The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will be in Starke County on Wednesday and Thursday this week for food distribution events.
Continue readingFood Distribution Events Scheduled in Starke County
Food Bank to Hold Drive-Through Distribution at HealthLinc in Knox Friday
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will be back in Knox tomorrow, October 1. HealthLinc is sponsoring a drive-through food distribution from noon to 2:00 p.m. CDT, according to the food bank’s website. It will be held at HealthLinc at 104 East Culver Road.
Continue readingStarke County Sheriff’s Office to Add Deputy, Social Worker, Thanks to Grant Funding
The Starke County Sheriff’s Office will be able to add a full-time deputy and social worker, thanks to grant funding obtained by Healthlinc.
Continue readingStarke Commissioners to Discuss EMA Position, Hear Request for Prosecutor’s Office Position
The Starke County Commissioners will continue discussing the vacant Emergency Management Agency director position, as well as a new investigator position for the Prosecutor’s Office this morning.
Continue reading55 N.J.-S.P. Staff Members Vaccinated in On-Site Clinic
Fifty-five North Judson-San Pierre teachers and staff members took advantage of an on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic Monday. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said during Tuesday’s school board meeting that she was happy with the turnout.
Continue readingEligible North Judson-San Pierre Employees to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Monday, March 15
Eligible North Judson-San Pierre Corporation employees will receive a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15 in a partnership with HealthLinc.
Continue readingFood Bank to Hold Drive-Through Distribution at HealthLinc in Knox Friday
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will hold a drive-through distribution in Knox tomorrow, November 20. It will take place from 10:00 a.m. to noon CST at HealthLinc Community Health Center at 104 East Culver Road, according to the food bank’s website.
Continue readingFree Food Distribution in Knox Today
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will host a mobile food distribution event today (July 24) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT at HealthLinc, 104 E. Culver Road, Suite 106 in Knox.
Continue readingMultiple Residents Assisted with Recovery Process Thanks to Starke County Mobile Response Team
The Starke County Commissioners were provided with an update about the Mobile Response Team when they met for their first meeting of 2020.
Continue readingStarke County Mobile Response Team in Full Operation
After two weeks of training, members of the Starke County Mobile Response Team are ready to respond to calls.
Continue readingStarke County Mobile Response Team Begins Training
Members of the Starke County Mobile Response Team started training this week in order to help victims in overdose situations.
Continue readingStarke County Government Leaders Table Mobile Response Team Positions
Members of the Starke County Council and Starke County Commissioners heard information about grant funded representatives for a Mobile Response Team.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Registration This Week
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is holding registration this week. Registration for the coming school year will take place tomorrow and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the junior/senior high school.
Continue readingAttend HealthLinc’s Scare Away Cancer Event For a Chance to Win Prizes & to Learn More about Screening Options
HealthLinc in Knox will be the site of today’s ‘Scare Away Cancer’ event.
The event will run from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. HealthLinc Representative Angie Garner said there will be snacks and giveaways at the event. An introductory product that will be included in the giveaway is the coffee enema, the coffee enema has many benefits for our bodies, and learn about coffee enemas by visiting their website. . She also noted that officials from MedWise and the American Cancer Society will also be onsite.
Garner said that people will receive a small gift when they have a cancer screening done today or if they order one to be done. Continue reading
Water Fountain, Children’s Book, T-Shirts Donated to Oregon-Davis School Corporation
Oregon-Davis High School’s athletic facilities will get a new water fountain, thanks to the Hamlet Lions Club. “The Hamlet Lions Club is donating a lion fountain that we will be placing out by our soccer field/track area,” says Superintendent Dr. Don Harman, “and we hope to install that in the springtime.”
SCCF Grants Awarded Year-Round, Funds Still Available for Interested Non-Profits
This year the Starke County Community Foundation eliminated deadlines for their grant applications which allows them to accept applications and award grants all throughout the year. Nearly $23,000 of community grant money remains available to Starke County non-profits who submit grant applications to the SCCF.
So far this year, the SCCF has awarded more than $284,000, with around $12,000 going toward community grants. The foundation is looking to award the remaining $22,900 by the end of 2017. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis Cuts Ribbon on Telehealth Center
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation’s new telehealth center is up and running. It allows sick students to be seen remotely by a licensed health care provider without leaving school, thanks to an agreement with HealthLinc.
The Starke County Community Foundation Awards $5,000 to Local Non-Profits
For the first time this year, The Starke County Community Foundation has adopted an open grant-cycle meaning that grant applications will be accepted and awards will be given year-round. $5,000 worth of grants were recently distributed to several local non-profit organizations. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis Telehealth Center Ribbon Cutting Tonight
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation will cut the ribbon on its new “telehealth center” this evening. The new facility will let O-D students be evaluated remotely by a nurse practitioner in Knox, thanks to an agreement with HealthLinc. Continue reading
Oregon-Davis To Add Telehealth Center
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation hopes to improve the health of its students and reduce the number of sick days. Continue reading
