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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...
A new lease for the Francesville EMS base was approved by the Pulaski County Commissioners during a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 5. Pulaski County EMS Director Brandon DeLorenzo came before the board to present the new lease rental agreement that would take effect Jan. 1. The only noted change...
Some local historical treasures have been unearthed as work continues at the Pulaski County Courthouse. The items were discovered as the clerk's book storage shelving was being deconstructed in preparation for the courthouse renovation project. One of the most interesting items is a 44-star...
The Medaryville Town Council recently decided to table action on doing a wastewater rate study until January 2025. At a regular meeting on July 17, President Steven Foust said that Baker Tilly is proposing to do a rate study to see if the town needs to raise their rates or not. The last rate study...
The Pulaski County Election Board had a conversation on the new voting booths and how to best distribute them to their locations ahead of Election Day in November. The new all-in-one polling station will allow the voting panel and the Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) to be all on one power...
Scout Carrie Nichols came before the Winamac Town Council on Monday, July 8 to formally seek approval for her proposed Eagle Scout project. As alluded to at a previous meeting, Nichols said that she would like to repaint the Erie Railroad caboose at the Winamac Train Depot and restore it to its...
After heavy rain and flooding deemed the Winamac Town Park unfit to host the annual Kiwanis Kids Day, the club was forced to find a new venue. The new location was set for Reinhart Park (aka Winamac Skatepark).
The Pulaski County Commissioners were briefed on the progress of the courthouse renovation project earlier this month. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer said that demolition work is still underway at the courthouse. He said that he does not have any...