Knox residents may soon be paying more for monthly water and sewer service. A rate study done by accounting firm Umbaugh and Associates finds more money is needed to keep up with operating expenses, equipment replacement and infrastructure upgrades. Much of the infrastructure dates to the 1960s, according to information presented to the Knox City Council last night. The rate study also finds Knox’s utility bills are among the lowest municipal rates in the area. Continue reading
WKVI Hosts Successful Benefit for Tom Berg
The force was strong Saturday night as community members turned out to a benefit for WKVI morning show host (and Star Wars fanatic) Tom Berg. He was recently diagnosed with State 4 cancer. Proceeds from the station’s 1950s-60s night at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center will help him pay his medical expenses. Continue reading
Knox Business Acquires Additional Space
A Knox business is poised to expand after acquiring property adjacent to its current location. Continue reading
Unfair Labor Practices Cited Against MPI in Monday Pickets
Employees were in front of MPI on Monday to protest what they believe are unfair labor practices at the company.
Picketers say they got into the picket lines after the company allegedly changed several conditions of their work without first negotiating though did not specify the changes.
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Knox Cheerleading Squad Heads to Regional Competition
A local cheerleading squad is once again on its way to competing on the national level. Continue reading
Knox Man Faces Sexual Misconduct with a Minor Charges
Formal charges are pending against a 30-year-old Knox man accused of having sex with a juvenile. Officers from the Knox Police Department arrested Charles A. Dixon on Friday, Oct. 23 following an investigation prompted by an Oct. 19 report to the Department of Child Services. Continue reading
Starke County Chamber Announces Shricker Honoree
A longtime Starke County Extension Home Economist is the winner of the 2015 Henry F. Schricker Award. Named for the former governor and Starke County native, the award is given annually to a resident who embodies Shricker’s credo of service before self. This year’s committee, comprised of Starke County Chamber of Commerce representatives and former Schricker Award winners, selected Melba Shilling as the honoree. Continue reading
Jim Shilling Remembered
A past winner of the Henry F. Schricker Award and numerous other honors and accolades was laid to rest yesterday. WKVI’s Ed Hanserl remembers his friend, Jim Shilling.
Ed Hasnerl will share more memories of Jim Shilling with WKVI News Director Mary Perren on tomorrow’s Kankakee Valley Viewpoints public affairs show. It airs at noon CDT on K99.3 WKVI and can also be streamed live on our website.
Benefit Scheduled Tonight for WKVI Morning Show Host
Put on your poodle skirts, slick back your hair and enjoy music and festivities from the 1950s and 60s for a good cause tonight at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in downtown Knox. The WKVI staff is hosting a benefit to help our morning show host, Tom Berg, pay for medical expenses associated with his ongoing cancer treatment. Continue reading
Knox Residents Reminded of Leaf Burning Ban
Leaf burning is not allowed within the Knox city limits. A no burn ordinance has been on the books for several years. Now that leaves are falling, city officials want to remind citizens and make sure they know their options. Continue reading
Doctors Move Office Location
The IU Health Primary Care offices in Knox have moved to a new location. On Monday, the medical offices completed their move to 104 E. Culver Road, Suite 102. That’s the medical office building behind IU Health Starke Hospital. Continue reading
Knox School Board Discusses Insurance Options
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Knox School Board Discusses Insurance Options
The annual expense and coverage of the Knox School Corporation’s property and casualty insurance programs were reviewed last night for board members by Mark Aldus for the Educational Service Center Risk Funding Trust (ESCRFT). It’s a cooperative self-insurance program service for some 40 school systems in Indiana. Area schools already in the insurance co-op include Argos, Plymouth, South Central, Eastern Pulaski, the JESSE Cooperative and several others. At the next board meeting the current carrier will make its presentation for renewal of coverage. Continue reading
Knox Covers Reimbursable Blight Elimination Costs
The Knox City Council approved a loan of money from the city’s share of the county economic development income tax (CEDIT) fund to cover costs of trying to clean up the city. Knox received a Blight Elimination Grant from the state to purchase vacant, dilapidated and condemned homes from willing sellers and is in the process of doing so. Continue reading
Respiratory Therapist Offers Tips During Healthy Lungs Month
October is National Healthy Lungs Month, and a local respiratory therapist has some tips for keeping your lungs in shape. Continue reading
Starke County Historical Society Seeks Schricker Memories
Did you know Governor and Mrs. Schricker?
The Starke county Historical Society is asking everyone who may have known the former Governor or members of his family, to share stories with them. Continue reading
Starke County Highway Announces Bridge Restriction
Plymouth Man Jailed in Starke County Robbery, Beating
A Plymouth man faces a pair of felony offenses in Starke County following the recent robbery and beating of an elderly Knox man. An officer from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office was called to the IU Health Starke Hospital emergency room Wednesday, Oct. 7 after Sisco Wireman was brought in after an apparent assault. The people who drove him to the hospital said a fight had taken place at a home in the 100 block of East 500 South. Continue reading
Knox Water Department to Continue Hydrant Flushing
Fire hydrant flushing in the City of Knox will continue through Friday. Continue reading
Food Pantry Emerges Victorious in WKVI Sports Bet
Starke County residents who need a hand up are the big winners in the good-natured bet between WKVI’s Nathan Welter and Mary Perren over the outcome of the recent Knox v. North Judson-San Pierre football game. Since Nathan is a graduate and Knox and they lost, part of his payoff was hosting an hour-long food drive at Heartland Markets in North Judson. Manager Ray Wadja kept a donation can at the register as well for a week afterward. Continue reading
KVREMC Employees Install Reflective Signs in Starke County
First responders in Starke County will have an easier time locating several homes thanks to the efforts of Kankakee Valley REMC employees. They spent the second annual Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day installing reflective mailbox signs. Continue reading
