The checkered flag has dropped on the first Moving Starke County Forward Healthy Challenge Series goal. Participants were charged with notching 250 exercise miles from May 11th through the 29th. The theme is NASCAR, so the first goal was billed as the Daytona 250. Participants lapped that and then some, logging more than 700 miles. Continue reading
IU Health Starke Hospital’s investment in the youth of the community has earned them recognition from the Starke County Youth Club. Executive Director Irene Szakonyi presented IU Health Starke Hospital President Craig Felty the Aim High Award in recognition of the hospital’s top pledge of $5,000 during the recent radiothon. The daylong fundraiser on WKVI raised $41,000 for the club. It provides after school and summer enrichment programs for students from Knox, North Judson-San Pierre and Oregon-Davis schools at sites throughout the county. Continue reading
Community Services of Starke County received a generous donation thanks to a group compassionate horseback riders called the Freedom Riders. Over Memorial Day weekend, the group traveled from one end of the county to the other, passing through each cemetery on route. Continue reading
A sure sign of summer vacation in the Kankakee Valley is the switch from weekend-only to seven-day-a-week movies at the Melody Drive-In at Bass Lake. Owner Fred Heise says the new schedule goes into effect tonight. Continue reading
The 4-H Fairgrounds will be covered with goats this weekend.
Around 15 exhibitors, mostly from Indiana, will be showing pygmy goats. The event will take place Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday morning in Hamlet.
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The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office says Starke County had the highest voter turnout in the state during the May municipal primary election.
Connie Lawson released her office’s Voter Turnout Report earlier this week, indicating 12-percent of the 2.6-million eligible voters cast a ballot in the Hoosier State.
Starke County’s bridges are in good shape overall, according to a recently completed inspection. Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler says no new bridges were deemed structurally deficient. Repairs are continuing on the bridges identified three years ago. Continue reading
The town of North Judson cannot finalize a grant application for water system improvements until they get enough completed income surveys from local residents. Town officials are applying for funds to rehabilitate the two water towers. First the town has to meet the income threshold outlined in the grant criteria. Continue reading
It is finally June! You know what that means, it will officially be summer soon. We all know some extra vitamin D can chase away those winter blues but you must be aware of the potential adverse effects exposure to the sun can have on you. Continue reading
The North Judson Mint Pageant is an opportunity for girls and boys ages 5 through 19 to showcase their personality and regional pride. Continue reading
Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin is looking for a new jail commander to run the new $15 million facility. Continue reading
Good news! The decision, last night, to refinance the Knox school system’s pension bond will save an estimated $185,000 for taxpayers over the life of the bond, according to Superintendent A.J. Gappa. Continue reading
Warranty and maintenance information for the recently completed Starke County Justice Center will soon be just a few key strokes away. Representatives from the Skillman Corporation are collecting warranty and maintenance manuals from the contractors and subcontractors involved in the project. Continue reading
Getting an early jump on your Independence Day celebration could prove costly if you live in North Judson. Town Marshal Doug Vessely reminds residents fireworks can only be legally discharged on June 29, 30 and July 1-3 from 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset; July 4 from 10 a.m. until midnight and July 5-9 from 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset. Continue reading
The National Weather Service has extended until Saturday the flood warning for the Kanakakee River at U.S. 30. At 10 last night the stage was 10.7 feet and rising. Flood stage is 10 feet. Continue reading
The Starke County Commissioners should have a better idea of revenue estimates after they meet this evening. Auditor Kay Chaffins will share a report with them, along with fund balances. Continue reading
Representatives of the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association met with local historians last week in LaPorte to develop a coordinated plan for the development of a Lincoln Highway “byway.” The “byway” is the route U.S. 30 took when it was first developed in 1913 and then rerouted in 1928. The 1928 update of the highway (old U.S. 30) brought it through Hamlet and Grovertown in northern Starke County.
Farmland owners will enjoy significant tax relief in 2016 thanks to action by the Indiana General Assembly. Senate Bill 436 freezes the base rate for farm ground at $2,050 per acre. That’s 15-percent less than the rate announced last December by the state Department of Local Government Finance. Continue reading
The cause of an early Friday morning fire that destroyed an abandoned house in downtown Hamlet is under investigation. Continue reading
A Knox woman is jailed in Starke County after sheriff’s deputies attempting to serve a warrant reportedly found drugs and paraphernalia. Continue reading
