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The Medaryville park board is beginning to take form - the Medaryville Town Council established a park donation fund and approved the term limits for each park board member at a regular town council meeting on Dec.15. Park board members Dusty Williams, Gene Payne, Ashlee Salyer and Mike Ross were...
Pulaski County Sheriff Deputy Seth Barton was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant. Incoming Pulaski County Sheriff Chris Schramm presented Barton with a certificate of promotion on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Current sergeant Fred Rogers will be stepping into Schramm's present role as detective in the...
Pam Jones takes her passion for agriculture to the classroom regularly as an Indiana Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom volunteer to teach local youth about the importance of farming. Her passion and dedication earned her the title of 2022 Indiana Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Volunteer of the Year...
Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine recently started the discussion with the county council on potentially adjusting the department's pay matrix. During their conversation, it was highlighted that there are some ways to raise the income for the department, such as the work release center and...
The Winamac Town Council had several items to discuss at their regular meeting on Dec. 12, including department reports and adopting a new health insurance plan for town employees. Town manager Brad Zellers stated that he received new quotes for switching the town's insurance plan. He said that he...
Winamac Police Chief Tyler Campbell welcomes the kindergarten students to "Pop Tarts with Police" on Friday, Dec. 16. The event is grade level specific and gives the EPES students a chance to meet the officers and ask questions.
Several comments were heard at a regular Eastern Pulaski school board meeting on Monday, Dec. 12 in regards to LifeWise Academy. Those who spoke at the meeting were in favor of the voluntary Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program being offered as an option. Overall, those who made...
Jennifer Johns was elected at a Republican caucus to fill the Pulaski County Coroner vacancy in the new, four-year term starting Jan. 1, 2023. According to party chairman Dan Murphy, Johns was the only person who filed as a candidate for the position. Although duly elected as the Pulaski County...
The town of Monterey will be contributing $200 to assist the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department in the purchase of new radios. At a regular town council meeting on Tuesday, December 13, Doug Klausing advised that the new radios they are looking to purchase cost approximately $3,100 a piece. He said...
The town of Francesville recently filled two laborer positions at their regular meeting on Dec. 7. The council approved Patty Knebel and Lyal Cole to fill Knebel and Cole will be performing general labor duties and will be responsible for the upkeep and daily operations of the town's water,...