There are a few vacancies on the WKVI tour bus that will head to Washington, D.C. in June.
“It’s the 14th-18th of June and you know we’ve got six seats available,” said Ed Hasnerl who will be leading the group on the trip. “We’ve had some folks who had to change their plans and they’ve canceled. Six seats have opened up. If you would like to go, let’s get those requests in.”
David Luttrell and Wyatt Hagerman, of Winamac, were arrested Friday after a traffic stop.
Officers from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department stopped David Luttrell’s car and found that he was operating a vehicle with a suspended Driver’s License. When the officer approached the vehicle, he reportedly saw a passenger in the vehicle attempting hide something in the back seat. Police asked the passenger, Wyatt Hagerman, to step out of the vehicle. The officer allegedly saw a spoon and a bright orange cap from a syringe protruding from the pocket of his jeans. Officers also reportedly found a plastic bag containing seven syringes.
13 cases of the measles have been reported in Indiana. The cases confirmed have been identified in Boone and Hamilton counties.
The Indiana State Department of Health continues to work with local health departments, health care providers and all organizations to identify additional cases of measles and to prevent further transmission of the disease.
After a 40-plus year career in health care administration work, Rick Mynark, the CEO of Pulaski Memorial Hospital, is planning to retire in 2013.
“Rick has been a pillar of the Pulaski County community for so many years it will be unusual to not see him behind his desk at the hospital,” said WKVI’s Ted Hayes. “The hospital board has begun a search for his replacement through a firm that includes Ken Stella who is the former President of the Indiana Hospital Association. This will be a nationwide search and the board hopes to have someone selected when Rick leaves his post.”
The Indiana State Police is urging you to ask for police identification if you are pulled over and approached by a person saying they are a police officer and they exit an unmarked police vehicle.
On Saturday, a female driver was followed by an unmarked black police-type vehicle and the driver used emergency lights to pull her over. The vehicle had red and blue lights mounted in the front window and the vehicle was occupied by two men. The driver said the pair flashed their so-called badges and said they were State Police. They said her vehicle came up suspicious and they wanted to search her vehicle. She exited her vehicle and the pair proceeded to steal money and other items from her. She attempted to call police and they took her cell phone from her.
A snow storm Friday night and early Saturday morning left varying inches of snow in Starke County. Anywhere from three to 11 inches fell depending on where you were in the county. Northeastern Starke County received the heaviest amount of snow, as a band stretched from lower Michigan into Indiana. The Starke County Commissioners issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for the area and pulled the snow plows at 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon and they resumed duties at 5:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The Commissioners have since lifted that Level 2 Travel Advisory.
A smoking ban for Indiana just might have a chance this year in the Indiana Legislature.
Governor Mitch Daniels has thrown his support behind the legislation this year. The House Bill gives bars an 18 month transitional period to adhere to the ban. Casinos would be exempt. Fraternal and veterans organizations would be exempt under certain conditions. Continue reading
The Pulaski Chamber of Commerce H.J. Halleck Award winner has been announced. Tom Murray, Sr. is this year’s recipient.
Murray, for many years, has gone above and beyond promoting Pulaski County in many ways. To hear his story, plan on attending the Chamber’s Annual Meeting/Recognition dinner on Thursday, March 8th at the Moss Creek Golf Club at 6:00 p.m. ET. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling Angie Ansach at (574) 270-0016.
Today is the last day to file for candidacy in the May Primary Election.
Several contested races have already surfaced for the Primary Election. In Starke County, Linda Belork and Kasey Clark, both Democrat candidates, have filed for Treasurer. Democrats Dan Bridegroom and Joseph Woods have filed for County Commissioner District 3.
The convenience of easily-purchased snacks and drinks is coming to more Pulaski County buildings, thanks to a pending contract with Canteen Vending. The courthouse, justice center, and county building will be outfitted with new glass-front Coke, Pepsi, and snack machines, and vending machines that already exist in other departments will be replaced by Canteen as well.
Deputy Auditor Carrie Wilson says that this agreement will bring a bit of money to the county through commission from the machines, and Canteen will provide maintenance for the machines weekly– a much better agreement than the county currently has, as the machines are rarely serviced which often proves problematic.
Mike Pence, a Republican candidate for Indiana Governor, will speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Pulaski County.
The Pulaski County Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 21st, at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Star City Community Building.
On Monday, Pence filed ballot petition signatures to run for Indiana Governor on the Republican ticket. He filed with 100 volunteers from every county in the state accompanying him to the Government Center in Indianapolis.
Pulaski County Maintenance Director Morry Demarco told the Commissioners this week that the bell and clock tower atop the courthouse is in pretty rough shape. According to Demarco, the tower is in need of being re-tuckpointed to reapply mortar between the bricks with an estimated repair time of up to four weeks.
A slight hiccup in the Monterey Bridge project has brought with it some extra cost—but not to Pulaski County. Jeff Larrison of United Consulting told the county commissioners this week that a small sliver of land along the riverbank slipped under their radar and must be acquired before the project to continue. However, because the parcel wasn’t appraised along with the other properties or included in the right-of-way engineering, an additional cost would be incurred.
Two North Judson residents were arrested Sunday after they were reportedly tearing up a resident’s yard on 750 North in Pulaski County.
An officer with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department responded to the residence. The owners reportedly had a run-in with Allen before and had buried 2X4 boards with nails sticking out of them in the front yard. Allen had allegedly showed up at the house, revved his engine and started doing donuts in the yard. The owners ran outside with a baseball bat and Allen exited his vehicle and they all exchanged words. Allen then reportedly got back into his truck and drove the truck toward the residents. They then called police.
The use of $20,000 for fuel, oil, and repairs was approved for the Recycling Transfer Station by the Pulaski County Commissioners this week. Ed Clark of the recycling center approached the commissioners requesting to use that amount from a grant they had received, because of the $28,000 the center had requested from the county council, they had only received $8,000—a steep cut.
A Winamac man was arrested Saturday on drunk driving charges after he showed signs of driving under the influence.
An officer from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department saw a suspicious vehicle and followed it for a while. The vehicle then turned into a driveway on Adams Street in Winamac but no one exited the vehicle. The officer watched the vehicle and it left two minutes later. The driver then approached the intersection of State Road 119 and Boyles Street and failed to come to a complete stop at the intersection. The officer conducted a traffic stop and after interviewing the driver, asked him to step out of the vehicle and began to conduct tests to see if the driver was impaired.
Another race has developed for the May Primary in Pulaski County.
Incumbent Republican County Commissioner, Michael Troy “Big Mike” Tiede will face Republican challenger, Larry L. Brady for the District 2 seat.
This is not the only Commissioner race on the ballot. Republican Incumbent Kenneth R. Boswell will have competition with Republican challenger, Terry L. Young in District 1.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security will be taking part in an earthquake drill tomorrow. The drill will be conducted throughout the United States.
You can register online at this website and you will receive information on how to plan a drill and how to tell others about earthquake preparedness.
Lawmakers are looking to end the manufacturing, distributing and use of synthetic drugs.
State Senator Jim Merritt has authored a proposal that would add more than 60 chemical compounds found in synthetic drugs like Spice and bath salts to the state’s list of illegal substances. He says his bill would also ban molecules similar in structure to those illegal compounds to prevent drug manfacturers from slightly changing ingredients and skirting laws in the future.
The land acquisition process has been completed for the Monterey Bridge project, and hopes are high for bids on the project to be let in spring. The project involves the construction of a new bridge to route traffic away from the Monterey Bridge, which is too small and unsafe for regular traffic but cannot be removed because of its historical nature.
