Nancy Wellman from Mae Engineering appeared before the Starke County Council members last week to discuss the CF-1 paperwork originally denied by the council.
Continue readingStarke County Council Approves CF-1 Paperwork for Mae Engineering
Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program Continues
Starke County Auditor Rachel Oesterreich updated the commissioners last week about the progress of the Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program.
Continue readingStarke County Council Starts Looking at Funds to Budget the Sheriff’s Department Retirement Fund
Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin is looking to fund the retirement line item in the budget for 2021.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Discusses Community Services of Starke County
Community Services of Starke County Treasurer Mark Rippy presented a brief update of operations to the Starke County Commissioners last week.
Continue readingMeal Delivery Continues in Starke County
The need for the Starke County Government Mobile Food Program has decreased, but the program is still available to those who are elderly, unemployed or quarantined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue readingStarke County Highway Superintendent Reviews Budget, Funding
Starke County Highway Department Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler anticipates a sharp reduction in state funds in the next three months.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Approve Partial Use of Stimulus Funding
The Starke County Commissioners approved the use of stimulus funding to pay invoices for personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased by the Starke County EMS Department and the Starke County Health Department.
Continue readingStarke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program Limits Delivery Days
The Starke County Commissioners agreed to cut back on deliveries to two days a week for the Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program beginning May 18.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners See Great Need with Meal Delivery Program
The Starke County Commissioners are seeing the overwhelming need of the Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program.
Continue readingStarke County Recorder Asks to Admit of Title Searchers in Annex Building
Starke County Recorder Mandy Thomason asked the Starke County Commissioners last week if title searchers could be admitted into her office to conduct work.
Continue readingGrants Awarded toward Starke County Government Food Delivery Program
Starke County is the recipient of two grants to assist with the Starke County Government Food Delivery Program.
Continue readingStarke County Government Food Delivery Service Program Accepting Monetary Donations
The Starke County Government Food Delivery Service Program is helping many Starke County residents who are in need of assistance in response to COVID-19. Residents who have the means to do so can donate toward the program.
Continue readingStarke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program Gets Tremendous Response
The Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program is off to a robust start.
Continue readingStarke County Employees to Participate in Good Deeds Day
Starke County employees will be participating in Good Deeds Day for an entire week leading up to the official observance.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board Forms Vote Center Study Committee
Efforts to bring vote centers to Starke County continue. A proposed vote center plan failed to get the required unanimous vote from the county election board on four separate occasions. But there’s still a chance a plan could be implemented in time for the May primary, according to Deputy Clerk Colleen Hodge.
Continue readingStarke County Park Board Denies Rent Credit for Bass Lake Campground Electrical Upgrades
Starke County will not help the operator of the Bass Lake Campground with the cost of electrical upgrades. After six months of discussion, the county park board voted Tuesday to deny a request to deduct the $7,800 cost from the operator’s rent payment. The project would have increased the electrical capacity in the back half of the campground, to accommodate newer RVs.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Agree to Employee Health Incentive Program
Employees of Starke County government may see some incentives if they respond positively to a wellbeing program.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board Member Questions Board’s Authority to Cut Its Own Pay
The Starke County Election Board’s authority to withhold its own pay is being questioned by one of its members. On Monday, the board voted two-to-one not to pay its members for 2020, if the board failed to approve a vote center plan to keep this year’s elections on-budget. Board Member Harrison Fields cast the opposing vote.
Continue readingStarke County Sheriff Proposes Part-Time Pay Phase-in Policy
The Starke County Council members considered a proposal by Sheriff Bill Dulin concerning a pay phase-in policy for part-time staff members at the Starke County Justice Center.
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