Bringing new life to Downtown North Judson may involve capitalizing on nearby amenities but would also require some local leaders to step up. Graduate students from Ball State University held a virtual community engagement session with town officials and business owners Monday.
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A Ball State University class has begun its study of Downtown North Judson. J.P. Hall and six of his graduate students conducted their first site visit Monday. Hall told the town council Monday night that they’ll spend the next six weeks engaging with local community members and putting together a final document.
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Koontz Lake residents have a chance to help shape the community’s future development. Ball State University’s Department of Urban Planning is working with the Koontz Lake Association to develop a comprehensive plan. As part of the process, they’re asking residents to fill out an online survey. It includes several questions about what residents like about Koontz Lake and what they’d like to see in the future.
Continue readingDowntown North Judson could see some improvements in the coming years, thanks to some help from Ball State University. Grad students under the direction of Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation J.P. Hall will complete a downtown redevelopment study this spring.
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Leaders are expressing optimism with efforts to get a Main Street designation for Downtown Knox. The committee assembled to pursue the designation met Wednesday with Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Northwest Community Liaison Gerry White last week.
Continue readingDowntown North Judson could soon see some improvements. Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told the town council Monday that discussions are underway with Ball State University to implement some of the goals developed in the recent comprehensive planning process.
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While Pulaski County is forecast to continue losing residents over the coming decades, a number of opportunities exist to reverse that trend. That’s according to David Terrell. He’s the executive director of the Indiana Communities Institute at Ball State University and the Rural Policy Institute Center for State Policy.
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An initiative to improve Pulaski County’s leadership is being launched by the Community Foundation of Pulaski County.
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Knox residents like the historic architecture, small-town feeling, and unique shops of the city’s downtown, but the number of vacant buildings and their overall disrepair remain concerns. That’s according to a recent survey by Ball State’s Department of Urban Planning.
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Vote centers will not be coming to Starke County in the near future. The vote center plan failed to get the required unanimous vote during the election board’s fourth attempt Wednesday.
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In addition to having a number of City officials and community members from various walks of life in attendance during Thursday night’s community forum, there were multiple local businesses represented as well.
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Knox residents are invited to help shape the City’s future by participating in a public forum at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center tonight at 6 p.m.
Continue readingA Winamac native has officially been named the superintendent of Logansport State Hospital. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced last month that Greg Grostefon has been given the superintendent’s position, after having served as interim superintendent since April of 2018.
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After the first of the year, the City of Knox will embark on a collaborative community development project with Ball State University.
Back in October, City officials entered into a contract with the university in order to obtain a revitalization plan that will include designs for a proposed downtown façade program.
Continue readingAn agreement with Ball State University was approved by the Knox City Council when members met last week.
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The Culver School Board heard from the two top graduating seniors last week. Valedictorian Cody Rieckhoff and Salutatorian Jasmynne Fowler were each asked to share their experiences at Culver Schools with the board members.
Starke ranks near the bottom of a 92-county quality of life study recently conducted by Ball State University. “The Human Development of Indiana Counties: A Policy Perspective,” looks at factors like health and longevity, knowledge and education and standard of living in its rankings. Continue reading
Pulaski County is one of Indiana’s inaugural Hometown Collaboration Initiative communities. The program seeks to help small communities expand their pipeline of local leaders, strengthen and expand jobs by building on existing economic assets and improve attractiveness and quality of life of their hometowns. Lt. Gov. Sue Ellsperman offered her congratulations via YouTube video announcement, saying she’s a strong proponent of growing rural Indiana. Continue reading
Knox Community High School senior and WKVI programming intern Makayla Dillard is one of six Indiana Broadcasters Association Scholarship winners chosen from around the state from a field of 140 applicants. She plans to major in telecommunications at Ball State University.
“I want to be an on-air personality. My ultimate goal would be to be like Ellen DeGeneres and have a talk show, or maybe like Howard Stern, but not as vulgar,” she says.
Indiana State Police Superintendent, Paul Whitesell, recently announced the promotion of First Sergeant, James Strong, to the rank of Lieutenant to serve as the Commander of the Indiana State Police Post in Bremen. The Bremen Post covers Marshall, St. Joseph, Kosciusko, and Elkhart Counties. Strong earned this promotion through written testing and a competitive interview process.
