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Councilwoman Sheila Hazemi-Jimenez presented a job description for a county human resources position during a regular joint session meeting on Monday, Aug. 12. She said she was proposing that the council and the commissioners consider having a human resources administrator for the 2025 budget. She...
The Francesville Town Council awarded the town's trash bid during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The sealed trash contract bids were opened at last month's meeting. Bids were received from three companies – Republic, On Point Waste Services and APEX. A decision was not made at that time,...
The Pulaski County Council passed a motion to fund the immunization nurse contract for the health department during a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 12. Director of Environmental Health and Foods Edwina Guffey explained that the immunization nurse is a contracted employee on an as-needed basis....
A new chapter will be starting soon for the Pulaski County Historical Society. In a couple of weeks or so, the empty lot next to Refined (110 N. Monticello Street) will begin to transform into the new home for many of the county's most prized historical artifacts. A groundbreaking ceremony was held...
Both the county commissioners and the county council approved the amendments to the Mammoth Solar and Moss Creek Solar economic development agreements during a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 12. MacKenzie Pierie was present at the meeting to represent the Moss Creek Solar Project. She explained...
The Monterey Town Council has officially given permission for the Monterey Days Festival to occur this year. Festival organizer Shauna Ross was at the meeting on Aug. 13 to present the town board and town attorney Justin Schramm with the proper paperwork for their review. Those documents included...
Winamac students will have the opportunity to take once in a lifetime international trips in 2025 and 2026 thanks to the official approval from the Eastern Pulaski school board Monday. Students will have the option to travel to different countries – Peru in the summer of 2025 and England in the...
P.J. Gilsinger's 5th annual Tractor Fest proved to be nothing short of special. This year's festival not only paid tribute to John Deere tractors from years gone by, but also to the many memories made at the Pulaski Schoolhouse. Although small, the new Pulaski School Museum proves to be a big...
New faces in building administration welcomed West Central students of all ages as the 2024-2025 school year kicked off this past week. The West Central school board has recently approved Amie Clemons as the K-12 assistant principal, Toni Blaszczyk as the elementary principal and Mike Carlson as...
A burnout contest event for Monterey Days will not be allowed on county roads this year, per a vote passed by the county commissioners. The past two years, former Monterey Days Festival Committee Chairman Pat Daly has attended commissioners meetings to ask permission to hold the contest on a county...