The National Weather Service has once again extended the flood warning for the Kankakee River at Davis Route 30. It is now set to expire Monday evening. Last night at 8 o’clock the river was holding steady at 10.8 feet. Flood stage there is 10 feet, and minor flooding is occurring. The river is expected to fall below the flood stage around 7 p.m. Sunday. At 11 feet, flooding of secondary roads near the river begins.
Superintendent Greg Briles said the teacher’s association agreed to add the day to the end of the school calendar and the board approved that recommendation.
“March 12, the day that we missed, will be made up on June 4 which will be finals day and the last day for students,” explained Briles. “Our teachers’ last day will be June 5 and graduation will be Friday, June 6.”
Briles added that this solution would best fit the corporation out of all of the options made available by the state.
The board members are expected to discuss a number of topics including consideration of school services agreement with The Crossing which is an alternative school. A presentation of the curriculum by the CEO of The Crossing, Rob Staley, was held March 6 at the Knox Community School Corporation where two members of the Oregon-Davis School Board were present, along with High School Principal Tim Pletcher and Superintendent Greg Briles. Continue reading
The team is expected to leave for Terre Haute today at 5:45 p.m. CT from the high school parking lot. Athletic Director Greg Estok encourages you to get there early to cheer on the team and to witness a balloon release. Supporters will gather in the parking lot.
The Oregon-Davis School Board discussed this very topic and Superintendent Greg Briles said some days will need to be added to the end of the school calendar.
“We did have school on Monday, Feb 17 but we missed on Feb. 18, unfortunately, so we’re going to add three days to the end of the school year,” explained Briles. “We’re going to be going to school on Friday, May 30; Monday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 3. The last day for students will be June 3, teacher record’s day will be June 4 and graduation will be June 6 at this present time.”
Superintendent Greg Briles said the township has some specific plans for the property.
Communities throughout the WKVI listening area are experiencing problems with frozen pipes due to the deeply frozen ground and thick snow cover. The best way to avoid frozen pipes is to open a faucet to trickle water and leave it open until further notice. The towns of Knox, North Judson, Halmet, Winamac, Medaryville and Culver have all asked us to share that information with listeners. Even though the weather is expected to warm up within the next week, it’s going to take time for the ground to thaw. Please leave water running until further notice. Many communities have agreed to adjust bills so customers will not have to pay for the increased consumption. Customers need to contact their municipal utility company or town hall to request those adjustments.
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A handful of Knox residents are without water as a result of the sustained cold temperatures. Knox Water Superintendent Todd Gardner tells WKVI News a total of 19 residences, including two that are not occupied, mainly in the Parkview Heights area, are experiencing frozen water lines. “The water mains are shallow in that area. What’s happened is the ground’s turned into a block of ice around the water main, so when our customers turn their water off it’s only a matter of minutes and their service freezes up,” Gardner explains. ” When their service freezes up and it travels out into the mains, there’s nothing we can do to thaw them back out. What we’re asking is people to keep their water turned on and running to keep from freezing and also keep the mains from freezing. Running water won’t freeze, so we’re trying to get the point out. One of the problems we have is when it’s 20 and sunny everyone thinks they can turn their water off because it’s not going to freeze, but the problem is under ground three feet.” Continue reading
According to Hamlet Fire Chief Bob Goetz, the late-night fire was contained to the bedroom of the home on Davis Street. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and the state fire marshal will be on the scene later today.
The Hamlet Fire Department was assisted by the Knox-Center Township Fire Department and the Koontz Lake Fire Department.
The Grovertown man whose body was discovered in a ditch near his home Monday was not the victim of a homicide. Starke County Coroner Kris Rannells tells WKVI news he’s awaiting preliminary autopsy results on 26-year-old Isaiah Lincoln Grounds in order to confirm his cause of death. Grounds was last seen on Monday, Dec. 9 at the Grovertown Truck Stop, and his wrecked car was reportedly found abandoned nearby. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office issued a missing person’s alert for Grounds on Thursday, Dec. 12. Rannells says the initial pathology reports will be available next week. The autopsy was conducted yesterday.
Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts said the judges returned with their information and found that the decorations at Keith Ham’s residence, at 310 W. Davis Street, as the winning display. Ham’s neighbor, Charles Windbigler, at 308 W. Davis Street, was a close second while Mark Weldon came in third place with his display at 505 E. Oak St.
Ham will receive $100 for his outdoor Christmas display, Windbigler will get $75 and Weldon $50.
Misty Carey’s display at 600 W. Davis St. was named honorable mention.
A search and rescue team with search dogs has not yet turned up any clues as to the location of a missing 26-year-old Grovertown man. Isaiah Lincoln Grounds has been missing since Dec. 10, having been last seen at the Grovertown Truck Stop before his vehicle was found wrecked in Grovertown. Grounds was nowhere to be found.
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation has considerable room for improvement when it comes to following school safety protocol. School and law enforcement officials put their response to the test yesterday with an unannounced exercise involving an off-duty state trooper dressed in street clothes attempting to get into the high school. He walked in through a door in the shop area that was propped open and strolled around the school for a few minutes before a teacher notified the office and a lockdown notice was issued.
One person died after a two vehicle accident on U.S. 30 just east of 600 E. in Hamlet this morning.
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call about the accident just before 10 a.m. After an investigation, officers found that a westbound semi and trailer had crossed the median and entered the eastbound lane and struck the SUV.
During that time, residents with outdoor Christmas displays are urged to light those displays to be part of the contest. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told WKVI that residents don’t need to register for the contest; you just need to make sure your outdoor display is in working order during the time of the judging.
The officials will give the address to the clerk-treasurer and she will send a check to the residences for the top three displays. The winner will receive $100, second place will get $75 and third place gets $50.
