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A regular commissioners’ meeting Monday evening turned into a spatting of words with the commissioners.
During the meeting, commissioner Bud Krohn Jr. exchanged some heated discussion with Pulaski County Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer and also fellow commissioner Larry...
The Winamac Town Council will begin metering the fire department for water use as the town attempts to find out why the water loss is so high.
During a regular town council meeting on June 13, council members approved to purchase a meter for the fire department.
Water and street superintendent...
Monterey Town Council members continue to slowly move forward with the sewer upgrade project as they resubmit new paperwork to the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA).
Shawn Cain, a Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) grant administrator, said there has to be a change...
A joint session with the Pulaski County commissioners and council to discuss the renovations of the courthouse had the two groups in disagreement.
The session began with those in the audience who wanted to speak having a chance to voice their concerns. At the time some held their tongues because...
A house fire in Francesville claimed the life of one man and caused injuries to another on June 9.
One resident of the two-story home was able to escape the fire with injuries to the feet. The 65-year-old man was transported to the hospital and later taken to a second hospital.
A second occupant...
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The Town of Winamac Board of Parks and Recreation accomplished quite a lot during their first official meeting including electing officers and discussing the community pool.
On June 2, the board of Jon Chapman, Chris Schramm, Courtney Poor and Brad Zellers met to officially establish the board by...
Monterey residents are waiting to see what happens next as they watched the collapsed downtown building be cleaned up last week.
A portion of the Sportsman’s Bar and Grill collapsed on April 23, 2015, and was partially torn down for safety reasons. Since then little has been done with the building...
West Central School Corporation board members welcomed a new board member and made the tough choice of reducing the teaching staff during a regular meeting on June 2.
Before the board tackled any agenda issues, they welcomed new board member Amanda Sharpe. Sharpe was appointed by the school board...
Medaryville Town Council members faced a room full of residents as they approved the ordinance that forbids livestock in the town limits.
During a meeting on May 25, the council approved Ordinance 2016-05-01 regarding keeping of livestock within town limits forbidden. The council has worked on...