Knox Community School Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the school board has reviewed the prepared budgets.
New Location for Knox License Branch
After being housed in a building at 307 Carlson Drive for many years, the license branch is now located in the strip mall directly north of the Christos restaurant and bears the address of 1919 S. Heaton St.
The Knox branch is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. While in-person transactions are not available on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, you may conduct license or registration transactions online at www.mybmv.com.
Knox Community School Board Gets Start-of-School Update
The Knox Community School Board heard an update on the progress being made to the start of school.
Superintendent A.J. Gappa said the administrators gave a building update and an update on the registration process.
“The teachers were in for two days of professional development on Tuesday and Wednesday of the current week in anticipation of the upcoming school year,” said Gappa. “Teachers will begin school officially on Monday and the kids will come on Tuesday, Aug. 13.”
Gappa gave an update on the maintenance projects performed at the school during the summer.
“They’ve been cleaning and taking care of all of the buildings. The parking lots were sealed and we did an area of paving between the bus parking lot and the west parking lot at the high school. All of those things that had gone on during the summer in anticipation of the upcoming school year was part of that report to the board.”
“Harvesting Our Future” Event Fills Void Left by Harvest Fest This Year
Knox Teachers Engaged in Professional Development
Professional development activities have been going on in the past couple of days at all buildings. Continue reading
Active Shooter Training Spotlighted by Knox Community School Board
“We wanted to focus on some school safety training before the school year started,” commented Bendicsen. “The Indiana State Police sponsored the training and they also collaborated with local law enforcement. We had about five counties represented, numerous schools and first responders.”
Shop with a Cop Event a Huge Success
FOP President Chris Kisela said the members were able to assist 61 Starke County children purchase new school clothes and school supplies. The event was held at Kohl’s in Valparaiso.
Each child got to spend $100 to $125 on new items for school.
Active Shooter Training Held at Knox Middle School
The Lowell Post troopers with the Indiana State Police held an active shooter training at Knox Middle School on Monday.
The Safe Schools/Active Shooter Training session was attended by 40 school administrators and troopers instructed school personnel on proper tactics for survival during an active shooter event. The purpose of the Safe Schools/Active Shooter session is to educate school administrators on how to properly respond to an active shooter situation and how law enforcement responds to an active shooter situation. The school staff was directed on what action to take to tend to injured students and to prevent the loss of life.
Troopers also conducted an active shooter scenario at the Knox Middle School using blank ammunition.
The Indiana State Police has been tasked to coordinate active shooter training with local school corporations throughout the state.
Starke Commissioners to Discuss Bass Lake Beach and Campground
Marshall County Commissioners, Knox Community School Board to Meet Today
Museum Director Linda Rippy will be before the commissioners with an update on activities and operations at the museum and the commissioners will discuss the 911 circuits contract with Century Link.
The public is invited to attend this regular meeting which begins at 8:30 a.m. ET and will be held in the commissioner’s meeting room in the Marshall County building.
Back to School Health and Fun Fair Set for Friday
Preliminary Autopsy Results Released in Starke County Plane Crash
The pilot whose single-engine plane crash landed at the Starke County Airport north of Knox Monday afternoon died of massive blunt-force trauma, according to the initial autopsy report. James A.W. Evans III, 68, of Stafford, Va. was en route from Virginia to Oshkosh, Wis. and was apparently stopping for fuel when his plane crashed at the south end of the runway around 3 p.m.. He suffered massive head, neck, chest and internal injuries, according to Starke County Coroner Kris Rannells, who says a final autopsy report will be made after histology and toxicology tests are complete.
Starke County Coroner Releases Plane Crash Victim’s Name
The pilot of the single-engine plane that crash landed at the Starke County Airport Monday afternoon has been identified. James A.W. Evans III, 68, of Stafford, Va. appeared to die instantly, according to Starke County Coroner Kris Rannells. An autopsy is scheduled later today to confirm his cause of death. Evans was en route from Virginia to Oshkosh, Wis., stopped in Knox for fuel and crashed at the south end of the runway around 3 p.m.. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
WKVI Sponsoring Red Cross Blood Drive Today
Fundraiser Set for Drew Shearin Music Scholarship
Drew Shearin was a popular music student at Knox Community High School when he was killed in a single vehicle accident east of Knox on State Road 8 in October 2011 at the age of 17.
Walorski Joined by Chairman Lucas in Roundtable Discussion in Knox
Plane Goes Down at Starke County Airport
Personnel from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department and the Knox-Center Township Fire Department are on the scene of a fatal plane crash at the Starke County Airport.
The single-engine plane was coming in on the south end of the runway and went down at approximately 3 p.m. Sheriff Oscar Cowen said that the male pilot is deceased but could not elaborate on any more details as the investigation continues.
Knox Water Woes Brought Before Board of Public Works
A proposal by the Knox water department superintendent will soon go to the council, after superintendent Todd Gardner told the Knox Board of Public Works that the water line going down State Road 8 east of the city is providing limited water to the area. With the upcoming construction of the new Starke County Jail facility near the intersection of State Road 8 and County Road 550 East, he said it’s imperative that the line be improved to ensure proper water service for that area.
Bass Lake Festival Adds Several New Events
Knox Board of Works Approves Storm Water Proposal for New Jail
The Knox Board of Public Works this week approved a request by the DLZ Corporation regarding storm water drainage at the new Starke County Jail site. DLZ representatives and a representative for the Starke County Commissioners made a proposal to expand the existing retention basin and add another basin behind the building. The storm water would not run into the city storm water system, but would make use of the basins and disperse naturally.
