The Center for Disease control said that Indiana is one of the three worst states for overdose fatality reports because of inconsistencies in the way coroners test and fill out death certificates. In an effort to improve that reporting, the Indiana State Department of Health’s Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention launched a toxicology pilot program that works with coroners and allows them to order either a basic or more comprehensive panel. Continue reading
Identity of June Fire Victim Released
New Starke Coroner Inducted in Short Ceremony, Monday
Starke County inducted a new Coroner on Monday afternoon.
Dannie Hoffer, Jr. was elected to serve in the position after members of the Starke County Democratic Party precinct committee made the selection, last week. Hoffer, Jr. was one of four candidates vying for the position.
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Starke Dems Tap Hoffer for Coroner Position
The Starke County Democrats have elected a new Coroner.
A caucus was held Wednesday night at the VFW in Knox to select a new candidate for the job. Filling the position during a special caucus was needed following the resignation former Coroner Adam Gray – who cited personal and professional reasons behind the move.
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Starke Dems to Caucus September 23rd
The Starke County Democratic Party will caucus to find a new Coroner a little later this month.
A vacancy was created when former Coroner Adam Gray stepped down, citing professional and family reasons for the decision. Starke County has partnered with Jasper County in the interim to continue providing the Coroner service.
Three Candidates Have Filed for Starke County Coroner’s Seat
Starke County Dems Move Coroner Caucus in Face of 10-Day Requirement
The Starke County Democrats will have to wait a bit longer to find a candidate to fill the role of Coroner.
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Starke County Coroner Resigns, Interim Sworn-In
Starke County is now working to find a permanent replacement for Coroner Adam Gray.
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Autopsy Findings Released for Victim of Salvage Yard Accident
Forty six year old Brian Lehiy died of injuries that were consistent with positional traumatic asphyxiation when a car fell on him while working at the salvage yard. Lehiy was an employee of the business where the incident occurred Wednesday.
