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Voter Registration Ends Monday
The General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 4 and in order to cast your important vote you need to be properly registered. Voter registration is open this week at all county clerk’s offices. The last day...
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Starke County Highway Department Sets Road Improvement Record
Starke County Highway Superintendent Stephen “Rik” Ritzler The Starke County Highway Department is wrapping up road improvements for the year. Superintendent Rik Ritzler says they’ve improved more than...
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Hamlet Firefighters Teach O-D Students about Fire Safety
Fireman Kyle Hinds, Frank Lonigro, Dave Aquino and Brad Hazelton teach students a fire prevention class Firefighters have been educating students on fire safety during Fire Prevention Week. Hamlet Fire...
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Commissioners Prepare Packets for Park Board Members
The five members of the Starke County Park Board will have plenty of reading material prior to their first meeting. The Starke County Commissioners are sending them welcome packets, which will...
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Starke County Commissioners Seeking Health Board Nominee
The Starke County Commissioners are looking to fill a health board vacancy. Nurse Taylor Davis resigned. By law, her replacement must be a health care professional and a Democrat. Prospective...
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Oregon-Davis Schools Considering Active Shooter App
O-D school resource officers Kyle Hinds and Frank Lonigro discuss the School Guard app and program with marketing consultant Tim Guy. The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is considering the addition of...
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Motorist Taken to Hospital After Striking House
The driver of a car that hit a house in Koontz Lake late last night was taken to IU Health Starke Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. It happened at 11:10 p.m. in the 7000...
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Oregon-Davis School Board to Consider Balanced Calendar
The Oregon-Davis School Board will be considering a balanced calendar during their meeting tonight. During their last meeting, Superintendent Greg Briles gave the board a couple of different calendars...
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Oregon-Davis School Board Holds Discussion on Balanced Calendar
The Oregon-Davis School Board members discussed moving to a balanced calendar Monday night, but did not take action. Superintendent Greg Briles said the board is considering several factors before they...
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O-D School Board Accepts $5,000 Donation
The Oregon-Davis School Board members accepted a $5,000 donation from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation. Superintendent Greg Briles said the money will be used toward the school’s...
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Oregon-Davis Adopts Balanced Calendar Concept
The Oregon-Davis School Corporation is the first in the area to adopt the balanced calendar concept. The school board voted 5-to-1 in favor of the plan, with board member Lee Nagai casting the lone no...
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Oregon-Davis FFA Members Advance to State Competition
Members of the Oregon-Davis Future Farmers of America chapter are heading to state next month. All eight students who took part in the Area X Crops Judging/Forestry/Entomology CDE at at Plymouth High...
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Pay it Forward on Giving Tuesday
Get into the spirit of the holiday season tomorrow with Giving Tuesday. Starke County Youth Club Executive Director Irene Szakonyi says the local nonprofit has joined the movement. “It really does...
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O-D FFA Teams Perform Well in State Competition
Front (L-R): Shyanne Saylor, Becky Pucel Back: (L-R): Emily Niles, Amanda Niles, Delaney Shively, Mr. Carlin, Bobby Pucel, and Audrey Crawford Dalton Good not present The Oregon-Davis FFA Crops and...
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Good News for Job Seekers Surfaces out of the 2014 Workforce Summit
The Northwest Indiana Workforce Board hosted this year’s Workforce Summit in Merrillville. The most pressing piece of information to surface from this year’s summit was the state of Starke County’s...
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One-Time Energy Assistance Available to Struggling Citizens
Applications for the Energy Assistance Program can still be submitted for a one-time benefit on electric and heating bills. North Central Community Action Agencies, Pulaski County Human Services, and...
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Oregon-Davis School Board Reorganizes, Discusses Board Compensation
Oregon-Davis School Board members (seated) Andrea McIntosh, Shirley Budka. (standing) Christopher Lawrence, Kurt Hayes, Lee Nagai The Oregon-Davis School Board member Christopher Lawrence took the oath...
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Oregon-Davis School Board Votes Against School Lunch Increase
Oregon-Davis School Board members (seated) Andrea McIntosh, Shirley Budka. (standing) Christopher Lawrence, Kurt Hayes, Lee Nagai The Oregon-Davis School Board members discussed lunch prices, but...
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Oregon-Davis School Board Receives Update on The Crossing Students
Starke County’s Crossing campus is located next to Save a Lot on U.S. 35 south of Knox. Oregon-Davis Superintendent Greg Briles gave the school board an update on the students attending in The Crossing...
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Oregon-Davis School Board Establishes Strategic Planning Committee
Oregon-Davis School Board members (seated) Andrea McIntosh, Shirley Budka. (standing) Christopher Lawrence, Kurt Hayes, Lee Nagai The Oregon-Davis School Board established a strategic planning...
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