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Final adjustments are being made to the courthouse elevator this month. The elevator will remain locked until the state inspection. Once the elevator passes inspection and is functional, the county commissioners’ meetings and county council meetings will again be held in the courthouse commissioners’ chambers.

Courthouse elevator to open Nov. 1

County officials are planning for the courthouse elevator to be in use the first of November, right on schedule. County maintenance director Jeff Johnston announced the elevator will be open after the state has inspected the equipment and his hope is that it will be done before the next month. The...

Winamac man missing from Vietnam War identified

U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. Richard W. Podell, missing from the Vietnam War, has now been identified. On June 9, 1967, Capt. Richard W. Podell, a navigator, along with two pilots, and three aircrew members assigned to 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, 7th Air Force were flying...

Former EMS director charged with six felonies

A former Pulaski County EMS director has been charged with six felonies as part of a much larger investigation that involves more than a dozen public officials. On Oct. 11, U.S. Attorney Josh Minkle announced that 15 people including former Pulaski County EMS Director Nikki Lowry were charged...

Following exceptional runs at the Culver Academy cross-country regional, Kate Collins and Ryan Huggler will represent Winamac at the New Prairie semi state Saturday.

Collins and Huggler advance to semi state

Runners invaded Culver Academy Saturday morning for the cross-county regional to take on a challenging and muddy course thanks to a Friday night downpour. Winamac came up short of its goal of advancing its boys and girls teams to the cross-country semi-state at New Prairie but did see Kate Collins...

The Winamac boys cross-country team finished third Saturday at the Logansport sectional and will race again at the Culver Academy regional. Running for the Warriors were Carson Bennett, Ryan Huggler, Henry Antrim, Cristian Cardenas, Jason Tankersley and John VonTobel.

Winamac teams move on to regional

The preseason and regular season of hard work paid off Saturday for both Winamac cross-country teams at the Logansport sectional. The Winamac boys team qualified for the Culver Academies regional following a third-place finish and the girls team advanced after taking the fifth and final spot,...

The Winamac girls cross-country team advanced to the Culver Academy regional with a fifth-place finish at the Logansport sectional Saturday morning. Members of the team are Kate Collins, Taylor Clark, Emily Rausch, Rori Blackman, Hannah Scott, Kingsley Kroft and Alexis Sheets.

Wuethrich heads to the cross-country regional

Saturday was a good day for West Central’s Camille Wuethrich. The junior qualified for the New Prairie regional after finishing 27th in the Rensselaer Central sectional. She finished the race in 24:55.25, earning another week running as one of the first 10 runners not on a qualifying team. The Lady...

BraunAbility expands operations with investment in Winamac, new Indianapolis office

BraunAbility is expanding its operation with an investment in its facilities in Winamac and the opening of a new global headquarters office in Indianapolis. This expansion is an important move towards fulfilling the company’s vision of shaping the future of global mobility transportation and...

A trailer fire at 607 Main Street in Medaryville was contained to a bedroom, Sept. 27, due to the door of the room being closed.

Trailer fire contained to bedroom

Medaryville firefighters were able to efficiently knock down the fire that could have quickly consumed the trailer. According to Medaryville Fire Chief Shaun Hauptli, the department was dispatched at approximately 11:50 a.m. when a passerby noticed smoke coming from the residence window that held...

Francesville, Winamac, county council elections top ballot

Elections for two town councils and one county council seat top the ballot for the general election on Nov. 6. The towns of Francesville and Winamac both have elections for seats while one of four county council seats is contested. Those who live in Cass Township are seeing a contested trustee...

Medaryville not happy with county enforcement of building codes or lack of

The Medaryville Town Council President and the town marshal have voiced their concerns regarding an unsafe building. Town marshal Dave Combs gave an update on monthly activities and how he is addressing two properties that have town ordinance violations during a regular council meeting on Sept. 19...