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Entrepreneurship runs deep in the Gutwein family blood lines. Harvey Gutwein grew up working alongside his father, uncles, and brothers in the family seed business. The knowledge and skills gained in those early years of seed cleaning, bagging, and selling proved valuable when Harvey had a vision...
The architects on the Pulaski County courthouse renovation project are now moving into creating construction drawings that will be used by Tonn and Blank to solicit bids when the time comes, according to Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer. He explained...
The Winamac Town Council decided to enter into an agreement with Brightspeed during a regular meeting on Monday, June 12. The agreement allows them to use some of the town's poles for fiber optic. Town manager Brad Zellers said that most of the needed infrastructure would hang on the town's poles...
This year's 4-H fair not only ushered in fun, but also new royalty. Alexia Intravaia was crowned Miss Pulaski County 2023 and Miss Congeniality and Aidan Smith and Maddox Bucinski were honored as 2023 4-H Achievement Royalty. Intravaia was joined by Miss Pulaski County 2022 Kingsley Kroft, and new...
Waylon Burke, a Winamac Electric Department employee, was recognized for his life saving efforts during a brief award ceremony on Monday, June 19. On Thursday, June 8, Burke entered the Tippecanoe River at the Winamac Town Park fully clothed to save the life of an eight year old child. Burke was...
Pulaski County attorney Kevin Tankersley presented the Mayapple Solar road use agreement to the commissioners on Tuesday, June 20. The documents ultimately passed, with vice president Maurice Loehmer recusing himself from the vote. Also during the meeting, the board took a vote on a resolution...
A continuation of last month's conversation on potential wage adjustments and a cost of living raise took place during a regular county council meeting on Monday, June 12. In May, the council held a lengthy discussion and had a conversation about potentially capping the cost of living raise at 10...
Due to an increase in vandalism at the town park, the Francesville Town Council is looking into putting up more security cameras to keep the area under better surveillance. President Tom Thomas explained that so far they have had to replace a slide – which cost about $4,000 – put the xylophone back...
Pulaski Memorial Hospital recently hosted an "Exploring Healthcare Bootcamp" for high school students from Winamac and West Central who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. Along with learning about the different career opportunities in the field, students got hands-on experience with...
RC jets of all shapes and sizes are in Winamac for the Jets over the Heartland Ralph Braun memorial fly-in. The week-long event brings in RC enthusiasts from all over the United States and Canada.