Contested races for the Primary

On the Republican ballot:

Indiana Governor - Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour

County Treasurer - Rachel Spanley and Laura Wheeler

County Commissioner Dist 1 - Jenny Halleck Knebel and Maurice Loehmer

County Commissioner Dist. 2 - Ron Barlow Jr. and Don Street Jr.

County Council At-Large (vote for 3) - Ken Boswell, Joe Bucinski, Ed Cotner, Rudy Desabatine, AJ Gutwein, Sheila Hazemi Jimenez, Levi Messer, Tim Overmyer, Sara Strus and Isaiah Tidwell

Beaver Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Ross Davis and Kaila Stukofski

Franklin Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Ken Boswell and Terry Young

Harrison Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Brad Bonnell and Betty Stinemetz

Jefferson Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Betty Kruger and Deb Marszalik Rogers

Monroe 4 Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Rudy Desabatine and Kelly Gaumer

Rich Grove Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Teresa Bryant and Gail Lambert

White Post Precinct Committee (vote for 1) - Levi Messer and Patricia Tiede

State Convention Delegate (vote for 5) - JoLynn Behny, Teresa Bryant, Randy Davis, Sue Fox, Kelly Gaumer, Gail Lambert, MacKenzie Ledley, Maurice Loehmer, Isaiah Tidwell and Holly Vanderaa

 On the Democrat ballot:

U.S. Senator - Marc Carmichael and Valerie McCray

 

(Not all candidates, such as township offices, will be on all ballots, depending on each voter's residence location)

*Incumbent

 

2024 PRIMARY DEMOCRAT
CANDIDATES

 

PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES

Joseph Biden Jr.* - Joe Biden - Ballotpedia

 

UNITED STATES SENATE

 
 
 
GOVERNOR

Jennifer McCormick - Jennifer McCormick - Ballotpedia

 

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE District 2

Lori Camp - Camp For Congress | Indiana Representative | Indiana

 

STATES SENATOR District 5

Leslie Nuss Bamesberger

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16

No candidate filed

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17

No candidate filed

 

JUDGE of the CIRCUIT COURT 59TH Judicial Circuit

No candidate filed

 

JUDGE of the SUPERIOR COURT 

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY AUDITOR

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY RECORDER

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY TREASURER

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 1 

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 2

No candidate filed

 

PULASKI COUNTY COUNCIL At-Large

No candidate filed

 

MEDARYVILLE TOWN CLERK-TREASURER

No candidate filed

 

MEDARYVILLE TOWN COUNCIL At-Large

No candidate filed

 

WINAMAC TOWN CLERK-TREASURER

No candidate filed

 

WINAMAC TOWN COUNCIL At-Large
(Vote for 3)

Aaron Hoover

Larry Weaver*

 

TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee

All Townships - No candidates filed

 

 

 

2024 PRIMARY REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES

 

PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES

Nikki Haley - Nikki Haley - Ballotpedia

Donald Trump - Donald Trump - Ballotpedia

 

UNITED STATES SENATE

 Jim Banks - Jim Banks (Indiana) - Ballotpedia

 

GOVERNOR

Mike Braun - Mike Braun - Ballotpedia

Brad Chambers - Brad Chambers (Indiana) - Ballotpedia

Suzanne Crouch - Suzanne Crouch - Ballotpedia

Eric Doden - Eric Doden - Ballotpedia

Curtis Hill - Curtis Hill - Ballotpedia

Jamie Reitenour - Jamie Reitenour - Ballotpedia

 

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE District 2

Rudy Yakym* - Rudy Yakym - Ballotpedia

 

STATES SENATOR District 5

Ed Charbonneau* - Ed Charbonneau - Ballotpedia

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE District 16
(Beaver, Cass, Franklin, Indian Creek, Jefferson, Monroe, Rich Grove, Salem White Post Twps.) 

Kendell Culp* - Kendell Culp - Ballotpedia

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE District 17
(Tippecanoe, Harrison, Van Buren Twps.)

Jack Jordan* - Jack Jordan - Ballotpedia

 

JUDGE of the CIRCUIT COURT 59TH Judicial Circuit

Mary Welker*

 

JUDGE of the SUPERIOR COURT 

Crystal Brucker Kocher*

 

PULASKI COUNTY AUDITOR 

Teresa Bryant

 

PULASKI COUNTY RECORDER

Marsha Tetzloff*

 

PULASKI COUNTY TREASURER 
(Vote for 1)

Rachel Spanley

Laura Wheeler

 

PULASKI COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 1 (Vote for 1)

Jenny Halleck Knebel

Maurice Loehmer*

 

PULASKI COUNTY COMMISSIONER District 2 (Vote for 1)

Ron Barlow Jr.

Donald (Don) Street Jr.

