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May is Older Americans Month
Pulaski County Human Services will hold its 47th annual Senior Citizen Health and Resource Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday May 29, at the Star City Community Building.
The event also features a senior artisan show, senior picnic (at 11 a.m.) and volunteer recognition program. The theme for 2024 is “Powered by Connection,” which recognizes the profound impact that meaningful relationships and social connections have on our health and well-being.
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will present its first “Lunch & Learn” session of the year on “Fraud Prevention” at 12 noon, Wednesday, May 22, at Celebration Station in downtown Winamac.
The event is co-sponsored by 1st Source Bank. Tickets are $10 if purchased by May 15; or $15 after that date.
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PULASKI/FULTON COUNTIES - SR 14 will close Wednesday (May 8) between CR 1100W and SR 17 in Fulton County. Approximately 1-mile closures will continue westward sequentially until the scheduled pipe replacements have been completed. Resurfacing of the entire roadway will follow.
While local access will be maintained, through traffic should seek alternate routes. The official detour will follow US 35, SR 10 and SR 17.
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.
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.
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.”
ROYAL CENTER - Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors LP will close SR 16, west of Royal Center, between CR 1050 W and CR 900 W on or after Monday, April 1.
SR 16 will be closed through early October for a bridge deck overlay project. Motorists should seek an alternate route. The official detour will follow SR 119, SR 39, US 24 and US 35.
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Indiana News
EAST LANSING, MI - Some areas of Indiana saw ideal planting and germinating conditions last week, while others received heavy rains and high winds which prevented fieldwork, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS (National Agriculture Statistics Service), Indiana Field Office.
Topsoil moisture levels did not change from the previous week, with 96 percent rated adequate or surplus. The average temperature for the week was 63.3 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.2 degrees above normal for the state. The statewide average precipitation was 1.26 inches, 0.34 inches above normal.
Update: House also passes aviation bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, praised Senate passage of the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024.
The legislation, which passed the Senate 88-4 Thursday (May 9), reauthorizes the FAA for five years. The bill includes several provisions to strengthen aviation safety and oversight at the FAA, address air traffic controller shortages, require airlines to seat families together, and support the next generation of aviation technology innovations.
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'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
INDIANAPOLIS (May 8) – The Indiana Department of Health reported Wednesday that the state’s 7-day average COVID-19 count stood at 53 cases for the period of April 28 to May 4. That number is down six cases from the previous revised count. The total state COVID deaths for the week was zero. Indiana's all-time COVID deaths total 26,519.
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 May 3), 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 (COVID, influenza, RSV) are at low levels (less than 1%).
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FRANCESVILLE - West Central High School held its annual Senior Awards program Monday evening (May 13). Seniors were recognized for various academic and athletic awards, honor roll, and scholarships.
Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2024 will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 26, at the school gymnasium.
INDIANAPOLIS (May 14) – Alliance Bank, Francesville, and Horizon Bank, Michigan City, have been honored with the Indiana Bankers Association C2C (Commitment to Community) Awards for outstanding community service performed during 2023.
Alliance Bank won the category of banks with assets below $500 million. Investing in the communities the bank serves is one of the four tenets of its mission.
FRANCESVILLE - The West Central School Board reviewed a planned improvements listing that will be undertaken in the next bond project at its monthly meeting May 2.
Discussion followed with Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe about the inclusion of a high school football bleacher replacement project, and the elementary and middle/high school cafeteria areas including floor finishes.
ROCHESTER - 4C Health has announced it is leading the way in the state by implementing industry- and market-leading wages for licensed clinical social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and licensed marriage/family therapists under their four-day/32-hour work week model.
4C Health began as Four County Comprehensive Mental Health Center in 1975. It has served as the designated community mental health center for Cass, Miami, Fulton, and Pulaski counties since that time.
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Tuesday’s Indiana Primary Election drew much local interest during the campaign season on issues ranging from solar farms, the courthouse renovation and county finances, but drew only a modest number of voters.
The election did unseat one county commissioner and one county councilman, both on the Republican ballot. Challenger Jennifer Halleck Knebel defeated commissioner Maurice Loehmer by 138 votes, 1,205 to 1,067 to win the party’s nomination for the District 1 seat on the November ticket. County councilman Kenneth Boswell narrowly lost his re-election bid (by 23 votes) for one of three at-large seats. In a tight race the winners were incumbents Sheila Hazemi Jimenez and Tim Overmyer, along with challenger AJ Gutwein.
Winamac Community High School has named its top academic seniors in the Class of 2024. They are Valedictorian Kaden Burns and Co-Salutatorians Olivia Link and Lily Bennett.
Winamac will hold graduation ceremonies Sunday, June 2.
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