The Starke County Commissioners and the Starke County Park Board members will meet in a special joint session tonight to discuss matters about the Bass Lake Beach and Campground.
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Homebound Starke County residents may soon have easier access to routine medical care. EMS Director Travis Clary says he’s seeking up to $25,000 from the Indiana Department of Health for community paramedicine.
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Starke County has a new highway superintendent. Daniel Dipert was appointed to the position by the county commissioners Monday.
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The Starke County Commissioners will discuss a superintendent selection this morning. The county has been without a highway superintendent for the past three months, following the departure of Rik Ritzler. A plan for how to spend the county’s share of American Rescue Plan money will also be up for discussion.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners reviewed requests from the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Advisory Board when they met Monday night.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners received information on a request to vacate property submitted by Tom DeCola of Argento, LLC Monday night.
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The Starke County Commissioners were asked Monday night to rebid the Constellation of Starke projects.
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The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where County Attorney Marty Lucas is expected to update the board on the bid status with Constellation of Starke. Constellation of Starke was a finalist in the 2019 Regional Stellar Communities Designation.
Continue readingStarke County is looking for a new board of zoning appeals member. Auditor Rachel Oesterreich recently told the county commissioners that they still need to appoint someone.
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Six Starke County organizations are getting a funding boost for upcoming events. The Starke County Convention and Visitors Commission says it’s awarded a total of $6,400 in its first round of quarterly grants.
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More housing, new recreational opportunities, and additional medical and childcare facilities are a few of the investments local leaders hope to attract with Starke County’s Opportunity Zone. Much of the area north of Knox and south of U.S. 30 was designated an Opportunity Zone in 2018. The federal program offers tax incentives for investment in low-income communities.
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The Starke County Sheriff’s Office will be able to add a full-time deputy and social worker, thanks to grant funding obtained by Healthlinc.
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Starke County has a new emergency management agency director. Hannah Lueth has been offered the position, following the approval of the county commissioners Monday.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners will continue discussing the vacant Emergency Management Agency director position, as well as a new investigator position for the Prosecutor’s Office this morning.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners did not act on a request to vacate property submitted by Tom DeCola of Argento, LLC as a procedure needs to be completed before the commissioners will take action on it.
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Local officials are taking steps to raise awareness of the issue of child abuse during the month of April. The Starke County Commissioners last week approved a Child Abuse Prevention Month proclamation.
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Efforts to recognize Starke County’s “Space Tree” have gotten the approval of the county commissioners. The seed orbited the Earth on the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1988 and was planted on the northwest corner of the courthouse square in 1990. But Kathy Norem with Knox Main Street United told the commissioners Monday that there was never a marker until now.
Continue readingThe Starke County Council members gathered quite a bit of information about American Rescue Plan funding Monday night from Todd Samuelson, a partner with accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly.
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The Starke County Commissioners will consider a request for a new position in the Prosecutor’s Office this morning. The request is then expected to go to the county council tonight.
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