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After months of discussion and crunching numbers, the Pulaski County Council has approved a new salary matrix.
During a joint session on Monday before and after the regular county council meeting, council members again debated whether a salary matrix that includes raises for some employees would...
Firefighters are ruling the fire at 916 Agnew St. in Winamac, as having been set, according to Winamac Fire Chief Bill Weaver.
On Feb. 3 at 6:18 a.m. Winamac Volunteer Firefighters were called to the home after a neighbor saw smoke. Firefighters arrived on scene at 6:25 a.m.
On Feb. 4, state fire...
Former Pulaski County Sheriff Mike Gayer is pleading his innocence after an Indiana State Board of Accounts report was recently released and indicates that Gayer is to reimburse the county approximately $20,632.19 for missing equipment and the State of Indiana $6,005.15 for audit costs.
A special...
Rensselaer Police are asking for the assistance of residents as they are looking for a man who is considered armed and dangerous.
Police are looking for Derak S. Wireman, 21, who is suspected of shooting into three residences in Rensselaer. Wireman is 5’10” and weighs about 140 pounds. He has...
Two Pulaski County locals are returning home after spending several days in Baltimore where about 30 inches of snow fell.
Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Sheri Gaillard and Fulton County EMA Director Larry Hoover were two members of an incident management team that...
As the deadline for candidate filing winds down at noon on Friday, Feb. 5, only one county office is contested at this time.
Several town and county seats are up for election including county auditor, county recorder, county treasurer, county commissioner district 1, county commissioner district 2...
Disagreements regarding Indiana law and the new county Unified Development Ordinance ensued during a regular commissioners’ meeting as the commissioners appointed a new building inspector Monday evening.
The differences in opinion were not because of who they hired but because of the job titles...
According to a newspaper article dating to the 1870s it appears that the property at West Main and Logan streets in Winamac, has been an eyesore in the past. An article in The Democrat published on Oct. 31, 1872, states that an old log hut south of the depot “has finally come down.” It appears at...
Pulaski County Commissioners were quick to put to rest a rumor regarding Pulaski County EMS being sold.
During a regular commissioners’ meeting on Jan. 19, it was announced that the county will continue to provide EMS to residents.
Commissioner Larry Brady questioned EMS director Nikki Lowry if a...
Medaryville Town Council members used harsh words as they determined whether fines should stick to three properties.
During a regular meeting on Jan. 20, the council discussed if they should waive three citations. Letters were previously written to the property owners giving them 10 days to clean...