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Security of courthouse called into question

The closing of the courthouse doors and whether they are properly locked was called into question during the Pulaski County Commissioners’ meeting Monday morning. Pulaski County Maintenance Director Jeff Johnston said there has been an issue with the basement doors of the courthouse being locked...

Golf cart ordinance petition taken under consideration

A petition to change the Winamac golf cart ordinance, and a suggestion by the town manager to change the same ordinance, was taken under advisement by the town council on Sept. 11. The town council meeting began with public comment that addressed issues regarding rezoning of property, the Winamac...

Francesville Fall Festival celebrates 50 years

Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary placed wreaths at the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall that was assembled in Francesville during the fall festival last weekend, in remembrance and honor of those who served.

Wall of remembrance creates time for reflection

The somber sound of a bugle echoing through the downtown Francesville area could be heard indicating something bigger than those who had gathered at the festival on Friday was happening. The Francesville Fall Festival literally began with a bang of a firecracker just before a special ceremony was...

BraunAbility moves forward with security of facility

A lawsuit involving the Pulaski County Commissioners, BraunAbility and S&S Precast has been settled after several months of discussion. A lawsuit was filed against BraunAbility and the commissioners by S&S Precast after the vacating of CR 60 W., between SR 14 and CR 25 S., was formally...

Pulaski County Press welcomes new sales representative

The staff of the Pulaski County Journal and The Independent are pleased to introduce the newest member of the team, Carrie Intravaia. She joins the staff as the new sales representative. “I’m looking forward to meeting the residents of Pulaski County and doing everything I can to provide the best...

Winners of the Miss Tippy Teen Pageant were all smiles after the stress of the pageant was done. Those who participated in the pageant were Jill Zehner, Miss Congeniality Kaleigh Fritch, second runner-up Deanna Lewis, 2017 Miss Tippy Teen Olivia Gilley and first runner-up Alyssa Bailey. 2016 Miss Tippy Teen Grace Fleury congratulated the winners and helped present the awards.

Happy times at Monterey Days

Pulaski Superior Court Judge Crystal Brucker Kocher officially swore in Mike McClure as the new commissioner for District 3, Tuesday evening.

McClure chosen to fill third commissioner seat

The Republican Precinct Committeemen didn’t take long to decide who would be the next commissioner during a caucus on Aug. 29. The caucus lasted less than an hour and it took only two rounds for 12 of the 15 precinct committeemen to chose John “Mike” McClure as the next commissioner. “I was...

Patients will see an increase in comfort as the new Pulaski Memorial Hospital MRI unit is now available.

New hospital equipment better serves patient comfort, safety

Pulaski Memorial Hospital (PMH) staff are seeing a quick return in patient comfort in newly installed diagnostic imaging equipment. The upgrades of three major pieces of diagnostic imaging equipment, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine, CT (computed tomography) scanner and echocardiogram, are...

The sidewalks in the downtown area became the topic of discussion during a recent Francesville Town Council meeting.

Town council learns state of the downtown sidewalks

Francesville town employee Walter Craig gave a state of the downtown sidewalks address and the status was not a fair one. Craig recently spent time measuring the sidewalks in front of each of the downtown buildings. They were sectioned or labeled by what business they are in front of. He noted the...