Proposals must address at least one of these key areas:

  • education/prevention of substance misuse
  • intervention/treatment of substance use disorder(s)
  • law enforcement/criminal justice

Any organizations and individuals that wish to apply for grant funds may request the guidelines and application by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Additionally, eligibility and grant guidelines can be found on the website at: https://www.drugfreepulaski.org/grants/.

If you have questions about eligibility or if your project aligns with the guidelines, please contact the Interim Council Coordinator, Leeann Wright at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Applications are due by 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29. Applications will be reviewed by the Drug-Free Council during the December meeting, with awards announced shortly thereafter.

 

About Pulaski County Drug-Free Council

The Pulaski County Drug Free Council is the Local Coordinating Council of the Governor’s Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana. The LCC’s mission is to bring together community stakeholders to provide optimal resources to address substance misuse Pulaski County. The LCC funds initiatives and programs through competitive grants. For more information, visit https://www.drugfreepulaski.org/.

 

Local News Briefs

Early voting underway for 2024 General Election

Early voting offered Saturday in Francesville, Winamac

Early voting for the November 2024 General Election in Indiana began Oct. 8 and will continue through 12 noon, Monday, Nov. 4.

All registered voters are eligible to participate in early in-person voting. A valid photo ID is required. A list of the offices up for election and the candidates who are seeking those offices appears in another article on this website.

Funding opportunity available for substance misue projects through Pulaski County Drug-Free Council

Do you care about reducing substance misuse in our county? Do you have an idea that could prevent misuse or help people enter recovery? Do you need funding to make your idea a reality?

The Drug-Free Council is pleased to announce that approximately $27,000 is available in grant awards to address problems related to substance misuse in Pulaski County.

Area Trick-or-Treat hours, activities set for Halloween

Area Trick-or-Treat hours for Halloween have been set as follows:

Thursday, Oct. 31: Francesville and Winamac 5 to 7 p.m.; Monterey 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 1 - Medaryville 5:30 to 7 p.m.

PCPL announces October programs, activities

The Pulaski County Public Library has listed its programs and activities for October. They include a Revolutionary War program, lessons on spiders and bats, a Harry Potter book day, pumpkin painting, and a Medicare 101 session.

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.

Pulaski County to join America250 celebration in 2026

Organizational meeting Oct. 29

On July 4, 2026, the United States will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond.

Uptown Project Outdoor Holiday Market Nov. 9

FRANCESVILLE – The Uptown Project of Francesville will hold its annual Outdoor Holiday Market, which also includes a 5K event, on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9.

Events will run from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., centered on Francesviille’s downtown streets.

Fall installment of property taxes due Nov. 12

Pulaski County taxpayers are reminded by the Pulaski County Treasurer's Office that the fall installment of property taxes are due by 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12. 

Taxpayers may make payments in person on weekdays between Oct. 21 and Nov. 12 at one of two county locations. Tax payments may also be mailed to the county treasurer's office, paid online, or paid at one of three county banks.

Community film screening of ‘The Addict’s Wake’ Nov. 22

Documentary explores family, community impact of U.S. addiction crisis

Glory Girl Productions, in collaboration with Pulaski County Drug-Free Council (PCDFC) and the Community Foundation of Pulaski County, will present a screening of the award-winning documentary, The Addict’s Wake, to the Pulaski County community at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22, at the West Central Elementary School gym.

Admission is free, thanks to the generous sponsorship of 4C Health and BraunAbility. Viewer discretion is advised and is generally recommended for those over the age of 12.

 

Indiana News

Harvest continues unabated

EAST LANSING, MI – Another dry week allowed Indiana farmers to make significant harvest progress, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office.

Topsoil moisture levels decreased from the previous week, with 31 percent rated adequate or surplus. The average temperature for the week was 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.1 degrees below normal for the state. The statewide average precipitation was 0.13 inches, 0.64 inches below normal.

State Park deer management draw hunt application period opens

Tippecanoe River State Park to participate

INDIANAPOLIS - Applications open Monday, Oct. 7 for hunters to participate in Indiana State Park deer management draw hunts.

These hunts follow science-based wildlife management to maintain healthy deer populations in the regions where the hunts are hosted.

Free soil sampling program available for Indiana farmers

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.

OCRA announces new training, capacity-building program for rural communities

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. 

State presents Pulaski County farms with Hoosier Homestead awards

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.

2024 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest winners announced

Star City’s Tom Jones again a winner 

INDIANAPOLIS - Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced Friday (Aug. 9) the winners of the 2024 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.

The winning photographs will be displayed in the lieutenant governor’s Family of Business offices in Indianapolis throughout the next year.

Indiana COVID-19 News

CDC releases fall/winter outlook for respiratory illnesses

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).

 

Post News

Participation high in Pulaski County early voting

Pulaski County Clerk JoLynn Behny reports that as of mid-afternoon Friday (Oct. 25), 1,336 residents have taken advantage of Early In-Person Voting for the 2024 General Election.

Early voting will be offered from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, in Winamac (county highway garage) and Francesville (fire station), as well as continuing weekdays in Winamac until 12 noon Nov. 4.

Nov. 5, 2024 General Election: Who's on my ballot?

Early voting now underway

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.

Early Voting in Indiana began Tuesday, Oct. 8 in Indiana. Information for voters may be found at Secretary of State: Voter Information

CFPC announces 2025 Lilly Scholarship finalists

Five students from two area high schools have been named finalists in the Community Foundation of Pulaski County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship process, which is a merit-based scholarship in the county.

The finalists are: Jalie Glasford from West Central High School, and Corrin Combs, Claire Goodman, Kamryn Huddleston and Linzy Walters from Winamac Community High School.

Alliance Bank employees donate to ‘Building Hope for Veterans’ project

FRANCESVILLE – Alliance Bank employees, as part of their ongoing “Casual for a Cause” program have made a donation of $2,400 to the Mary T. Klinker Veterans Resource Center in Boswell, west of Lafayette.

The new “Restoring Hope” facility is being set up at the former Boswell National Guard Armory with a mission to restore hope to veterans who have become lost in life through financial assistance, peer support and the facilitation of a veteran-centered approach to healing.

LifeWise Academy program opens for EPES students

WINAMAC – LifeWise Academy, a new optional program offering for students in grades 1-5 at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School, opened Monday (Oct. 21) as students returned from fall break.

LifeWise is a non-profit, privately-funded, Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI) program that provides Bible-based education to public school students. Founded in 2018 in Ohio, the academy now has programs in 29 states serving a projected 50,000 students in the 2024-25 school year.

‘Food for Thought’ offered through Pulaski County 4-H 

With STEM-based activities that are fun, engaging, and accessible to young people everywhere, youth are enabled to develop observations and problem-solving skills while they make discoveries and develop confidence in STEM (science-technology-engineering-math) subjects.

This was the goal with fifth grade students at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School last week through “Food for Thought,” which included looking at food security and supply chain.

Plans move forward for West Central's next construction projects

FRANCESVILLE – The West Central School Board was updated on the corporation’s next construction project by Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe at its Oct. 3 meeting.

The project includes several improvements throughout the campus, from a new roof at the elementary school to new bleachers at the football field.