 

PULASKI COUNTY COUNCIL At-Large
(Vote for 3)

Kenneth Boswell*

Joseph Bucinski

Ed Cotner

Ronald (Rudy) Desabatine

Albert (AJ) Gutwein

Sheila Hazemi Jimenez*

Levi Messer

Tim Overmyer*

Sara Strus

Isaiah Tidwell

 

MEDARYVILLE TOWN CLERK-TREASURER

Stacy Conley*

 

MEDARYVILLE TOWN COUNCIL At-Large
(Vote for 3)

Ashlee Salyer

 

WINAMAC TOWN CLERK-TREASURER

Kendra Craft*

 

WINAMAC TOWN COUNCIL At-Large
(Vote for 3)

Tom (Tommy) Murray*

James Watkins

 

Contested township races:

BEAVER TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1)

Ross Davis

Kaila Stukofski

 

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee 
(Vote for 1)

Kenneth Boswell

Terry L. Young

  

HARRISON TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1)

Bradley Bonnell

Betty Stinemetz

 

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1)

Betty Kruger

Deb Marszalik Rogers

  

MONROE 4 TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1) 

Ronald (Rudy) Desabatine

Kelly Gaumer

  

RICH GROVE TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1)

Teresa Bryant

Gail Lambert

 

WHITE POST TOWNSHIP Precinct Committee
(Vote for 1)

Levi Messer

Patricia Tiede

 

CONVENTION DELEGATE
(Vote for 5)

JoLynn Behny

Teresa Bryant

Randy Davis

Susan (Sue) Fox

Kelly Gaumer

Gail Lambert

MacKenzie Ledley

Maurice Loehmer

Isaiah Tidwell

Lorena (Holly) Vanderaa 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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Local News Briefs

Indiana Primary Election May 7: When, where can I vote?

Early voting underway

Indiana’s 2024 Primary Election will be held Tuesday, May 7.

Early in-person voting in Indiana began Tuesday, April 9 and will run until 12 noon, Monday May 6.

State law requires counties to make early in-person voting available for 28-days before the election, ending at noon (local prevailing time), the date before the election. In addition, all Indiana counties must make in-person absentee voting available the two Saturdays immediately before the election.

PCPL announces May programs, activities

The Pulaski County Public Library has listed its programs and activities for May, which include observations of Mental Health Month, and Free Comic Book Day, as well as Reiki for the Caregiver, Chair Yoga, Hoosier Explorers and more.

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.

Spring property taxes due May 10

Pulaski County taxpayers are reminded by the Pulaski County Treasurer's Office that the spring installment of property taxes are due Friday, May 10.

The taxes may be paid at the County Building or County Highway Garage in Winamac, at several banks around the county, paid online, or mailed to the temporary treasurer's office at the County Building in Winamac.

PC Tribe ‘Art in the Park’ May 11

Pulaski County Tribe (PCT) invites the community to celebrate “Community & Artistry” at its second Art in the Park event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at the the Winamac Town Park (west side of the Swinging Bridge).

This enriching community celebration, part of a biennial tradition that began in 2022 and will continue in 2026, aims to spotlight the enhancements volunteers have contributed to the Winamac Town Park and celebrate the power of art. 

Yakym district staff to hold mobile office hours locally in May

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) has announced that his staff will hold mobile office hours in Pulaski County May 13 and 20, in Winamac and Medaryville, respectively.

Yakym’s mobile office will visit throughout Indiana's Second District in May to assist constituents with casework questions.

State Road 14 to be closed east of Winamac

PULASKI/FULTON COUNTIES - Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving LLC will close SR 14 between U.S. 35 and SR 17 on or after Monday, April 15.

SR 14 will be resurfaced in this area through early November. This project will be done through Cold-in-Place (CIR) recycling, a method of removing and reusing the existing asphalt surface. It involves grinding off the top two to five inches of the existing asphalt surface and mixing the crushed asphalt with an asphalt recycling agent, and placing it back down with a paver.

Pulaski County Historical Society Museum open Saturdays

The Pulaski County Historical Society is open Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  (unless posted otherwise on Facebook). The museum is located in the “Carriage House” at 500 S. Monticello St. (U.S. 35), Winamac.

New to the museum are the interactive features which allow visitors to explore the extensive history of the county’s Native American peoples – from the Ice Age to the Indian removals in the 1840s. Other interactive displays feature stories of Casimir Pulaski, local historical sites, and Winamac “Bits and Pieces.”

  

Indiana News

Indiana soybean, corn planting progress at 8%

EAST LANSING, MI - Indiana farmers made planting progress where field conditions allowed last week, but some fields remained too wet to be worked,  according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS (National Agriculture Statistics Service), Indiana Field Office.

Topsoil moisture levels decreased from the previous week, with 94 percent rated adequate or surplus. The average temperature for the week was 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.9 degrees below normal for the state. The statewide average precipitation was 0.80 inches, 0.02 inches below normal.

