A School Resource Officer (SRO) may soon be walking the halls of the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation thanks to an upwards vote from the Winamac Town Council to proceed pursuing the matter. Chief Campbell said that Lieutenant Austin would be assigned to the school during the school year...
The Winamac Town Council held a public hearing before their regular session on Monday, May 9 to hear comments about the recommended upgrades and extension of its water and sewer infrastructure to the Tippecanoe State Park and the Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area (WFWA). The goal of the proposed...
The Winamac Town Council made the decision at a regular meeting on Monday, May 9 to donate to both the American Legion and the VFW for the purchase of flags for Memorial Day. The council unanimously passed a motion to donate $500 to the VFW and $250 to the American Legion to help with the purchase...
Winamac Police Chief Tyler Campbell came before the board to introduce new hire Shelby Pickens to the council. A $2,500 bid for cemetery mowing was also unanimously approved by the Winamac town council at a regular session held on Monday, March 14. The approved bid was one of two bids that were...
The Winamac Town Council unanimously agreed to enter into talks with engineers to see the possibilities of adding a stone surface to connect the Panhandle Pathway and the Tippecanoe River State Park. As explained by chairman of the state park access committee Fred Kasten, the Friends of the...
A tax abatement for the company Standard Integrated Solutions was approved at a recent Winamac Town Council meeting on Oct. 11 to further assist them in purchasing robotics as well as hiring new employees. Standard Integrated Solutions, with the abatement, is planning on investing roughly $1.7...
Town marshal Tyler Campbell noted that there were not a lot of changes made since he updated them last at the previous meeting, however, he did tell the board about a recent meeting with human resources about buying officers' years of service. That meeting determined it would be too expensive for...
The COVID-19 policy was brought up by councilwoman Judy Heater who felt the matter needed to be discussed again in light of a recent resurgence of cases in the county. Currently, town employees get five sick days a year. President Murray made a motion to direct all town employees to use their sick...
It appears heightened police coverage is needed at the Winamac Town Park due to a steady flow of river floaters. This, along with the potential adoption of a new cemetery plot software, were discussed at a recent Winamac Town Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 9. Winamac town marshal Tyler Campbell...
According to the Winamac Town Council meeting on Monday, July 12, the Winamac Police Department is going to be continue to pass out warnings and eventually fines to those who have continued to violate the town's golf cart ordinance. At the meeting, council president Tom Murray brought up that he...