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Winamac Town Council hires officer, appoints new chief

Winamac Town Council members have chosen the next police chief and also decided to hire a new officer. Winamac Police Department Sgt. Mark Hoffman will be the next chief of police and Alec Berger will be the rookie of the department after a special meeting of the council held on Feb. 19. All of...

Medaryville looks at new engineering company for water tower project

Medaryville council members are looking at saving money and dismissing one engineering company for another is the start of it. Council members held a special session before a regular session on Feb. 21. During the special session, council members discussed a new water tower with Commonwealth...

EPCSC plans to spend $2 million on asphalt, concrete project

The Eastern Pulaski Community School Board has approved to spend more than $2 million on the asphalt and concrete project that could begin as soon as next month. The decision was made during a special meeting held Monday evening to spend $2,371,025 to replace and repair almost all the concrete and...

The National Weather Service predicted the Tippecanoe River would crest at 15.16 feet above the flood stage during the weekend but locals may argue that the level was closer to the 15.7 feet that was the flood stage on March 14, 2009. In January of 2008, the river flood stage reached 15.03 feet.

Flooding mimics 2008, 2009 record levels

Pulaski County commissioners and council members are discussing the possibility of moving some of the county offices to offer better security and safety to employees. Currently, the basement of the justice center is used for storage, a small training area for police officers, a morgue and the information technology department office.

Council considers moving circuit court to justice center

Security at the Pulaski County Courthouse has been a topic of discussion for public officials during the past couple of years but little has been done to address the issue. What has been done involves a lot of ideas of how the courthouse could be better secured but those ideas haven’t been...

Winamac Police Chief Mike Buchanan announced that his retirement will be effective July 1.

Winamac Police Chief announces retirement

Winamac Police Chief Mike Buchanan announced he will soon be retiring during a regular Winamac Town Council meeting Feb. 12. Buchanan announced that his retirement will be effective July 1. Buchanan suggested the council begin to think about hiring another officer, especially if the council...

West Central awards bids for renovation, new roof

West Central School Corporation board members have awarded two bids for the school renovation projects and work could begin as soon as spring break. School board members met, during a special meeting on Feb. 15, to hear a recommendation of bids for the roofing project and the securing of entrances...

Pauper counsel causing financial woes for county

Providing pauper counsel to those who are indigent and facing criminal charges is causing financial woes for the county. Pulaski County Commissioners and council members recently heard how dire the situation is as it is only the second month of the year and one court is already asking for...

Francesville discusses possibility of parks board

The idea of creating a parks board to receive grant funding that might not be available without the organization of it was discussed at a recent Francesville council meeting. The idea of a parks board was brought to the attention of the town council after it was discussed by the UpTown Project...

County pay raise causes wage debate

Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer asked for clarification from the county council after his office was short-changed a pay raise. Origer approached the council, during a regular meeting Monday night, about the 1-percent pay raise that he understood...