Local News Briefs
'Small Town with Big Heart' plans family fun
FRANCESVILLE - The 56th Francesville Fall Festival will feature a jam-packed weekend of family fun - featuring "Tag Art" dinosaurs, water walking balls and inflatables, a Harvest Dance, athletic contests, games and much more.
The 2024 three-day festival runs Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22. The event also includes arts, crafts and flea market booths, dancing and musical entertainment, a variety of dinners and food booths, an auto show, games, a parade and fireworks. No admission is charged.
PULASKI/STARKE COUNTIES - Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews will conduct seal coating operations resulting in two road closures on U.S. 35 beginning on or after Monday, Sept. 23.
U.S. 35 will first be closed during daytime work hours between SR 14 and the west junction of SR 10 for approximately three days on or after Sept. 23. The official detour for this closure will follow SR 10, U.S. 421 and SR 14.
The Pulaski County Health Department will hold a respiratory vaccine clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Parkview Haven in Francesville.
Public health nurse Stephen Stephen Newcomer reports the flu vaccine will be available at the clinic. Also a limited supply of COVID, RSV and pneumonia vaccines will be offered.
WINAMAC – The Warrior Up Kids Club after-school program is continuing for the 2024-25 school year at the Winamac First United Methodist Church.
The program offers bus transportation from the Winamac schools, snacks, homework help, some life-skills lessons, crafts and additional activities.
Starke-Pulaski Habitat for Humanity will hold an open house for its latest project, the John and Melissa May family home, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28.
The house is located at 614 S. Burson St., Winamac, along side the Panhandle Pathway. The public is welcome to attend to congratulate the May family.
NORTH JUDSON - The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum will run Pumpkin Trains every Saturday in October in historic North Judson at the junction of four former railroads.
A diorama of the Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York Central railroads is on display in the admission-free museum, along with one of the largest collections of working railroad signals, a restored World War II Pullman Troop Car, and all types of rolling stock, engines and memorabilia of a by-gone era.
The Pulaski County Public Library has listed its programs and activities for September. They include Grandparents Day story time, Yoga classes, avoiding financial fraud, a banned book discussion and celebrating Bluey’s birthday.
For more information on any program, call the library at 574-946-3432 or visit the library’s website at www.pulaskicounty.lib.in.us.
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Indiana News
EAST LANSING, MI – Though precipitation received last week in Indiana was minimal or nonexistent, crop conditions remained stable, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office.
Topsoil moisture levels decreased from the previous week, with 22 percent rated adequate or surplus. The average temperature for the week was 69.3 degrees Fahrenheit, 1.4 degrees above normal for the state. The statewide average precipitation was 0.22 inches, 0.61 inches below normal.
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KYIV, Ukraine (Sept. 5) – Gov. Eric Holcomb is in Kyiv Thursday to focus on subnational diplomacy that will positively impact future economic, academic and cultural two-way partnerships between Indiana and Ukraine.
This trip marks the first time a U.S. governor has traveled to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 29) – Applications to intern with Indiana House Republicans for the 2025 legislative session are now open, according to State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Jack Jordan (R-Bremen).
Culp said the Indiana House of Representatives offers a spring semester internship at the Statehouse in Indianapolis during the legislative session, which will start in January and conclude in April. House interns earn $900 biweekly and work full time, Monday through Friday.
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 16) – Indiana recently honored local farms owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years with Hoosier Homestead awards. In Pulaski County, the Bergdolt Farm, in operation since 1899, received a centennial award, and the Heater Farm, in operation since 1872, received the sesquicentennial award. (The Heaters also received a second award for their Fulton County Farm.)
Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana farm families were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair from Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.
Pulaski County's unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent in July, up from 3.5 percent in June, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Monday, (Aug. 19). The rate was 3.0 percent a year ago.
The county had 6,970 employed persons in a labor force of 7,260 in July. In June those numbers were 6,909 of 7,160. A year ago the numbers were 6,874 of 7,088.
Indiana COVID-19 News
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 10) - The Indiana Department of Health reported Sept. 10 that COVID-like illness emergency department visits numbered 399 from Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, down 80 from its previous weekly report.
State COVID-19 hospital admissions (Sept. 1-7) totaled 34, up 5 from the week before. The state reported one death in the seven-day period (reflects confirmed COVID deaths reported to IDH).
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Post News
The Pulaski County Commissioners, with recommendations from the Emergency Management Agency and local fire departments, have issued a “Burn Ban” for Pulaski County effective immediately.
Due to prolonged dry conditions, there is an elevated risk for fires to spread quickly and become out of control. Pulaski County has already experienced a few grass fires recently, and the threat is expected to elevate in the coming days and weeks.
In March of 2024, Pulaski County received $750,000 from the Employer-Sponsored Child Care Fund grant through the Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning (FSSA).
This child care fund grant is a $25 million program that provides seed funding for employers and local communities to expand employer subsidized child care benefits to address growing local child care needs. The program, established with federal funding, was designed to increase child care access and support for working Hoosier families.
Who will be on your 2024 Pulaski County general election ballot?
A list of all candidates to be considered by Pulaski County voters is presented here, along with website links for the national and state candidates to give voters an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the office seekers and their platforms.
Voter registration ends Monday, Oct. 7; and Early Voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 8 in Indiana. Information for voters may be found at Secretary of State: Voter Information
FULTON COUNTY – A Peru man was arrested Wednesday (Sept. 11) after leading Indiana State Police in a vehicle pursuit in Fulton County.
Jeffrey T. Azbell, 58, was arrested on six felony and misdemeanor drug and resisting law enforcement charges, according to an ISP news release.
Mammoth Solar announced Thursday (Sept. 5) the initiation of economic development payments to Pulaski County, totaling $375,200 this year — $60,200 within the coming months and another $315,000 before the end of 2024.
This payment initiative underscores Doral Renewables LLC's commitment to the economic well-being of Pulaski County, a company spokesperson said. These payments will be made in advance of any tax revenue from the project, ensuring that Pulaski County benefits early on. The project is in preliminary stages of construction in the county.
WINAMAC – The Winamac Volunteer Fire Department responded to an early morning fire in a two-story vacant farmhouse Saturday (Aug. 31), north of Winamac on U.S. 35.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Indiana Fire Marshal's office. No injuries were reported.
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