Spring property tax payments are due today. The Starke County Treasurer’s Office will accept cash, check or money orders. Taxpayers are urged to bring their statements along for faster service. Continue reading
Residents Ask Pulaski County to Pave 700 South
Residents of Pulaski County Road 700 South say they’re tired of living on a gravel road. Continue reading
Culver-Union Township Library to See Two-Percent Drop in Bond Interest Rate, After Refinancing
The Culver-Union Township Public Library has been successful in refinancing some of its debt. Continue reading
Local Fund Established for Fire Victims
A fund has been set up at First National Bank of Monterey to help a Pulaski County family who lost everything in a recent house fire. Continue reading
Treasurer’s Office Announces Tax Payment Locations
Starke County real estate tax payments are due Tuesday, Nov. 10. They can be paid in person at the treasurer’s office or dropped off at one of several local banks. Continue reading
Bank Robbery Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty
The Culver woman police say drove the getaway car when the main First National Bank of Monterey branch was robbed late last year was sentenced last week in Pulaski Circuit Court. Continue reading
Two Robbery Suspects Charged
The two suspects involved in an armed bank robbery at the First National Bank of Monterey on Monday afternoon have been formally charged in the incident.
The lead detective in the case, Scott Taylor from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, said Scott Freeman and Michelle Riley were charged in a probable cause hearing held this week.
Freeman, 34, of Winamac has been charged with Robbery and because the action involved a weapon, the classification of the charge was elevated to a Class B felony. He is being held in the Pulaski County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Riley, 29, of Culver has been charged with Aiding in a Robbery, a Class B felony. Riley is being held in the Pulaski County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Pulaski County
The man authorities say robbed the First National Bank of Monterey at gunpoint Monday afternoon and his alleged female accomplice are jailed in Pulaski County. Scott Randall Freeman, 34, and his girlfriend, Michelle Marie Riley, 29, both of rural Winamac, were arrested last night, according to Pulaski County Sheriff Mike Gayer. Officers from the Pulaski, Starke, Marshall and Fulton County Sheriff’s Departments and the Indiana State Police responded to the 1:30 p.m. call. Witnesses told them the gunman was wearing a maroon ski mask and a Carhart jacket when he entered the bank brandishing a long-barreled revolver and demanding cash. He fled north in a silver Chevrolet Impala without a license plate, according to witnesses. Investigators gathered statements and used surveillance recordings to identify the suspects. Formal charges are pending.
Bank Robbed in Pulaski County; Suspect on the Run
A bank in Pulaski County was robbed at gunpoint this afternoon around 1:33 p.m. ET, according to officials with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. The First National Bank of Monterey was robbed by an unknown suspect who left the scene in a silver Impala after flashing a gun and demanding money.
The vehicle was reportedly missing a license plate and the suspect is described as a 6’ white male with a maroon ski mask and Carharts. The bank manager lost contact with him near the T-intersection at Lake Langenbaum. He was reportedly carrying a pull-along suitcase.
If you have any information about this incident or have seen the suspect vehicle, call 911.
Knox City Council Discusses Refinancing Knox Community Center Bonds
The Knox City Council heard a report from Mayor Rick Chambers this week on a proposal to refinance the Knox Community Center bonds.
“John Julien from Umbaugh and Associates called the other day and he had mentioned this to Jeff (Houston) and I about a year ago,” explained Mayor Chambers. “The interest rates are down. The interest rates on our current loan is 5.5% and he thinks interest rates for 2.9% could be had if we put this out for bid. This loan will be paid off in 2019. Over the length of that loan, if we can bond for 2.9%, we would save $55,000. That’s a little misleading because we have $32,000 currently in an escrow account with First Monterey Bank. So, with the expense of redoing that bond and being able to use that $32,000 now, subtract the $32,000 from the $55,000 – over the course of this loan we’d be saving $22,000.”
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