Young, National Science Foundation director hold events with IU, Purdue, Notre Dame

INDIANAPOLIS (April 29) - Last week, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan at events with Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame.

“Director Panchanathan is an incredibly talented and innovative leader, and we were honored to host him in the Hoosier state. As he saw firsthand, big things are happening in the heartland of Indiana. We are proud of the exciting ways IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame are contributing to our economic and national security and preparing students to work in critical technology fields,” said Senator Young.

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11B to create a new data center campus in Northern Indiana

Announcement marks the largest planned capital investment in state history

NEW CARLISLE (April 25) – Gov. Eric Holcomb today announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com. Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center campus in north central Indiana and create at least 1,000 new jobs.

This planned investment marks the largest capital investment announcement in Indiana’s history.

Pulaski County unemployment dips to 3.5% in March

Pulaski County's unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent in March, down from 3.6 percent in February the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Monday, (April 22). The rate was 3.5 percent a year ago.

The county had 6,376 employed persons in a labor force of 6,605 in March. In February those numbers were 6,444 of 6,683. A year ago the numbers were 6,368 of 6,602.

 

Indiana COVID-19 News

May 1: IDH reports COVID cases down in 7-day average, at 57

INDIANAPOLIS (May 1) – The Indiana Department of Health reported Wednesday that the state’s 7-day average COVID-19 count stood at 57 cases for the period of April 21-27. That number is down 20 cases from the previous revised count. The total state COVID deaths for the week was one. Indiana's all-time COVID deaths total 26,508.

Pulaski County reported no new cases and no deaths to IDH in the latest seven-day report. The county's all-time pandemic numbers are 3,725 (reported) COVID cases and 95 deaths.

According to the CDC, respiratory illness activity is now minimal in Indiana (reported April 26), as well as for neighboring states of Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky. Based on visits to emergency departments, illness trends in the Pulaski County area show all respiratory illnesses are at low levels (less than 2%).

  

Post News

1 dead, 3 injured in rural Winamac vehicle accident

WINAMAC (May 2) – A single vehicle accident Thursday claimed the life of an Illinois woman and injured three others in the incident. The accident occurred southwest of Winamac on CR 550S, west of CR 400W.

Carmen Corral Valdez Dowsett, 78, of Joliet, Ill., a passenger in the vehicle, died from injuries sustained at the scene. Her family has been notified. 

Elkhart man leads county police on chase following traffic stop

WINAMAC (May 2) - Pulaski County deputies conducted a traffic stop in Winamac Thursday which led to a police chase ending in Fulton County.

After K-9 Bobby alerted police to the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle, the driver fled the scene, according to a report from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. Ultimately arrested in the case was Zachary Adams, 39, of Elkhart.

Michau presented with 2024 Halleck Community Service Award

The 2024 Halleck Community Service Award was presented to Ray Michau Jr. at the annual Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce banquet Monday (April 29), at the VFW Hall, Winamac.

Michau moved to Pulaski County in 1999 from Calumet City, IL. Since that time he has been an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Gideons, the Humanitarian Distribution Center, Mobile Food Pantry and Pulaski County Human Services.  

Pulaski County steps up to address mental health, addiction crisis

By Karen Clem Fritz, editor

Pulaski County has a “drug problem.” We all know that. However, it’s ever so much worse than most of us imagine.

The Pulaski County Drug Free Council hosted a town hall discussion Wednesday on substance abuse and mental health issues in Pulaski County communities. There were tears. From men as well as women. From the sheriff, counselors, first responders and school principals. And parents.

Indiana Primary Election May 7: Who's on my ballot?

The Indiana Primary Election is Tuesday, May 7. Early voting runs April 9 until 12 noon May 6 (read voting procedure details in related article on this website). 

Update: To see the financial reports of receipts and expenditures for local candidates, visit gov.pulaskionline.org/2024primary/

Who will be on your Pulaski County Democrat or Republican ballots? The list (with links to many candidates' websites) follows:

County police log 155 calls for service April 19-26

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s office has released its April 19-26 police blotter report. During the seven-day period, deputies logged 155 calls for service. 

During the 7-day period, Deputies logged 155 calls for service. Of the calls, 60 were traffic stops. Deputies responded to several suspicious incidents, several domestic disputes, property damage crashes, a run-away juvenile, and medical related incidents.

Economic Summit: good news about county finances

Updated*
CDC reports $9.4 million county surplus
The news was upbeat and the speakers were animated at the annual Pulaski County Economic Development Summit Tuesday (April 23) in Winamac. The event is hosted by the Pulaski County Community Development Commission.

CDC executive director Nathan Origer had good news to report about county finances, while keynote speaker John Eric Bry, an award-winning leader in the Main Street America program, enthusiastically outlined usable tips for building dynamic communities.