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Eastern Pulaski Community School Board members hired Dara Chezem as the new superintendent Monday evening.

Eastern Pulaski welcomes new superintendent

Eastern Pulaski Community School Board members welcomed a new superintendent during a regular meeting Monday evening. The board hired Dara Chezem after months of discussion, preparation and interviewing of applicants as part of the hiring process. Chezem is the assistant superintendent of...

Winamac wallops Gary Roosevelt

The pingpong balls fell Winamac’s way when the sectional pairings were released, drawing the winless Gary Roosevelt in the opening round Friday night. The Panthers came into the contest off a 41-12 loss to River Forest for the team’s ninth loss of the season. The 12 points were the most they had...

Mr. Frank Grunwald, survivor of Auschwitz, along with his wife, Barbara, pose for a photo with the Winamac Community High School cast of the 2019 fall play, “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank.” Photo by Sophie Dickinson

Holocaust survivor inspires Winamac Community High School students

“In school, we learn about the Holocaust and what happened, but it is truly different hearing from someone who was actually there,” commented junior Carson Bennett concerning a field trip held Friday, Sept. 6, to attend a seminar held by Holocaust survivor Mr. Frank Grunwald. This field trip...

Winamac Community High School names top graduates

Winamac Community High School is pleased to announce its top two graduates for the 2018-19 school year. Jennifer Budd, daughter of Dave and Karen Budd, has been named the valedictorian and Jillian Brumm, daughter of Bryce and Lori Brumm, is the salutatorian. Budd is a member of the National Honor...

Eastern Pulaski hires new staff members

Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation board members met Monday evening to discuss hiring a new teacher and a high school secretary. Board members held a special meeting to hire a new family and consumer science teacher, a new high school secretary and a new varsity volleyball coach. The...

Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation Superintendent Dan Foster gave Jeremy Tucker a Warrior shirt. Tucker was hired as the new high school principal.

EPCSC board hires new high school principal

The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation Board is moving ahead with the hiring of a new high school principal. School board members approved to hire a new principal during a regular school board meeting Monday evening. Current Winamac Community High School Principal Rick DeFries announced...

Three Winamac athletes to become Hall of Fame inductees

The Winamac Athletic Council is proud to announce the Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The three new members will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Jan. 25, when the Winamac Warriors host the West Central Trojans. The induction ceremony will begin after the boys’ junior varsity game,...

Laura Scheffer has joined the team at the Pulaski County Journal and The Independent. She can be reached Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 574-946-6628 or by email at sales@pulaskijournal.com.

Journal staff welcomes new sales representative

The staff of the Pulaski County Journal and The Independent is excited to welcome a new member to the team, Laura Scheffer. She joins the newspapers with more than a decade of customer service experience and has been part of a sales team and account management. Scheffer can be reached Monday...

More than 300 Winamac Community High School students and faculty march in silence from the school to the courthouse carrying banners representing each veteran from Pulaski County that served in World War I.

Local schools honor veterans, past and present

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...