Water Line Insurance Protection Not Endorsed by City of Knox

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Knox City Hall
Knox City Hall

The City of Knox is alerting you that a company that sells homeowners an insurance protection plan that covers the water line on their property is not affiliated with the City of Knox.

The City does not endorse or oppose this plan.

Officials at Knox City Hall says that the City of Knox is responsible for the water line up to and including the water pit. The water pit is the location where the shut off for your house and the water meter is located. If there is a water line break on the side of the meter closest to the house, that is the property owner’s responsibility.

Catastrophic Insurance Approved for Starke County Inmates

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Bridgett Markin of First Source Insurance and Sheriff Oscar Cowen came before the Starke County Commissioners yesterday to present an inmate catastrophic insurance proposal. By not having such a policy, the county was responsible for all catastrophic expenses incurred by inmates while incarcerated.

The policy selected came with $250,000 maximum coverage and $10,000 deductible. Sheriff Cowen said that many Indiana counties have this type of policy.

In the end, the commissioners voted unanimously to purchase the policy that costs $17,500 annually.

Starke County Commissioners Accept Insurance Policies

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Starke County Commissioners ( L to R ) Kathy Norem, Dan Bridegroom, Jennifer Davis

The Starke County Commissioners accepted the Property and Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurance policies as presented by First Source Insurance Agent, Bridget Markin yesterday. Markin said the loss ratio of 48% for the Property and Casualty was very good, but there would be an overall increase to the County of $12,017 in premiums because the company paid out $27,000 more in Workers Compensation claims than the cost of the insurance. The policies begin in July.

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Zhart Requests Inmates’ Assistance in Planting Trees

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Pulaski County Commissioners Tracey Shorter, Kenneth Boswell, Michael Tiede

The Pulaski County Commissioners were approached at their biweekly meeting on April 18 by Fred Zhart with the Winamac Tree Committee. Zhart requested approval of the use of inmates to help him dig holes to plant 28 trees this weekend.

Zhart told the commissioners that he has enlisted the assistance of inmates before, and he reminded them that he did not allow smoking or contact with other people while the inmates were assisting him. Zhart went on to say that inmates were not only grateful to get out and work, but when the returned to work they are much easier to manage.

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Pulaski County Health Department Unable to Provide for Medicaid After July 1

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Individuals covered under Medicaid or by private insurance will soon have a hard time finding health service in Pulaski County. Starting July 1, new federal guidelines state that the Pulaski County Health Department can no longer provide service to those covered under Medicaid if a Medicaid provider exists in the county, and individuals covered by insurance for vaccines can also no longer receive service from the Health Department.  Because the Health Department is not a Medicaid provider, and a provider does indeed exist in the county, the Health Department will be unable to render services to those individuals. They are currently looking into becoming a provider, but it can be a long process.

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Starke County Commissioners to Review Hospitalization Insurance

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Starke County Commissioners ( L to R ) Kathy Norem, Dan Bridegroom, Jennifer Davis

The Starke County Commissioners will be meeting at 4:30 this afternoon to review health insurance plans.  The three members have divided 5 quotes from various agents for review.  The bidders are:  Key Healthy Partners, First Source Insurance, Teachers Credit Union, The Healy Group  and First Choice Insurance Services.  After comparing cost and coverage the members will meet in an open meeting to select the company that will be the health insurance provider.