The Tuesday morning fire that destroyed a detached garage at North Judson Police Chief Doug Vessely’s home started accidentally, according to an investigator from the state fire marshal’s office. Continue reading
Approval of four candidates for consideration for part-time employment with the Hamlet Police Department was the first order of business during Wednesday evening’s Town Board meeting. Officer Kyle Hinds has submitted a leave of absence. Continue reading
Fire hydrant flushing in the City of Knox will continue through Friday. Continue reading
Starke County residents who need a hand up are the big winners in the good-natured bet between WKVI’s Nathan Welter and Mary Perren over the outcome of the recent Knox v. North Judson-San Pierre football game. Since Nathan is a graduate and Knox and they lost, part of his payoff was hosting an hour-long food drive at Heartland Markets in North Judson. Manager Ray Wadja kept a donation can at the register as well for a week afterward. Continue reading
First responders in Starke County will have an easier time locating several homes thanks to the efforts of Kankakee Valley REMC employees. They spent the second annual Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day installing reflective mailbox signs. Continue reading
Part of the old jail building in downtown Knox will be converted into morgue space for the coroner’s office on an interim basis. The county commissioners have agreed to turn the attached two-car garage into a secured area for body storage and viewing. Eventually plans call for morgue space at the proposed new IU Health Starke Hospital building. Continue reading
The Knox City Council last night unanimously adopted a budget for 2016. As presented it’s $3.25 million, with $1.6 million of that funded by property taxes. Continue reading
The adoption of the 2016 budget is on the agenda for the Knox City Council meeting this evening. The proposed budget is for $3.25 million, with $1.6 million of that being funded by property taxes. It includes a two-percent raise for city employees. Continue reading
U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski honored Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning Director Ron Gifford during a speech last week on the House floor. It was part of Walorski’s “Who’s Who in IN-02” initiative, in which she highlights a local resident or business each week. Continue reading
Several supporters of the North Judson-San Pierre Schools general fund referendum say their yard signs have disappeared. Several were put out over the weekend and were apparently taken. Continue reading
There are a few appointment spaces available for photographs to be taken in the beautiful, historic home of former Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker on South Main Street in Knox.
Put on your poodle skirts, slick back your hair and enjoy music and festivities from the 1950s and 60s for a good cause on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in downtown Knox. The WKVI staff is hosting a benefit to help our morning show host, Tom Berg, pay for medical expenses associated with his ongoing cancer treatment. Continue reading
The Indiana Department of Transportation’s looking for snowplow drivers for this winter. Continue reading
Students from Starke County’s three high schools have an important message for their peers about the long-term consequences of their online activity. Prosecutor Nick Bourff is trying to raise awareness of sexting, cyber-bullying and other types of high-tech harassment that may not only cause pain and embarrassment but may also carry criminal consequences.He recently enlisted the help of students from Knox, North Judson-San Pierre and Oregon-Davis to get the word out.
Ancilla College officials recently announced plans to build a second residence hall on the Donaldson campus. Vice President of Admissions Eric Wignall says work on it will start as soon as the new student life center is finished.
“It’s going to be part coffee shop, part cafeteria, part kitchen facility, etc. The cool thing about the kitchen facility, the back of the kitchen, the back of the house, as they say, is a large kitchen prep area, and yes, we’re going to start offering culinary classes at some point.” Continue reading
Purdue Extension has a new 4-H youth development educator for Starke County. Continue reading
Enjoy a guided tour of the Starke County Forest on Saturday, Oct. 17. This is the first time since 2011, when forester Bruce Wakeland donated the 129-acres of land near the Starke/Marshall County line to the county in the form of a trust, that he’s showing members of the public around the property. Continue reading
Knox residents may notice discolored tap water this week due to scheduled fire hydrant flushing. Continue reading
Don’t panic if you see a lot of emergency response vehicles this morning in LaPorte County. Emergency responders from LaPorte, Starke and St. Joseph Counties are taking part in a large-scale training exercise. The scenario involves two simulated train derailments. Continue reading
The Starke County Community Corrections office is staying put until the old jail building in downtown Knox is renovated to accommodate them. Continue reading
