STARKE COUNTY – The Starke County Community Foundation, a fund affiliate of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, is pleased to announce that the First National Bank of Monterey has made a generous $2,000 contribution to establish its own community fund.
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By Jacque Ryan
When I was around four years old, my mother moved my siblings and I from the busy hustle and bustle of Chicago, Illinois to the quaint and inviting community of Knox, Indiana.
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NORTH JUDSON – The Town of North Judson, the Starke County Community Foundation, and the Starke County Convention & Visitors Commission are reminding artists that the deadline to apply for Starke County’s first-ever countywide public art project is Friday, October 31, 2025.
Continue readingThe Starke County Community Foundation has awarded a $6,160 grant to Junior Achievement (JA) Serving Starke County, helping bring vital financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness programs to local students.
Continue readingWashington Township has been awarded a $15,000 grant to help purchase and install a Generac 48 kW automatic generator.
Continue readingThe Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) is proud to announce recent grant support for Intrepid Phoenix, a nonprofit organization helping individuals in recovery from substance use disorder through a unique combination of fitness and fellowship.
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WKVI recently reported that the Starke County Public Library System was awarded a $2,000 grant by the Starke County Community Foundation’s Ambassadors Club, to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Starke County.
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The 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application will be available August 1, 2025 through the Starke County Community Foundation.
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Last week, the Center for Energy Education hosted a Summer STEAM camp at the Knox Community Elementary School in partnership with the Starke County Youth Club. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Math.
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According to a press release from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, the Starke County Community Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to the Knox Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, based at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish.
Continue readingAccording to a press release from the Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF), they have awarded a $5,513 grant to McMillen Health through the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund to support in-classroom preventive health education for Starke County students.
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According to a press release from the Starke County Community Foundation, or SCCF, they have awarded a grant of $6,295.95 to Starke County Head Start to enhance classroom learning through the use of interactive technology.
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According to a press release from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, the Starke County Community Foundation’s summer scholarship applications are now open.
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According to a press release from the Starke County Community Foundation, or SCCF; they and Starke County Health Department are teaming up to host a series of Food Bank of Northern Indiana’s Mobile Food Pantry Distributions in underserved areas of the county this year.
Continue readingThe Hive, a local women’s giving circle started through the Starke County Community Foundation (or SCCF), is accepting video grant applications now through Monday, April 28.
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The Hive, a local women’s giving circle started through the Starke County Community Foundation, is accepting video grant applications now through Monday, April 28.
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The Hive, a local women’s giving circle started through the Starke County Community Foundation, is accepting video grant applications now through Monday, April 28.
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The Starke County Community Foundation scholarship application is available and due on Tuesday, February 11 at 3 p.m. CT. The application is entirely online and can be found at http://www.nicf.org under the Starke County tab.
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The Starke County Community Foundation is hosting a healthy mobile food pantry distribution in Hamlet Thursday, January 16.
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Residents and visitors of North Judson got a glimpse of the sun Monday, December 16 – despite the gloomy weather – with the installation of the Archway of the Sun. This new landmark marks the beginning of the “Our Solar System in Scale” (OSSIS) installation along the Erie Trail, a project designed to offer a unique blend of education, arts, culture, and exercise.
The Archway of the Sun, installed by Steindler Signs & Graphix, serves as the starting point for a multi-faceted project that was fully funded by the Lilly Endowment GIFT VII Placemaking Grant, awarded to the Starke County Community Foundation. The OSSIS installation is a scaled representation of our solar system, with the planets depicted at a scale of 1:355 million over several miles along the Erie Trail.
To explore OSSIS, visitors should begin at Main Street, just east of the Hoosier Valley Rail Museum in North Judson, and head east. The first four planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – are within an easy 1-mile round-trip walk from the Archway of the Sun. However, for those seeking to explore the farther reaches of the solar system, including gas giants like Jupiter and Neptune, a longer journey is required. Neptune, for example, is located over 8 miles from the starting point, making bicycle travel a more practical option for the extended trek.
The Archway of the Sun, along with the sun information sign, joins the planetary markers previously installed by Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services (OTES).
This project would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of numerous individuals and organizations. Special thanks are extended to Steindler Signs & Graphix, Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services, Martin Lucas for his inspiration and design, Bob Aloi and Territorial Engineering, the Prairie Trails Club, Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, the Town of North Judson, and all others who contributed to bringing this vision to life.
