An increase in ambulance transfers has resulted in increased revenue for the Starke County EMS Department so far this year.
Continue readingStarke County EMS Reports Increased Revenue with Transfers
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet today where Sheriff Bill Dulin will present several ordinance amendments and additional ordinances for consideration. He stated previously that those ordinances will address noise, animals running at large, vicious dogs, false alarms, and the golf cart ordinance concerning open containers.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where newly elected Commissioner Bryan Cavendar will attend his first meeting alongside Kathy Norem and Charlie Chesak. They will reorganize and make 2019 appointments as the first order of business.
Continue readingStarke County EMS Transfers on the Rise
After seeing a sharp decline in revenue for Starke County Emergency Medical Services, Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie informed the Starke County Commissioners this week that revenue is swinging in a positive direction.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where IT Director Richard Franks and EMA Director J. Nier will update the board on the fire department radio communications issue and the Starke County First Responders. Also, they will talk about an invoice from J&K Communications for radios.
Full-Time Starke County EMS Positions to be Filled Soon
About 20 people have applied for the full-time positions available in the Starke County EMS Department.
Starke County Council Tables Request for EMS Transfer Unit
The Starke County Council members heard a proposal for a primary transfer unit to work out of Starke Hospital in Knox.
Starke County Commissioners Receive Update from EMS Staff
The Starke County EMS staff is learning how to use their new software.
EMS Director Travis Clary told the commissioners this week that they met with Health EMS officials on Friday to go over the new report writing software. The new software will allow the office to report required statistics to the state. The previous software was no longer compliant in this capacity.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight
Starke County Council Discusses EMS Reporting Software
The Starke County EMS Department will be getting new reporting software, as the current software is no longer able to keep up with required reporting statistics to the state.
Starke County EMS to Update Reporting Software
The reporting software for the Starke County EMS Department is getting an upgrade.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will receive an update from County Attorney Marty Lucas about the state statute governing loose dogs and dog bites. Commissioner Kathy Norem brought the idea of updating the county’s ordinance on loose dogs at a meeting in April after receiving several calls about unrestrained, vicious dogs.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will have updates from several departments when they meet tonight.
Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler will have a flood damage assessment update for the commissioners tonight along with other information from the highway department. EMS Director Travis Clary and Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie will provide an update as well as IT Director Mark Gourley.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin will discuss a job description for a part-time employee and request approval of a third K9 for the department. The job description was discussed with the Starke County Council members in January after they learned an employee was doing duties outside of the position for which he was hired. The job description should resolve the issue.
Starke County Commissioners and Council Discuss Hiring Two Full-Time Paramedics
Starke County may soon have two more paramedics on staff.
EMS Director Travis Clary and Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie discussed the need for two full-time paramedics with both the Starke County Council and Starke County Commission members Tuesday night. They explained that it is difficult to find part-time paramedics to work for the county and it’s even harder to get part-time people to work shifts when a full-time paramedic is not able to work a shift. Clary said he’s been picking up extra shifts to fill the void.
Starke County Ambulance Calls Still a Concern
The Starke County Commissioners remain concerned about the number of transfers by Starke County EMS personnel.
EMS Director Travis Clary reported to the commissioners on Oct. 2 that the percentage of transfers dropped from 35 or 25 percent to 10 percent in September.
Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie said the number of transfers were down to seven percent in October. Continue reading
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where an ordinance regarding off-road vehicles will be considered on first reading.
Now that the county was awarded a grant to update the courthouse elevator, the commissioners will review a proposal from the Skillman Corporation to move forward with the project. Continue reading
