Preliminary discussions continue to take place between the Knox School Corporation and a company called Wellness for Life.
During Monday night’s School Board meeting, representatives of the company presented plans to reopen a health clinic in a classroom at Knox Schools.
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If you could lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity by implementing exercise into your daily regiment, why wouldn’t you? What if I told you aside from improving your health, you could also potentially win prizes, feeling more motivated? Moving Starke County forward is a local initiative that lasts all summer long, aimed at getting members of the county up and moving. Continue reading
The continued rains have left many area farmers up a creek, so to speak. Starke County Emergency Management Agency Director Ted Bombagetti told the county commissioners last night many have sustained significant losses as a result of standing water. He adds it will be too late for them to replant by the time their fields dry out. Bombagetti has made a formal request for “saturated soil” assistance to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and is waiting for a response. Continue reading
The Knox Board of Works revisited the bids for street paving and changed contractors during a special-called Monday morning meeting. City officials say the initial low bid from E&B Paving does not include enough asphalt to take care of the required 2 inch overlay on Lake Street to handle drainage issues. Continue reading
Motorists traveling between Knox and LaCrosse on State Road 8 will need to find another route for the next couple months. Continue reading
The Knox Board of Public Works will discuss street paving bids during a special-called Monday morning meeting. Last week they opened bids from three companies for work on Lake, East and Potter Streets and Myrtle Court. The paving bids are the lone item on the agenda for Monday’s 9:30 a.m. meeting at city hall.
A fugitive who fled from a Starke County Sheriff’s Deputy after a traffic stop yesterday caused the confusion about whether Knox High School was on lockdown. Continue reading
The Knox Fireworks Committee is still raising money to offset the cost of the annual Independence Day weekend show. The next fundraiser is a dinner tomorrow (Saturday) evening at the Downtown Depot restaurant from 5 until 7 p.m. Continue reading
Sandra Lee’s Studio of Dance has put on nearly four decades of recitals. This year’s 37th annual show includes a variety of dances performed by students of all ages. Continue reading
Despite rumors on social media, the Knox School Corporation says there was not a lockdown of the High School on Thursday.
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The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana of Ivy Tech Community College is looking for innovators throughout the seven-county region they serve. Officials visited Kemin Industries in North Judson yesterday as part of a seven-county call for nominations tour. The Kemin-Lambert Spearmint Team was the 2013-14 recipient of the Chanute Prize for Team Innovation. Local grower Ed Lambert partnered with Kemin Industries after learning about their aspirations to make a natural food additive during a spearmint growers convention. Continue reading
If you’re unsure about how to properly dispose of something, chances are you’ll be able to unload it at the Starke County Environmental Management facility this weekend. The hazardous waste collection event is located at 3835 East 250 North in Knox and runs Friday, June 12 from 3:30 until 5 pm and Saturday, June 13 from 8:30 am until 1 pm. This service is being provided free of charge to Starke County property owners only. Continue reading
Knox residents can have yard sales on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20 without applying for permits from the city after action Tuesday night by the council. They agreed to schedule a two-day city-wide yard sale during the Harvest Festival. Continue reading
Following weekend storms in Starke County, the clean-up process will now begin.
Officials with the National Weather Service were able to confirm an EF-1 Tornado touched down in western Starke County. Wind speeds were estimated at a maximum of 95 miles per hour.
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Knox has earned the dubious distinction of being the poorest town in Indiana. The financial news website “24/7 Wall St.” compared the median household income of communities to the average in their state. According to their figures, Knox has a median income of $30,300, compared to $48,248 statewide. Continue reading
Neglected and abused children across Starke County are frequently removed from their homes because their parents cannot or will not properly take care of them. The Starke County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program provides those children with caring volunteers who serve as a voice and guiding hand in the court system. Continue reading
American flags that may have seen better days will be retired this weekend in Knox.
The VFW Post 748 is asking the public to bring their worn flags to an annual ceremony on Sunday. The service will be dedicated to retiring American flags that have lived past their usefulness.
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Starke Circuit Judge Kim Hall has taken a plea from an attempted murder defendant under advisement. Benton Christopher Howard, 42, is accused of critically stabbing Brandon Davidson at a home in the Parkview Heights area of Knox on Nov. 30, 2014. Davidson was transferred from IU Health Starke Hospital to South Bend for treatment of a wound to his heart and lung. Howard is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with the incident. His plea is to a lesser battery offense. Continue reading
Four streets in the city of Knox are scheduled for paving but first things first, who will do it? The roads planned for paving are Lake Street, East Street, Potter Street and Myrtle Court. Three bids were on the table during the board of public works meeting called specifically for this item. The three companies under deliberation were Walsh & Kelly Inc., Rieth-Riley Construction Company and E&B Paving. Continue reading
Each of the polling sites for November’s municipal elections will have two electronic voting machines in place. Members of the Starke County Election Board say that will help speed the process and will also provide a backup in case a machine malfunctions. Continue reading
