Culver Work Session May Extend Sidewalk Snow Removal to Commercial District

culverThe Town of Culver may consider snow removal from the sidewalks of some commercial businesses in the near future.

Business representatives asked the Town to consider implementing the service after it was noticed that the downtown merchants often scoop their sidewalks at different points in the day. The inconsistent snow can obstruct pedestrian traffic.
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Higher Wages Suggested To Cover Starke County Residents’ Basic Needs

  
 

It takes a bit more pay to support a family in Starke County than some of the surrounding areas.

That’s according to data in a report released by the Indiana Institute for Working Families. A team of researchers from the University of Washington helped develop the standard which attempts to define salary levels for residents to attain self-sufficiency.
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Culver Continues Search for New Park Director in Face of Building Renovations

Lake Maxinkuckee beach in Culver
Lake Maxinkuckee beach in Culver

The search for a new Park Director hasn’t slowed down efforts to rehabilitate the park lodge in Culver.

Right now, applications are being accepted for the position – which was vacated at the end of 2015 by Marc Hayden. He unexpectedly accepted a position as an aquatics instructor with a school corporation in St. Joseph County.
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