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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...

Winamac resident Sherry Fagner is in North Carolina helping coordinate food operations for shelters, emergency response vehicles and flooding victims.

Fagner serves North Carolina with Red Cross

As Hurricane Florence began to drench the Carolinas, Red Cross volunteer Sherry Fagner knew she would be receiving a call for deployment. What she wasn’t expecting was an invitation to join 21 people from seven Red Cross divisions that were picked to be part of a leadership team. Fagner was...

Francesville reviews proposed amendments to golf cart ordinance

Francesville Town Council members are now reviewing the proposed amendments regarding the golf cart ordinance of the town. During the past several meetings, the council has discussed making changes to the current golf cart ordinance to include side-by-side vehicles (UTVs). At a meeting on Monday...

Kingdom Kids Preschool/Daycare Ministry Kids spent the day riding bikes and having fun as they helped raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during their trike-a-thon on Thursday, Sept. 20. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Detective Jason Woodruff and deputy Tanner Prentice were on hand to give lessons on bike safety and help riders with their helmets.

Kingdom Kids celebrates helping others

No changes to golf cart ordinance

No changes will be made to the Winamac golf cart ordinance, at least not anytime soon. The Winamac Town Council has been discussing whether the cart ordinance should be amended to include side-by-side vehicles (UTVs). The proposed changing of the golf cart ordinance began a few months ago after a...

Winamac Community High School teachers Jeremy Wegner, Kevin Zupin and Gretchen Gearhart spoke with the school board Monday evening about a program at the high school to positively recognize students and staff.

Winamac high school gives a shoutout to students

Winamac Community High School was the first to be spotlighted at a regular school board meeting Monday evening. High school principal Rick DeFries introduced the school board members to a new program called the Student Shoutout Program. DeFries said the idea began during professional development...

Jury trial vacated for former sheriff

The jury trial scheduled for former sheriff Michael Gayer has been vacated during a final pretrial conference on Monday. On Sept. 14, Gayer’s attorney Bryan Cook filed a motion to sever the counts for the trial. They requested that counts 1-3, two counts of theft and official misconduct, be tried...

Parks board discusses tax to fund part-time help

To help the parks with a long list of maintenance and mowing the Winamac Parks and Recreation Board discussed how to fund a part-time employee. At a regular meeting on Sept. 6, parks board president Courtney Poor asked how the board could go about implementing a park tax. He would like to use the...

Francesville looking to invest in GIS mapping system

Francesville Town Council members are looking to upgrade their technology and invest in GIS mapping. Council members and town superintendents were recently given a demonstration as to how a GIS (geographic information system) can benefit the town, during a regular council meeting on Aug. 20. A...