Local News Briefs
WINAMAC – The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its third annual RiverFest from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Winamac Town Park.
The event will feature 30-plus vendors, food, crafts and music (open mic style), plus a River Ball Race at 5 p.m.
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
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 23) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program (GHP) to develop a no-cost program with a focus on increasing the knowledge and use of soil sampling as a nutrient management practice to benefit farm operations.
The program, titled Indiana’s Mississippi River Basin Soil Sampling Program, is open now for applicants through Nov. 1.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 19) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs have announced the opening of the new Rural Empowerment and Development (RED) program.
The program is a capacity-building and planning initiative created in partnership with Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute.
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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.
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
INDIANAPOLIS – Charles Mellon of Francesville was presented with a Golden Hoosier Award by Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch Tuesday (Sept. 24), at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. He was among 18 people from across the state to receive the award.
The Golden Hoosier Award was established to acknowledge and recognize outstanding seniors for their lifetime of service to their communities. Sponsored by Indiana Lieutenant Governor in collaboration and partnership with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, the award is the highest honor bestowed on a senior in Indiana.
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
Francesville, the “Small Town with a Big Heart” put on a giant festival this past weekend (Sept. 20-22) jam-packed with family fun.
The 56th annual Francesville Fall Festival featured “Tag Art” dinosaurs, carnival rides, a Harvest Dance, contests, games, arts, crafts and a variety of ventdors. A sampling of photos from the event appears on the PulaskiPost Facebook page.
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.
FRANCESVILLE – West Central School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe referenced, at the September school board meeting, a recent article in the IndyStar that drew attention to a report on state’s school choice (vouchers) program drawing taxpayer monies away from Indiana public schools.
She told the board that what started out as a $15.5 million price tag school choice program in 2011, has ballooned to over $300 million most recently, and is forecast to cost $600 million this year. For West Central, the loss in state funding is estimated to be $277,730 annually, with impact felt each year as additional funding is allocated to vouchers.
STATEHOUSE (Sept. 17) – Eastern Pulaski Community Schools recently received more than $39,000 for safety upgrades through the state's Secured School Safety Grant Program.
The SSSG program was created in 2013 and codified by Indiana Code 10-21. The legislation was established to increase the safety of Indiana schools. The SSSG program is a dedicated state fund that provides matching grants to school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools and coalitions of school corporations.
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