The Starke County Historical Society is offering its supporters a shot at owning a piece Hoosier history. They’re raffling off the Indiana 200th Statehood Shotgun and NRA Indiana Hunting Tradition Rifle next month. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the New Museum Building Fund to help with renovation expenses for the former medical office building on South Heaton Street in Knox. Continue reading
Two Knox residents are in critical condition after a single vehicle crash in LaPorte County, Friday afternoon.
Knox Mayor Dennis Estok’s assistant will be a full-time city employee. The council Tuesday night approved his request to amend the salary ordinance to reflect the shift from part to full time for that position and take it from 20 to 37.5 hours per week.
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Starke County’s new surveyor is settling into the job. Bill Crase was recently chosen by Democratic Party leaders to replace Dennis Estok, who was elected back to the Knox Mayor’s Office. Continue reading
The Indiana Department of Transportation is making it a little easier to keep track of its projects taking place in the near future. INDOT has launched an online, interactive tool featuring a map of the state. Continue reading
State fire investigators assisted local fire departments with 549 investigations in 2015. These took place in 88 counties around the state. Continue reading
The Oregon-Davis School Board this week unanimously approved a contract for their interim superintendent. Continue reading
A Knox man was airlifted to a South Bend hospital after being struck by a car last night in front of the BP Station on U.S. 35. Knox Police Chief Harold Smith says the crash happened just after 7:30 p.m. Continue reading
The Knox City Council has taken another step toward raising municipal utility rates. Members Tuesday night approved water and sewer rate increase ordinances on second reading. Continue reading
The weather station at the Starke County Airport should be back in service in the near future. It stopped reporting local weather conditions a few months ago, causing current conditions to be left blank on the National Weather Service website and some local weather reports. Continue reading
School corporations are waiting for guidance from the state before trying to assign too much meaning to the 2014 ISTEP scores released last week. They showed a decline of roughly 20 percent statewide over the prior year. Oregon-Davis Interim Superintendent Jim Dermody calls it a “fluid situation.” He intends to dig deeper into the local data and present a full report to the school board in February. Continue reading
Starting today, the Starke County Clerk’s office will be closed for an hour each day to accommodate staff training. It will occur between noon and 1 p.m. each weekday through Jan. 29th. Continue reading
The City of Knox will have a community splash pad by Memorial Day. Adding that amenity to Wythogan Park was one of Mayor Dennis Estok’s main priorities. He discussed the plan in greater detail with the city council Tuesday night. Continue reading
It takes a bit more pay to support a family in Starke County than some of the surrounding areas.
That’s according to data in a report released by the Indiana Institute for Working Families. A team of researchers from the University of Washington helped develop the standard which attempts to define salary levels for residents to attain self-sufficiency.
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Indiana’s elected representatives in Congress are providing their opinions on this week’s State of the Union address.
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The Oregon-Davis School Corporation has a new school resource officer. Continue reading
The Hamlet Town Board met last night with a new member, Connie Bailey, who replaced Frank Lonigro Jr. in the November election. David Kesvormas was re-elected Town Board President. Re-appointed were Martin Bedrock, attorney; Frank Lonigro, town marshal; Fred Rowe, street superintendent; Henry Ruiz, Water and Waste Water Operator; Connie Bailey, KIRPC representative; and Brian Earnest, Starke County Development Foundation representative.
A state lawmaker whose district includes part of Starke County is not seeking another term in office. Sen. Jim Arnold, D-LaPorte, says in a statement he is stepping down to spend time with his wife and family. Continue reading
The City of Knox has a new police chief. Mayor Dennis Estok last night appointed Harold Smith to that position. He replaces Clint Norem, who served under Mayor Rick Chambers. Continue reading
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation has the option to utilize e-learning days in the event of inclement weather or other circumstances which force the cancellation of traditional classes. Continue reading
