Hamlet Renews Trash Pickup Contract
Trash pick-up for residents of the Town of Hamlet for the next three years will be supplied byRepublic Services of Culver. The town’s renewal agreement is with the company previously
known as Allied Waste. There will be no change in rates.
Starke County Election Board Looking Toward 2015 Municipal Election
The Starke County Election Board looked ahead to the 2015 Municipal Election when they met for the last time this year.
Since the population is below 3,500 residents, North Judson voters will participate in a town convention and will elect a clerk-treasurer and town board members in Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 3. Hamlet residents will also participate in a town convention and will elect a clerk-treasurer and town board members. Hamlet has only one Ward.
Good News for Job Seekers Surfaces out of the 2014 Workforce Summit
The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board hosted this year’s Workforce Summit in Merrillville. The most pressing piece of information to surface from this year’s summit was the state of Starke County’s unemployment rate. Continue reading
Hamlet Outdoor Christmas Decoration Contest Winners
Here are the winners of the outdoor Christmas decoration contest in Hamlet:
1st place: Keith Ham, 310 W. Davis St. ($100)
2nd place: Charles Windbigler, 308 W. Davis St. ($75)
3rd place: Bob Rowles, 109 S. Starke St. ($50)
Honorable mention: Lee Miller, Lot #32
Honorable mention: Darrell Pitts, 109 W. Indiana Ave.
Don’t forget to visit a bed store as we said before, you also want to decorate your room, holidays are here!
O-D FFA Teams Perform Well in State Competition
Back: (L-R): Emily Niles, Amanda Niles, Delaney Shively, Mr. Carlin, Bobby Pucel, and Audrey Crawford
Dalton Good not present
The Oregon-Davis FFA Crops and Forestry teams competed Saturday in state competition at Purdue University. The Junior High and Senior Crops Teams went through various studies of crops, weed plants, seeds and grain grading for an overall score. Continue reading
Generous Contribution Boosts Hamlet Fire Station Fund
Construction is underway for the new Hamlet/Davis Township Volunteer Fire Station. The building will be located just east of the Starke County Fairgrounds on County Road 500 North in Hamlet. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last month. Continue reading
Santa Claus is Coming to Hamlet
Santa Claus will be at the Hamlet Town Hall on Dec. 17 to meet and greet the little ones and find out what they would like for Christmas. The “Hamlet Christmas Social,” for Hamlet area families. is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the town hall. Light refreshments will be served and there will be gifts for the kids. Continue reading
Hensler Nursery Shares Christmas Spirit with Troops
Hensler Nursery is donating farm-grown Christmas Trees to U.S. troops and military families through Trees for Troops once again this holiday season. Last year more than 17,000 trees were delivered to 65 military bases in the U.S. and overseas. Continue reading
Hensler Nursery Ready for Big Weekend
The holiday season officially gets underway this Friday at the annual Christmas Fest at Hensler Nursery in Hamlet. Since 1953 Hensler Nursery has held this holiday tradition for families and tourists. Continue reading
Hamlet-Davis Township Fire Station Groundbreaking Scheduled
A ground breaking ceremony is set for Saturday in Hamlet for a new 9,300 square-foot fire house. While some ground has already been moved at the site, just east of the Starke County Fairgrounds on County Road 500-North, the “official” ceremony is set for 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. Construction is expected to start in the spring. Continue reading
Sysco Merger Could Put Starke County Site Back in Play
Houston, Texas-based Sysco Corporation’s planned merger with Rosemont, Ill.-based U.S. Foods could bode well for Starke County. Sysco bought 320 acres of land south of U.S. 30 in 2007 after announcing plans to build a redistribution center near Hamlet. At the time the company said the expansion would create 500 local jobs. The project stalled in 2009 due to the weak national economy. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver told the county council this week Sysco still plans to develop the site but has not announced a timeline for doing so. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis FFA Members Advance to State Competition
Members of the Oregon-Davis Future Farmers of America chapter are heading to state next month. All eight students who took part in the Area X Crops Judging/Forestry/Entomology CDE at at Plymouth High School on Monday qualified to advance to the state-level competition at Purdue on Saturday, Dec. 13. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis Adopts Balanced Calendar Concept
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is the first in the area to adopt the balanced calendar concept. The school board voted 5-to-1 in favor of the plan, with board member Lee Nagai casting the lone no vote. Continue reading
Starke County Schools Considering Balanced Calendar
The Knox and Oregon-Davis School Boards could vote tonight to adopt a balanced school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year, and the North Judson-San Pierre School Board will consider one when they meet tomorrow. A balanced calendar still features the state-mandated 180 classroom days. The school year starts earlier in August and includes longer breaks in the fall and spring. They can be used for either remediation for students who are struggling or enrichment for higher-achieving pupils. Continue reading
Bids Accepted for Hamlet-Davis Township Fire Station
The plans for the new Hamlet-Davis Township Fire Department building moved forward last night at a joint meeting of the Davis Township Advisory Board and the Davis Township Building Corporation. Construction bids totaling $665,681.00 from seven contractors for the $870,000 project were accepted. There is no re-bidding required. Continue reading
Hamlet Officials Hope to Sell Vacant Lot
The Town of Hamlet is offering for sale a vacant downtown property at the corner of Davis and Main Streets, east of the Rannells Funeral Home. The Town clerk has details for those interested in purchasing the property.
At its Wednesday meeting, the Town Board adopted a 2015 operating budget of $488,211.
Five residents have financially completed their 50-50 sidewalk replacement agreements. Construction is expected to start early next week. The Board plans to replace some of the sidewalk at the Town Hall entrance.
When the 3-man board convened as the Park Board it approved a $4,500 purchase of new playground equipment for toddlers.
Three Injured in U.S. 30 Accident
Three people were injured in a traffic accident on U.S. 30 at Knoll Brothers in Starke County this morning.
Starke County deputies conducted an investigation and found that a semi truck pulled out of the truck stop headed west on U.S. 30 when a driver in an SUV traveling in the same direction rear-ended the semi, according to witness accounts released in a news release by the sheriff’s department. The SUV rolled on its side. The SUV was pulling a wood chipper at the time of the accident. The semi was stopped four-tenths of a mile west of the scene on U.S. 30.
Oregon-Davis School Board Holds Discussion on Balanced Calendar
The Oregon-Davis School Board members discussed moving to a balanced calendar Monday night, but did not take action.
Superintendent Greg Briles said the board is considering several factors before they settle on a calendar.
Davis Township Officials Open Fire Station Bids
Bids submitted Monday for the construction of a new Hamlet-Davis Township fire department building were described by the Pyramid Architecture/Engineering and Construction representative as
“a lot better” than the previously submitted bids.
