open their building on Friday to prepare food for Starke County Relay for Life supporters and volunteers. Continue reading
Main Street organization has taken its first steps in upgrading the downtown area. Wander Our Winamac has purchased 14 new 36-inch planters. They were installed last week, thanks to the help of the Iris-Elm Garden Club and volunteers from Key Bank of Winamac. Continue reading
Job-seekers have a chance to meet with representatives from 55 employers during a job fair tomorrow in Mishawaka. It will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Bethel College Wiekamp Athletic Center. The event will also give veterans the opportunity to learn more about what resources are available to them from 10 different veterans service organizations. Continue reading
Pulaski County Police officers who died in the line of duty will be honored during a memorial service next week. The Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual memorial service Monday morning at 11:30 at the front entrance of the Pulaski County Justice Center in Winamac. Continue reading
If your summer plans include a trip to the Indiana State Fair, you may want to schedule it around the free nightly concerts. Fair officials have announced the first five of 17 shows that will be part of the Chevrolet Silverado Free Stage headline entertainment during the fair, which runs Aug. 4-20, 2017. Shows are free with paid admission to the Indiana State Fair. Continue reading
A South Bend man is dead following an early morning crash on U.S. 20 just west of 300 East in LaPorte County. Continue reading
A road at the south end of the Knox City Limits has a new name. Last summer the city used Community Crossings grant money to connect 150 South between Roosevelt Road and South Heaton Street. During a dedication ceremony yesterday, Mayor Dennis Estok told the crowd of veterans, family members and city officials the former county road needed a new name. Continue reading
