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Emily Weaver was crowned Miss Pulaski County 2025 on Friday, June 27. Joining her are Miss Pulaski County 2024 Maggie Smith; 1st runner-up, Miss Congeniality and People's Choice Taylee Ringen; and Queen's Court Linzy Walters and Corrin Combs. Adam Stimson and Scarlett Browning (front) were honored...
A proposal to bring back the recycling service in Francesville was brought to the Francesville Town Council during a regular board meeting on Wednesday, June 4. President of the Pulaski County Commissioners and Francesville resident Don Street said he was recently approached by Salem Township...
Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Richel Fox recently gave the Pulaski County Human Services group, “Partners Connect,” an inside look into how the county EMA operates. The lunch meeting took place in the EMA office on Friday afternoon, June 13. In its most basic form, the...
Ken Boswell was caucused in as the replacement for Jerry Locke, District 3 County Councilman, and will finish out his term which runs through the end of 2026. Boswell's appointment will be effective as of July 1. Locke announced his resignation from the county council in early June. A Republican...
Pulaski County Building Inspector and Plan Administrator Karla Redweik recently came before the county council with a list of five individuals who would like to fill a vacated Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) seat. During the meeting on June 9, Redweik explained that the council-appointed member has...
A multi-agency training exercise took place in rural Pulaski County on Wednesday afternoon, June 18. Agencies involved in the training included the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Winamac Police Department, Pulaski County Corrections and Pulaski County EMS. Sergeant Seth Barton explained that the...
Pulaski County Commissioner Jenny Knebel was recently on the meeting agenda to discuss two items, one of which was the proposed solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) moratorium. Commissioner Knebel said during the June 16 morning meeting that the commissioners have expressed the desire for...
The West Central school board and superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe recently welcomed Shawn Walsh as the new elementary principal for the 2025-2026 school year. Mr. Walsh is coming from Lansing School District 158 in Lansing, Illinois. He said he was there for six years and he was a Dean of Students...
The Monterey Town Council learned about a potential housing opportunity during a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer said that a few weeks prior, town board member Josh Stacy and himself met with Community Foundation...
The Winamac parks board discussed several items of old business during their meeting on June 5, which included options for repairing and potentially expanding the pickleball courts at the town park. In a follow up to last month's meeting conversation, president Renee Calabrese asked what type of...