According to an announcement from Round Lake Cemetery in Knox, it is holding its annual clean-up soon.
Continue readingRound Lake Cemetery announces annual clean-up
City of Knox awarded over $500,000 from Community Crossings Matching Grant program
Knox Mayor Dennis Estok announced yesterday that the City of Knox has been preliminarily awarded $514,640 from the Community Crossings Matching Grant 2026-1.
Continue readingKnoxtoberfest to take place this Saturday
KNOX – The City of Knox will be holding their Knoxtoberfest celebration this upcoming Saturday, October 4th, with no shortage of festivities throughout the day in downtown Knox.
Continue readingCity of Knox Trick-or-Treat date change; Trunk-or-Treat details
KNOX – According to an announcement from Knox Mayor Dennis Estok, the City of Knox Trick or Treat night has been changed from Friday, October 31st to Saturday, November 1st from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Continue readingKnox Mayor’s Report from August 26 City Council Meeting
Knox Mayor Dennis Estok shared his Mayor’s report at the August 26th Knox City Council Meeting, and has also kindly shared that report with WKVI. The Mayor’s report is as follows:
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Special Meeting Minutes from July 18th
The Starke County Commissioners held a special meeting on July 18th, and the minutes from that meeting, kindly provided Starke County Auditor Michaelene J. Houston, read as follows:
Continue readingMiddle School Students Visit Kankakee Valley Broadcasting
Groups of students from both North Judson and Oregon-Davis Middle Schools visited Kankakee Valley Broadcasting on Monday to learn more about radio broadcasting and all that it entails.
Continue readingStarke County Park Board to Meet Tomorrow
There will be a Starke County Park Board Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday May 13th, at 6pm at the Annex Building 1, located at 53 East Mound Street in Knox.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners to Meet April 7th
There will be a regular meeting of the Starke County Commissioners on Monday, April 7th.
Continue readingStarke County Sheriff’s Office to Offer Women’s Basic Handgun Safety Course
The Starke County Sheriff’s Office has announced that they will be holding a Women’s Basic Handgun Safety Course.
Continue readingConstruction to Begin on U.S. 35 Bridge in Knox
The U.S. 35 bridge over the Yellow River in Knox will undergo a re-decking construction project beginning Monday, April 30th.
During construction, travel will be restricted to one lane at a time. A traffic signal has been stationed on both sides of the bridge to control the flow of traffic. The traffic signal will be operational beginning today.
Blankenship Charged with Theft
The Porter County Prosecutor has filed one count of Theft against Knox resident William Blankenship III. Prosecutor Brian Gensel said that more charges could be filed once all of the reports from the investigation come into his office.
Blankenship allegedly drove a Kouts police car away from the Family Express in Kouts Tuesday night. Kouts police Sgt. Dave Johnston placed a handcuffed Blankenship into the back seat of the police car and left the car to gather evidence in Blankenship’s vehicle. Blankenship then got into the driver’s seat of the police vehicle and drove away from the scene. The vehicle was found wrecked and submerged in a ditch in LaPorte County on Wednesday. Blankenship had been on the run since Tuesday and finally turned himself into police Thursday night.
Blankenship Surrenders
The Knox man who reportedly stole a Kouts police car has surrendered to police.
William Blankenship III surrendered to two Indiana State Police troopers from the Lowell Post last night. Master Trooper Kevin Murphy assigned to the U.S. Marshall Task Force and Senior Trooper Jerry Michalak assigned to the FBI Task Force met Blankenship and his family at a residence in Knox where he surrendered. Cooperation from his family members made his surrender possible.
Blankenship was taken into custody and is incarcerated in the Porter County Jail.
Kouts Police Car Found, Knox Man Remains at Large
William Blankenship III, 22, of Knox, remains at large, after he allegedly stole a police car Tuesday night, wrecked it and put it into a ditch.
Blankenship was under arrest by Kouts police on drug related charges following a traffic stop at the Family Express station at the intersection of State Road 8 and State Road 49 in Kouts. The arresting officer placed Blankenship in the back seat of the patrol car while the officer took inventory of Blankenship’s car. It was then when Blankenship allegedly got into the driver’s seat and drove from the scene.
Starke County Police Remove 12 Dogs from Knox Residence
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident involving alleged neglected dogs.
According to officials at the Sheriff’s Department, a resident called police on Friday to report that her neighbor is neglecting her dogs. There were dogs inside the residence and no one had been around for days. A couple of days later, police received a call from a resident stating that her dog had been stolen and she believed her neighbor took the dog and sold it in Chicago. On Sunday, police went to the residence at 2230 East and 150 South in Knox, owned by Joanne Coronado. Officers obtained a search warrant and found 12 dogs inside the residence. They were removed from the premises and were released to the custody of the Starke County Humane Society. The health department was also called to the scene and after an investigation, condemned the residence.
Andy Howes Returns Home
Chief Warrant Officer, Andy Howes, returned to Starke County yesterday 41 years after he left for the war in Vietnam.
Howes left Hawaii yesterday morning in a trip that ended in Knox at 8:10 p.m. last night. Hundreds of people turned out along the way home, especially in Knox.
Accident Slows Traffic on US 35 in Knox
Officers from the Knox City Police Department were called two a two vehicle accident Thursday morning on US 35 in Knox. It appears that a motorcycle in the southbound lane was attempting to turn left into Advanced Auto Parts and a car hit the rear of the motorcycle. Injuries were reported at the scene. Individuals were taken to the hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Continue reading
Tri Kappa 50 Year Celebration Held in Knox
Forty members of Tri Kappa gathered at the Knox Community Center on May 14th to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Zeta Eta Chapter in Knox. One of the thirteen charter members, Judith Brooke, attended as a special guest.
Sandy Hansen, past Chapter President, presided at the celebration. She introduced other guests: Sue Crisman, past Council President, who came from Crown Point; Jenny McBride, Province XII Officer, a member of the Westville Chapter, and Lori Jacob, a past Province XII Officer from Walkerton. Other guests, former members of the local chapter, came from Kentucky and Michigan, as well as Selma, Plymouth, LaPorte, Culver, Walkerton, and Monticello in Indiana. Many friendships were renewed.
Fire Causes Damage to Sibo’s Grill
The Knox-Center Township Fire Department was called to a fire at Sibo’s Grill, north of Knox on U.S. 35 shortly after 2:00 a.m. this morning.
According to Fire Chief, Kenny Pfost, an electrical issue started the fire in the facility. The building was not a total loss, but it did suffer extensive heat and smoke damage. Thousands of dollars in damage was done to the facility.
Knox Resident Injured in Motorcycle Accident
Corey Czarnecki, of Knox, is resting in a Chicago Hospital today after a Tuesday night motorcycle accident that occurred in LaPorte County.
Czarnecki was riding his motorcycle on County Road 600 North when a dog suddenly darted in front of him. The police report stated that when Czarnecki hit the brakes, he left a 13 foot rubber skid mark and the bike traveled 120 feet before coming to rest. The owner of the dog, Dawn Scott, said she saw the dog run toward the road. When she ran to the site of the accident, she found Czarnecki laying on the side of the road.
